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You'll need more than a day to explore everything Hancock Pond has to offer, you can camp at Black Rock State Park, and Mount Southington is a great local ski area. Whohoo, so many amusing things in one place! Hancock Pond is peerless! Stay the night at Gentile's Camp Ground; Hancock Pond is not the only place close by, Rifle Range Pond is a close by lake. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Hancock Pond; Mattatuck Trail is a brilliant local trail, and if you
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| | come at the right time of year, Bantam River offers some great whitewater. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Hancock Pond. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 20's; winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Hancock Pond. Black Rock State Park is a magnificent site to stretch your legs a bit; after a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express WATERBURY is a nice location | |
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to spend a night or two. This lake is so wonderful. The scenery at Hancock Brook Dam near Hancock Pond is delightful, and you get a perfect view of Bucks Hill from here. Lots of folks from New Haven-Milford come to Hancock Pond, and
there's brilliant hiking along the Naugatuck Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Getting to Chase Brook from Hancock Pond is painless, and a great close by hotel is Courtyard Waterbury Downtown. All the outdoors amusing things right
next door to Hancock Pond will keep you coming back persistently. Everybody close by loves skiing at Woodbury; get yourself into a kayak and hit Farmington River - Collinsville. This lake is so wonderful. A swamp like Buck Meadow
near Hancock Pond has lots of interesting things to see, and don't leave Hancock Pond without first going for a hike along the Mattatuck Trail. A lake nearby is Lake Wequapauset, and a golf course close by is Pequabuck Golf Club of
Bristol. Hancock Pond mostly gets a lot of rainfall; of all the months in a year June is the one with the most rain, and February on the other hand is the driest.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.59389 Longitude: -73.04778
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| These outdoors activities are available near Hancock Pond. |
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Woodbury, Connecticut, 11 miles away 300 vertical feet |
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Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 14 miles away 625 vertical feet |
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Bantam River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 16 miles away Class I-II - 5.4 miles long (Stoddard Road to Shepaug River) |
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Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield CountyCounty, 17 miles away Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area) |
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Mattatuck Trail
 | ...use with a mean old dog where we believe the trail goes, but a neighbor recommended not going near t... |
Big Meadow Pond
 | what fish are in this pond... |
Mount Southington
 | ...ing hillsides as well as down-hill runs that challenge and excite are just some features of this pop... |
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Woodbury
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Monce Pond
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 | 12 miles away This park hasn't allowed camping for many years.... |
Bantam Lake
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 | 13 miles away ... is garbage! I live across the street from Konolds Pond and there is NO skiing anywhere nearby and w... |
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Ski Sundown
 | 13 miles away 5 PHOTOS ...''start anytime'' lift and rental tickets, as well as night tickets from 6-10pm. Amenities include a... |
Farmington River Reservoir
 | 13 miles away I'm looking for a fun family park.... |
West Hill Pond
 | 15 miles away 1 PHOTO Nice lake... |
Maltby Lake
 | 15 miles away ...4-6671. She'll set you up with a permit. Or you can go online, www.rwater.com. Maltby Lakes are ma... |
Lake Floren
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Horseshoe Lagoon
 | 16 miles away It needs help with fish and clean up please.... |
Lake Whitney
 | 16 miles away No you can't and it's posted as such. The area is patrolled regularly by the RWA Police, DEP and lo... |
Hemlock Hill Camp Resort and Co-operative
 | 16 miles away ...th hot and cold showers, game arcade and registeration office. While camping at Hemlock Hill Camp Re... |
White Pines Campground
 | 17 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom, Showers, Fishing, Kids Activ... |
Farmington River
 | 19 miles away You may wish to add the following map link about the Farmington River: http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxgu... |
Metacomet Trail
 | 19 miles away ...ail entrance about 20 feet past a dirt road gate on the right that I had been using to get to the ri... |
Graniss Pond
 | 19 miles away I live in Novato, CA and I didn't know there was a pond named after my family. I wonder if it really... |
Mohawk Mountain
 | 21 miles away ...orest has cross-country trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at the top of the mountain b... |
Powder Ridge
 | 23 miles away Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale.... |
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