Portland Reservoir, Middlesex County, Connecticut     User input for Portland Reservoir, Middlesex County, Connecticut: Be the first to submit input for Portland Reservoir. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Get yourself into a kayak and hit Salmon River, and don't leave without visiting Hurd State Park. And if that's not enough, there's lots more to do in close proximity to Portland Reservoir. Kelseys Pond is a nearby lake that you could have a look at, and hiking along the Washington Trail is wonderful fun. And if you're still looking for more outdoors fun things just keep reading. Have a fine hiking adventure along the Mattabesset Trail; while you're here,       you could also take a look at lovely Cranberry Bog. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Howard Johnson Express Inn - Rocky Hill, and why not camp at Markham Meadows Campgrounds if you're here at Portland Reservoir. At Portland Reservoir all through the summer months highs are in the 80's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 50's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 30's, and after the sun                  is down throughout the winter temperatures at Portland Reservoir drop into the 10's. Inn At Middletown is a glorious place to get some rest, and soar down the rapids of Roaring Brook River in a kayak. Portland Reservoir is right by the Mattabesset Trail, and a day on the slopes of Powder Ridge is just what you need. A tremendous forest near Portland Reservoir is Meshomasic State Forest; brilliant water scenery is available at Portland Reservoir Dam near Portland Reservoir. This lake is so wonderful. Camping is available at Nelson's Family Campground, and you're sure to encounter some smiling folks from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford here. Playing golf is lots of fun at Quarry Ridge Golf Course; unsurprisingly Buck Brook flows through this area. Portland Reservoir is a quite wet place generally with a great deal of rainfall; during the month of May you get the most rain around here, and February meanwhile is the driest month. On a lovely day you obtain a vista of Belltown Hill from Portland Reservoir.   Inn At Middletown, Middletown 6 miles away Howard Johnson Express Inn - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill 6 miles away Welcome to the Howard Johnson Express Inn of Rocky Hill, Connecticut. Located ten minutes from Downtown Hartford, five minutes from Dinosaur State Park, fifteen minutes from Trinity College, Wesleyan... Current weather conditions at Portland Reservoir, Middlesex County, Connecticut Local climate location: BURLINGTON 7 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.61528 Longitude: -72.57 Connecticut Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Connecticut Middlesex County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Middlesex County Books about Portland Reservoir List of books available on Amazon.com about Portland Reservoir, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Outdoors Recreation Near Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut, the metro area neareast to Portland 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 Portland Reservoir.   Hotels Near Portland Reservoir: Inn At Middletown, Middletown, 6 miles away Howard Johnson Express Inn - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill, 6 miles away Hampton Inn Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill, 7 miles away Hilton Garden Inn Hartford South/Glastonbury, Glastonbury, 7 miles away Super 8 Hartford South - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill, 7 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Portland Reservoir: Nelson's Family Campground, East Hampton, 4 miles away Markham Meadows Campgrounds, East Hampton, 8 miles away Little City Campground, Higganum, 9 miles away Camp Eagle Feather, Rocky Hill, 9 miles away   Ski Areas Near Portland Reservoir: Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 11 miles away       500 vertical feet Mount Southington, Connecticut, 25 miles away       425 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Portland Reservoir: Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 3 miles away       Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17) Salmon River, Tolland CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16) Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road)   National Parks Near Portland Reservoir: Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 49 miles away Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 51 miles away   Trails Near Portland Reservoir: Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex County, 12 miles away Washington Trail, Middlesex County, 14 miles away Mattabesset Trail, New Haven County, 14 miles away   Golf Courses Near Portland Reservoir: Quarry Ridge Golf Course, Portland, 2 miles away Portland Golf Course, Portland, 2 miles away   Lakes Near Portland Reservoir: Cranberry Bog, Middlesex CountyCounty, 1 miles away Kelseys Pond, Middlesex CountyCounty, 1 miles away