Highland Lake, Litchfield County, Connecticut     Custom Search User input for Highland Lake, Litchfield County, Connecticut: Be the first to submit input for Highland Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Do stop by Highland Lake while you're in this part of Connecticut. On a wonderful day you can stop at Indian Meadow, a swamp near Highland Lake, and hey, Gotta ski right? Ski Sundown is a great location to do that. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Quality Inn & Suites, and the cheerful people of Torrington like to hang out close by. This lake is so wonderful. Why not have a look at Bristol Cove also if you're here. There's so much to do       here at Highland Lake that you need to camp here for a while, White Pines Campground is a great place for that. There's whitewater on Sandy Brook River for all you adrenaline rush seekers, and going for a hike on the Mattatuck Trail is always a nice adventure. If only every site had this much outdoors amusing stuff, what a great globe it would be. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Highland Lake has to offer, you can camp at Laurel Crest                  Campground, and if you need a place to stay Days Inn - Torrington is a magnificent choice. The warmest time of the year at Highland Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows sink down to the 50's. Highs during the winter are mostly in the 30's, and after the sun is down through the wintertime temperatures at Highland Lake fall into the 0's. If you get bored of Highland Lake, you could also visit nearby Mad River Reservoir, and get your pulse rate up on the magnificent whitewater of Still River. There are splendid sites to explore along the Tunxis Trail, and what would winter be without some skiing at Otis Ridge. The peak of Spencer Hill can be seen from Highland Lake, and needless to say Colebrook Brook flows through this vicinity. A lake close by is Crystal Lake. Man, is there a load of amusing stuff to do close to Highland Lake. At Highland Lake Dam near Highland Lake there are some interesting things to see, and you undeniably ought to stop by Burr Pond State Park since you're here. Much precipitation falls at Highland Lake; August is the wettest month with most rain; January on the other hand is the driest.   Quality Inn & Suites, Torrington 5 miles away The Quality Inn Torrington is a perfect place for business and leisure travelers alike. We are conveniently located at the foothills of the Berkshires and are near Sundown Ski Resort, Mohawk Ski Resor... Days Inn - Torrington, Torrington 6 miles away Welcome to the Days Inn Torrington. The property offers complimentary DayBreak Continental Breakfast, wireless internet access, local phone calls, cable TV with HBO, wake up service and weekday USA ... Current weather conditions at Highland Lake, Litchfield County, Connecticut Local climate location: GREAT BARRINGTON AP 14 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.92278 Longitude: -73.0825 Connecticut Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Connecticut Litchfield County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Litchfield County Books about Highland Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Highland Lake, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Outdoors Recreation Near Torrington, Connecticut Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Torrington, Connecticut, the metro area neareast to Highland Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Connecticut Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Connecticut.     These outdoors activities are available near Highland Lake.   Hotels Near Highland Lake: Quality Inn & Suites, Torrington, 5 miles away Days Inn - Torrington, Torrington, 6 miles away Tollgate Hill Inn, Litchfield, 9 miles away Blackberry River Inn, Norfolk, 11 miles away Wolcott Inn And Suites, Wolcott, 17 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Highland Lake: Laurel Crest Campground, Litchfield County, 2 miles away White Pines Campground, Winsted, 3 miles away Austin Hawes Campground, Litchfield County, 5 miles away Burr Pond State Park, Torrington, 6 miles away   Ski Areas Near Highland Lake: Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 6 miles away       625 vertical feet Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 14 miles away       400 vertical feet Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut, 16 miles away       640 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Highland Lake: Sandy Brook River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 4 miles away       Class IV - 5.6 miles long (Route 183 Bridge to Route 8 Bridge) Still River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 4 miles away       Class V - 0.1 miles long (Above Sandy Brook) Farmington River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class I-II - 2 miles long (Hogback Road to Riverton)   National Parks Near Highland Lake: Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 60 miles away   Trails Near Highland Lake: Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County, 14 miles away Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 17 miles away Tunxis Trail, Hartford County, 18 miles away   Lakes Near Highland Lake: Mad River Reservoir, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away Crystal Lake, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away