Griswold Reservoir, Hartford County, Connecticut

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     Connecticut has many beautiful lakes and Griswold Reservoir is one of them. There's whitewater on Farmington River for all you adrenaline kick people, and you don't have to go far to enjoy Wintergreen Woods. Lakes are such calm spots, why not stop by Bell Reservoir in the neighborhood of Griswold Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Griswold Reservoir you can take a hike along the Metacomet Trail; a perfect nearby hotel is Marriott Hartford  
   Rocky Hill At Corporate Ridge.
If you like skiing, you're in luck; Powder Ridge is close to Griswold Reservoir; Nelson's Family Campground is a fine campground nearby. Griswold Reservoir typically gets a large amount of rain; May is the wettest month with most rain; the driest of the months is February. If only every place had this much outdoors cool stuff, what a great earth it would be. There are some brilliant whitewater spots on Roaring Brook River,
 
               and the skiing at Mount Southington is brilliant.
Visit Collier Brook if you're here at Griswold Reservoir, and enjoy a round of golf at Rolling Green Golf Club. You'll meet a lot of people from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford here, and on a tremendous day you can take a hike along the Washington Trail. Man, is there a lot of cool things to do close to Griswold Reservoir. Dinosaur State Park is a good spot, and a stunning lake like Mill Pond is a pleasant spot to check out.
If you came for an overnight stay Camp Eagle Feather is a wonderful site to camp, and if you need a spot to stay Residence Inn by Marriott Hartford Rocky Hill is a great choice. This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is wonderful, you obtain a great sight of Cedar Mountain from Griswold Reservoir, and you can have a good hiking adventure along the Mattabesset Trail. During the days of summer, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Griswold Reservoir. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's mostly in the 50's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 30's, and night lows in the 10's for Griswold Reservoir.

 
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Current weather conditions at Griswold Reservoir, Hartford County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: BURLINGTON 13 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.67583
Longitude: -72.69389

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These outdoors activities are available near Griswold Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Griswold Reservoir:
Residence Inn by Marriott Hartford Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill, 2 miles away
Marriott Hartford Rocky Hill At Corporate Ridge, Rocky Hill, 2 miles away
Comfort Inn Wethersfield, Wethersfield, 3 miles away
Super 8 Rocky Hill Hartford South, Rocky Hill, 3 miles away
Hampton Inn Rocky Hill, Ct, Rocky Hill, 3 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Griswold Reservoir:
Camp Eagle Feather, Rocky Hill, 2 miles away
Nelson's Family Campground, East Hampton, 13 miles away
Little City Campground, Higganum, 13 miles away
Markham Meadows Campgrounds, East Hampton, 17 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Griswold Reservoir:
Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 9 miles away
      500 vertical feet
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 17 miles away
      425 vertical feet
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 23 miles away
      625 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Griswold Reservoir:
Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17)
Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187)
Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)
 National Parks Near Griswold Reservoir:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 48 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 58 miles away
 Trails Near Griswold Reservoir:
Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex County, 7 miles away
Metacomet Trail, Hartford County, 9 miles away
Washington Trail, Middlesex County, 12 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Griswold Reservoir:
Rolling Green Golf Club, Rocky Hill, 2 miles away
Goodwin Golf Course, Hartford, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Griswold Reservoir:
Bell Reservoir, Hartford CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Mill Pond, Middlesex CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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