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    The beauty of Parkins Ponds is reason enough to stop by. There's whitewater on Bantam River for all you adrenaline people, and Parkins Ponds is not the only place close by, Ricker Pond is a close by lake. Get your pulse rate up on the pleasant whitewater of Shepaug River, and if you came for an overnight stay Cozy Hills Campground is a pleasant location to camp. This lake is so wonderful. A golf course close to Parkins Ponds is Pomperaug Golf Club, and pleasant  
   skiing awaits you at Woodbury.
While you're here at Parkins Ponds you can take a hike along the Mattatuck Trail, and obviously Carmel Hill Brook flows through this region. And if that's not enough, there's loads more to do in the neighborhood of Parkins Ponds. A swamp like Alder Swamp in close proximity to Parkins Ponds has lots of attention-grabbing things to see, and obviously, everyone loves Southford Falls State Park. You could also check out Crystal
 
               Lake while you're here at Parkins Ponds; it's nearby.
If you need a site to stay Tollgate Hill Inn is a good choice, and the view of beautiful Brushy Hill is wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Crowne Plaza Hotel SOUTHBURY, and the fine folks of Torrington like to hang out close by. And if you're still looking for more outdoors exciting things just keep reading. If the weather is splendid here at Parkins Ponds, you can go for a hike along the Naugatuck Trail, and there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Mohawk Mountain.
Parkins Ponds sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is usually August, that's the one that rains the most; February is when it's the driest. During the warm months, highs commonly are in the 80's at Parkins Ponds. Summer overnight lows plunge down to the 50's. Highs during the winter are generally in the 30's, and after the sun is down through the winter temperatures at Parkins Ponds dip into the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. The Mattatuck Trail is a great hiking trail close to Parkins Ponds; camping is available at Looking Glass Hill Campgrounds.

 
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Current weather conditions at Parkins Ponds, Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: FALLS VILLAGE 0 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.56444
Longitude: -73.21972

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These outdoors activities are available near Parkins Ponds.
 Hotels Near Parkins Ponds:
Crowne Plaza Hotel SOUTHBURY, Southbury, 5 miles away
Tollgate Hill Inn, Litchfield, 12 miles away
Courtyard By Marriott Waterbury, Waterbury, 12 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Waterbury Ct, Waterbury, 13 miles away
Comfort Inn Naugatuck, Naugatuck, 13 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Parkins Ponds:
Looking Glass Hill Campgrounds, Bantam, 8 miles away
Cozy Hills Campground, Litchfield County, 8 miles away
Branchbrook Campground, Thomaston, 10 miles away
Black Rock State Park, Litchfield, 10 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Parkins Ponds:
Woodbury, Connecticut, 1 miles away
      300 vertical feet
Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut, 15 miles away
      640 vertical feet
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 20 miles away
      425 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Parkins Ponds:
Bantam River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class I-II - 5.4 miles long (Stoddard Road to Shepaug River)
Shepaug River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Route 341 to Route 67)
East Aspetuck River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III - 4 miles long (Paper Mill Road to Housatonic River)
 National Parks Near Parkins Ponds:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 46 miles away
 Trails Near Parkins Ponds:
Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County, 8 miles away
Naugatuck Trail, New Haven County, 14 miles away
Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 16 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Parkins Ponds:
Pomperaug Golf Club, Southbury, 4 miles away
Gainfield Farms Golf Course, Southbury, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Parkins Ponds:
Ricker Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Crystal Lake, Litchfield CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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