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On a splendid day it's a wonderful idea to spend the day at Dossin Park Beach, and what would winter be without some skiing at Powder Ridge. This lake is so wonderful. Swede Pond is glorious enough to spend more than a day at, Little City Campground is a glorious local campground, and when you're here it's always fun to have a look at Wadsworth Falls State Park. Swede Pond gets a large amount of water; May is when you get the most rain here, and February meanwhile
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| | is the driest month. Belcher Brook is a delightful local stream; a wonderful lake like Gills Pond is a pleasant location to stop by. Why not explore Silver Lake Dam if you're here, and there's nice hiking along the Washington Trail. There's so much to do here at Swede Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Camp Eagle Feather is a great location for that, and great hiking is available along the Mattabesset Trail. This lake is so wonderful. If | |
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you go for the outdoors, you'll have a thing about Swede Pond. Swede Pond is not far at all from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, and Best Western New England Inn & Suites is a great place to get some rest. At Swede Pond all
through the warm months highs are in the 80's. During the moonlight hours it's generally in the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Swede Pond. The peak of Lamentation
Mountain can be seen from Swede Pond, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Swede Pond; Metacomet Trail is a pleasant local trail. You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Mount Southington while you're here,
and playing golf is lots of fun at Pistol Creek Golf Club. This lake is so wonderful. There's whitewater on Farmington River - Collinsville for all you adrenaline rush seekers; you'll discover a charming lake called Norton Pond. This
is no location for people who don’t like to have fun. Dry warm beds await you at Days Inn Berlin CT, and get your pulse rate up on the great whitewater of Roaring Brook River.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.60083 Longitude: -72.76861
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| These outdoors activities are available near Swede Pond. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Swede Pond:
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| | Ski Areas Near Swede Pond:
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Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 21 miles away 625 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Swede Pond:
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Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17) |
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Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 16 miles away Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187) |
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Powder Ridge
 | Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale.... |
Metacomet Trail
 | ...ated the trail entrance about 20 feet past a dirt road gate on the right that I had been using to ge... |
Mattabesset Trail
 | 10 miles away You may wish to link from the Mattabesett Trail page to:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_157.htm... |
Mount Southington
 | 10 miles away ... skiing and snowboarding for all ages and for all ability-levels. Novice trails that gently glide do... |
Monce Pond
 | 11 miles away this pond was named Lake Major or Laggo maggiore by Harry Batistoni back in the 40's when he owned t... |
Farmington River Reservoir
 | 15 miles away I'm looking for a fun family park.... |
Graniss Pond
 | 16 miles away I live in Novato, CA and I didn't know there was a pond named after my family. I wonder if it really... |
Lake Whitney
 | 16 miles away No you can't and it's posted as such. The area is patrolled regularly by the RWA Police, DEP and lo... |
Hammonasset River
 | 18 miles away You may wish to add the following link from the Hammonassett River page:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxg... |
Lake Chamberlain
 | 18 miles away ...cond gated entrance on right. Fishing, hiking/running, horseback riding. Good sized lake for ... |
Lake Wintergreen
 | 18 miles away Would like to know why there are no Garbage cans picnic area at Lake Wintergreen???... |
Konolds Pond
 | 19 miles away ...rom Konolds Pond and there is NO skiing anywhere nearby and what does Fire Island out on Long Island... |
Ski Sundown
 | 20 miles away 5 PHOTOS ...ude 8-hour and 4-hour ''start anytime'' lift and rental tickets, as well as night tickets from 6-10p... |
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