Mad River Reservoir, Litchfield County, Connecticut     User input for Mad River Reservoir, Litchfield County, Connecticut: Be the first to submit input for Mad River Reservoir. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        There's great hiking along the Tunxis Trail, and the slopes of Ski Sundown are so inviting nobody can resist. White Pines Campground is a good campground nearby; after a long day outdoors Days Inn - Torrington is a good place to spend a night or two. Highland Lake is a nearby lake that you could have a look at; you get a tremendous panorama of Panorama Hill from here. Summertime highs at Mad River Reservoir mostly tend to be in the 80's. Summer night lows       fall down to the 50's. Through the winter this place gets highs in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Mad River Reservoir are in the 0's. What would winter be without some skiing at Otis Ridge. This place rules, just explore all the cool things to do right next door to Mad River Reservoir. It's a great idea to go to Colebrook Brook, it's near Mad River Reservoir, and not far from Mad River Reservoir you get some brilliant water scenery at Mad River Dam.                  Mad River Reservoir sees pretty high levels of rain; most of the rain falls through August; January meanwhile is the driest month. Burr Pond State Park is both wonderful and delightful, and it's near Mad River Reservoir; whitewater paddling is tremendous on Still River. Any time is a tremendous time at Mad River Reservoir if you like the outdoors. In case you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Sandy Brook River; if you came for an overnight stay Laurel Crest Campground is a nice site to camp. This lake is so wonderful. Do schedule some time to take a look at First Bay right next door to Mad River Reservoir if you have a chance, and Indian Meadow is an out of the ordinary swamp close to Mad River Reservoir. If you get bored of Mad River Reservoir, you could also pop by nearby Crystal Lake, and since you're here you will meet lots of folks from close by Torrington. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Mattatuck Trail; Quality Inn & Suites is a good place to get some rest.   Quality Inn & Suites, Torrington 6 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 7 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 Mad River Reservoir, Litchfield County, Connecticut Local climate location: GREAT BARRINGTON AP 13 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.93139 Longitude: -73.09083 Connecticut Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Connecticut Litchfield County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Litchfield County Books about Mad River Reservoir List of books available on Amazon.com about Mad River Reservoir, 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 Mad River Reservoir. 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 Mad River Reservoir.   Hotels Near Mad River Reservoir: Quality Inn & Suites, Torrington, 6 miles away Days Inn - Torrington, Torrington, 7 miles away Yankee Pedlar Inn, Torrington, 7 miles away Tollgate Hill Inn, Litchfield, 9 miles away Blackberry River Inn, Norfolk, 11 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Mad River Reservoir: 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 Mad River Reservoir: Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 7 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 Mad River Reservoir: Sandy Brook River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 3 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, 6 miles away       Class I-II - 2 miles long (Hogback Road to Riverton)   National Parks Near Mad River Reservoir: Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 61 miles away   Trails Near Mad River Reservoir: Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County, 14 miles away Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 18 miles away Tunxis Trail, Hartford County, 19 miles away   Lakes Near Mad River Reservoir: Highland Lake, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away Crystal Lake, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away