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     Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Farmington River - Riverton, and wonderful hiking is available along the Mattatuck Trail. During your visit to Great Brook Reservoir you'll meet some folks from New Haven-Milford for sure, and Great Brook Reservoir is a magnificent place to visit for more than one day, Gentile's Camp Ground is a magnificent place to camp nearby. The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of  
   close by Mount Southington; there's brilliant hiking along the Naugatuck Trail. Great Brook Reservoir frequently gets lots of precipitation; all through August this area sees the most rain while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
This is no location for people who don’t like to have a good time. The snow is wonderful at Woodbury; you can stay the night at Black Rock State Park. If you need a site to stay Holiday Inn Express WATERBURY
 
               is a delightful choice, and the Tunxis Trail offers hiking at its best. This lake is so wonderful. If you're here at Great Brook Reservoir, you could stop by Chase Brook; at Great Brook Reservoir you can make out Bucks Hill.
Courtyard Waterbury Downtown is a great place to get some rest, and Belleview Lake is a nearby lake that you could stop by. If you're here at Great Brook Reservoir and you like golf, you can stop at Highland Golf Course, and a great swamp in the neighborhood of Great Brook Reservoir is Buck Meadow. If you like the outdoors, you'll have a thing about Great Brook Reservoir. Don't leave Great Brook Reservoir without going to Black Rock State Park; there's some exciting stuff to catch a sight of at Great Brook Reservoir Dam next to Great Brook Reservoir.
During the summer here at Great Brook Reservoir, high temperatures generally get into the 70's, and the night is quite colder of course, frequently in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 20's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Great Brook Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. This lake is so wonderful. If you come at the right time of year, Farmington River - Collinsville offers some good whitewater, and a lake nearby is John Dees Pond.

 
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Local climate location: NORFOLK 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.57083
Longitude: -73.02306

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 Hotels Near Great Brook Reservoir:
Holiday Inn Express WATERBURY, Waterbury, 1 miles away
Courtyard Waterbury Downtown, Waterbury, 2 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Waterbury, Waterbury, 3 miles away
Hampton Inn Waterbury, Waterbury, 4 miles away
Holiday Inn WATERBURY, Waterbury, 4 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Great Brook Reservoir:
Gentile's Camp Ground, Plymouth, 6 miles away
Black Rock State Park, Litchfield, 6 miles away
Branchbrook Campground, Thomaston, 7 miles away
Burr Pond State Park, Torrington, 14 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Great Brook Reservoir:
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 7 miles away
      425 vertical feet
Woodbury, Connecticut, 13 miles away
      300 vertical feet
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 15 miles away
      625 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Great Brook Reservoir:
Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)
Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area)
Bantam River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 18 miles away
      Class I-II - 5.4 miles long (Stoddard Road to Shepaug River)
 National Parks Near Great Brook Reservoir:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 42 miles away
 Trails Near Great Brook Reservoir:
Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 3 miles away
Naugatuck Trail, New Haven County, 6 miles away
Tunxis Trail, Hartford County, 7 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Great Brook Reservoir:
Highland Golf Course, Prospect, 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Great Brook Reservoir:
Belleview Lake, Litchfield CountyCounty, 0 miles away
John Dees Pond, New Haven CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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