Pickerel Lake, New London County, Connecticut

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     Do visit Pickerel Lake Dam since you're here at Pickerel Lake; get drenched paddling on Roaring Brook River. After a long day outdoors Executive Inn and Suites Old Saybrook is a delightful location to spend a night or two; why not explore a swamp like Babcock Swamp since you're here at Pickerel Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Chanticlair Public Golf Course is a good golf course nearby, and Gillette Castle State Park is a stunning place any time of year. Pickerel  
   Lake mostly gets a great deal of rainfall; May is the month that gets the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month.
Stay the night at Markham Meadows Campgrounds. Devil's Hopyard State Park is a brilliant campground nearby, and a pretty lake like Moodus Reservoir is a good spot to explore. Throughout the warmest time of the year, highs mostly are in the 80's at Pickerel Lake. During the moonlight hours it's generally in the 60's. Throughout the wintertime
 
               the highs are frequently in the 30's, and night lows in the 10's for Pickerel Lake.
Gotta ski! Powder Ridge is a good spot to do that, and don't forget to take a tremendous little journey to Pickerel Lake Brook. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors fun things the area close to Pickerel Lake has to offer. Comfort Inn Old Saybrook is a pleasant site to get some rest, and you'll find a stunning lake called Number Two Pond. This lake is so wonderful. Here at Pickerel Lake you'll probably meet some people from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, and whitewater paddling is good on Salmon River.

 
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12 miles away
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Executive Inn and Suites Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook
12 miles away
Executive Inn and Suites is Conveniently located just 1/2 mile off I-95 in the heart of the quiet and beautiful shoreline town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut.This is a beautifully remodeled single-story...

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Local climate location: HARTFORD WSO AP 1 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.52972
Longitude: -72.42

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These outdoors activities are available near Pickerel Lake.
 Hotels Near Pickerel Lake:
Comfort Inn Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, 12 miles away
Executive Inn and Suites Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, 12 miles away
Super 8 Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, 13 miles away
Days Inn Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, 13 miles away
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, 13 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Pickerel Lake:
Devil's Hopyard State Park, East Haddam, 3 miles away
Markham Meadows Campgrounds, East Hampton, 4 miles away
Wolf's Den Family Campground, East Haddam, 4 miles away
Salem Farms Campground, Salem, 7 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Pickerel Lake:
Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 20 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Pickerel Lake:
Salmon River, Tolland CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16)
Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17)
Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road)
 National Parks Near Pickerel Lake:
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 43 miles away
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 51 miles away
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Woonsocket - RI, 68 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Pickerel Lake:
Chanticlair Public Golf Course, Colchester, 6 miles away
Fox Hopyard Golf Club, East Haddam, 7 miles away
 Lakes Near Pickerel Lake:
Moodus Reservoir, Middlesex CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Number Two Pond, New London CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Salmon River
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
10 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....

Risley Reservoir
14 miles away
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....

Hammonasset River
16 miles away
You may wish to add the following link from the Hammonassett River page:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_116.htm...

Odetah Campground
18 miles away
I am staying at odatah camp ground as I write this thay have wi-fi which is great. This is our first time here and we love it. we will be comming back many more times. We are staying in a nice cabin, but thay have very good camp sites as well. are cabin has a fridge,doubble bed,three twin beds but the (twins are a little narrow). This morning we played horseshoes Yhe seasonal campers were very under standing of are unfamiliarity with the game and had a wonderful time.we then went swimming in the lake. that was great. we then went in the pool and the hottub. hottub was nice and big. we then played shuffleboard and went to a barbeque(exellent ribs)and listen to a very good band. All in one day. can't wait for tomorrow....

Powder Ridge
20 miles away
Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale....

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
68 miles away
He is my great great great grandpa Samuel Slater .  ...

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