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Go to Laurel Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. A beautiful lake like Highland Lake next to Laurel Lake is a tremendous site to go to, and a good nearby hotel is Days Inn - Torrington. This lake is so wonderful. Don't leave Laurel Lake without popping by Burr Pond State Park, and White Pines Campground is a glorious campground nearby. Ski Sundown has delightful slopes and a friendly staff, and if you came for an overnight stay Austin Hawes Campground is a pleasant
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All the outdoors cool things in the neighborhood of Laurel Lake will keep you coming back repeatedly. If you need a location to stay Quality Inn & Suites is a great choice, and needless to say Mallory Brook flows through this area. On a tremendous day at Laurel Lake you can take a hike along the Tunxis Trail, and Farmington River has a pleasant whitewater paddling spot close by. The high level of rain makes Laurel Lake a rather wet place; | |
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August is when you get the most rain here, and the driest of the months is January.
This lake is so wonderful. You can take a little visit to Laurel Lake Dam while you're here at Laurel Lake, and West Hill is easy to spot from
Laurel Lake. During the warm days of summer at Laurel Lake temperatures are usually in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 50's. Through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's while the cold winter
nights at Laurel Lake are in the 10's. Do check out Barkhamsted Reservoir near Laurel Lake, it's a lovely lake, and if you're here you can take a hike along the Mattatuck Trail.
If you don’t have a problem getting covered with
water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Farmington River - Riverton, and there are plenty of folks from Torrington here at Laurel Lake. Having a pleasant time at Laurel Lake is painless. Otis Ridge is a very popular ski area in close proximity.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.88806
Longitude: -73.02083
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| | Ski Areas Near Laurel Lake:
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Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 2 miles away
625 vertical feet |
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Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 17 miles away
400 vertical feet |
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Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area) |
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Farmington River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 4 miles away
Class I-II - 2 miles long (Hogback Road to Riverton) |
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Still River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 5 miles away
Class V - 0.1 miles long (Above Sandy Brook) |
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7 miles away
7 miles away
