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There's so much to do here at Laurel Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Camp Eagle Feather is a magnificent site for that; Wickham Reservoir is a tremendous lake close by. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Laurel Lake. Summer overnight lows descend down to the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Laurel Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Take a side visit to Bigelow Brook; Laurel
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| | Lake is right by the Metacomet Trail. This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Farmington River near Laurel Lake, and you're sure to come across some nice folks from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford here. Any time is a great time at Laurel Lake if you go for the outdoors. The view of lovely Bush Hill near Laurel Lake is good, and dry warm beds await you at Hampton Inn Suites Manchester. Laurel Lake is a wet place that gets lots of precipitation; | |
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of all the months in a year May is the one with the most rain, and February is the month with the least moisture. A wonderful lake like Folly Pond in close proximity to Laurel Lake is a fine place to visit, and East Hartford Golf
Course is a golf course nearby. There's whitewater on Roaring Brook River for all you thrill seekers; hiking along the Mattabesset Trail is splendid fun. There's just no way anyone can get bored here at Laurel Lake. The skiing at
Powder Ridge is good, and you can have a great hiking adventure along the Washington Trail. Don't leave Laurel Lake without going to Dinosaur State Park, and Laurel Lake Dam is a place that is right next door to Laurel Lake. After
a long day outdoors Clarion Suites Inn Manchester is a glorious site to spend a night or two. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Laurel Lake has to offer, you can camp at Nelson's Family Campground.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.77278 Longitude: -72.57306
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Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17) |
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Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187) |
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Salmon River, Tolland CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16) |
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Risley Reservoir
 | This is a nice little lake for fishing. Use minnows and you'll catch a lot of pickerel and bass. Worms bring in copious amounts of bluegill. It's a C/R lake.... |
Salmon River
 | 13 miles away THe fishermen aren't nice here, especially in the Fly fishing area, we caught a lot of heck from them last year. MAde the trip no fun, I won't return. Try the Farmington instead....it's just bigger withmore room for everyone....You may wish to add the following link from the Salmon River page:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_117.htm... |
Andover Lake
 | 14 miles away Great bass fishing. Clear water and no motors allowed. I remember skin diving in the 70's when I was around 10 and being able to see twenty thirty feet.... |
Metacomet Trail
 | 15 miles away I finally located the trail entrance about 20 feet past a dirt road gate on the right that I had been using to get to the ridge line. Thanks for the help!...Gene, The trailhead at 315 and 189 is actually on Mountain Road which comes off the Rd right at the juncture. The telphone poles are blazed and the trail breaks into the woods about halfway up on the right side of the road. That is a nice section of trail although we hiked it in the rain. Happy Trails....I am having difficulty locating the trail head in East Granby at rtes. 315 and 189 that leads to south toward Penwood State Park. The trail maps say that the trail head is on Mountain Road, but there are no blue/yellow blazed trail markers on either of the two entry points into the woods. The only indication of the trail is the sign post at the bottom of the road in the three way intersection. Thanks.... |
Powder Ridge
 | 16 miles away Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale.... |
Bass Pond
 | 17 miles away The Springfield Paddle Club is a private swimming club with a beach on Bass Club. The entrance is from South Branch Parkway. We have a lovely beach and a floating dock about 20 yards from shore. Consider joining us for wonderful swimming all summer long.... |
Sodom Mountain Campground
 | 19 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom... - 170 RV hookups, PETS:On a leash, cannot be left attended at the campground and must clean up after your pet., FIRES:Fires out at midnight, STORE:General store with supplies, food, candy and toys, GROCERY:4 miles away...Sodom Mountain is a family oriented campground that offers mountain hiking, family activities, pool, gameroom, mini golf and much more. Our campsites range from basic tenting to 50 amp large pullthrough sites. On site is laundry, lp gas,store, bathrooms with showers and discount tickets available to local attractions.
We are the closest campground located to the Springfield area. Close by attractions include Six Flags New England, Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield muesums and the Big E (Eastern States Exposition Fair).... |
Mount Southington
 | 26 miles away Night and day we are the one. Mt. Southington is Connecticut's convenient location for both skiing and snowboarding for all ages and for all ability-levels. Novice trails that gently glide down sloping hillsides as well as down-hill runs that challenge and excite are just some features of this popular ski area.... |
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