Thirsty Lake, New Haven County, Connecticut

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     Spend the day on the beach at Jacobs Public Beach while you're here at Thirsty Lake, and some of the water close by flows, like Iron Stream. This lake is so wonderful. Don't you try to stop me, cause I'm havin' a pleasant time here at Thirsty Lake. Thirsty Lake is right by the Washington Trail, and there are other places here than Thirsty Lake, for example Valley Shores Pond North. A great deal of precipitation falls at Thirsty Lake; during the month of April  
   you get the most rain around here, and the driest of the months is February.
This lake is so wonderful. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Thirsty Lake has to offer, you can camp at Hammonasset Beach State Park, and not far from Thirsty Lake you'll discover Witch Hazel Millpond which is a lovely lake. Whitewater paddling is good on Hammonasset River, and Chatfield Hollow State Park is both perfect and beautiful. You'll wish for more hours
 
               in a day to enjoy all the exciting stuff at Thirsty Lake. Why not spend some time golfing at a close by golf course like Guilford Lakes Golf Course, and a good close by hotel is Comfort Inn Guilford.
Why not take a refreshing hike along the Mattabesset Trail, and if you're here you will meet lots of folks from nearby New Haven-Milford. The scenery at Guilford Lakes Lower Dam close to Thirsty Lake is lovely; if you need a spot to stay Tower Inn and Suites is a tremendous choice. This lake is so wonderful. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Thirsty Lake; West Woods Trail is a splendid local trail, and Wolf Swamp is a swamp near Thirsty Lake.
Hit the slopes at Powder Ridge close at hand, and Hungry Hill is clearly visible from Thirsty Lake. There's so much to do here at Thirsty Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Riverdale Camp Sites is a wonderful location for that, and time spent at Circle Beach is always wonderful. Throughout the warm months highs here at Thirsty Lake reach the 80's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's regularly in the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's with temperatures at Thirsty Lake dipping down into the 10's all through winter nights.

 
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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.31278
Longitude: -72.69528

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These outdoors activities are available near Thirsty Lake.
 Beaches Near Thirsty Lake:
Jacobs Public Beach, New Haven County, 3 miles away
Circle Beach, New Haven County, 4 miles away
 Hotels Near Thirsty Lake:
Tower Inn and Suites, Guilford, 3 miles away
Comfort Inn Guilford, Guilford, 3 miles away
Rodeway Inn Branford, Branford, 5 miles away
Baymont Inn & Suites Branford/New Haven, Branford, 5 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn-Branford, Branford, 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Thirsty Lake:
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, 6 miles away
Riverdale Camp Sites, Clinton, 8 miles away
River Road Campground, Clinton, 9 miles away
Little City Campground, Higganum, 10 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Thirsty Lake:
Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 10 miles away
      500 vertical feet
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 21 miles away
      425 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Thirsty Lake:
Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road)
 National Parks Near Thirsty Lake:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 31 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 65 miles away
 Trails Near Thirsty Lake:
West Woods Trail, New Haven County, 3 miles away
Mattabesset Trail, New Haven County, 6 miles away
Washington Trail, Middlesex County, 8 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Thirsty Lake:
Guilford Lakes Golf Course, Guilford, 1 miles away
Twin Lakes Golf Course, North Branford, 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Thirsty Lake:
Witch Hazel Millpond, New Haven CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Valley Shores Pond North, New Haven CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Mattabesset Trail
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Hammonasset River
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Powder Ridge
10 miles away
Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale....

Graniss Pond
11 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 was....

Lake Whitney
14 miles away
No you can't and it's posted as such.  The area is patrolled regularly by the RWA Police, DEP and local police....Can you fish @ lake whitney? Thank you....

Horseshoe Lagoon
18 miles away
 It needs help with fish and clean up please....

Lake Wintergreen
18 miles away
Would like to know why there are no Garbage cans picnic area at Lake Wintergreen???...

Maltby Lake
19 miles away
Call the Regional Water Authority and ask for Anita in Recreation, 203-624-6671.  She'll set you up with a permit. Or you can go online, www.rwater.com.  Maltby Lakes are made up of three lakes located off of Route 34 in West Haven.  The permit also gives you access to Lake Saltonstall and Lake Chamberlain for fishing.  There is much more than fishing but you can start off there. Good Luck!...I am looking for directions, so I can go fishing my girl says it is a beautiful spot....

Konolds Pond
19 miles away
This description is garbage! I live across the street from Konolds Pond and there is NO skiing anywhere nearby and what does Fire Island out on Long Island, NY have to do with Konolds Pond????...

Mount Southington
21 miles away
Night and day we are the one. Mt. Southington is Connecticut's convenient location for both skiing and snowboarding for all ages and for all ability-levels. Novice trails that gently glide down sloping hillsides as well as down-hill runs that challenge and excite are just some features of this popular ski area....

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