Upper Pond, Litchfield County, Connecticut

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     Go for a hike on the Mattatuck Trail, and not far from Upper Pond you'll stumble on Zeiner Pond which is a lovely lake. Yeah, come here to Upper Pond for a magnificent time. If you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Farmington River - Collinsville, and why not stop by Upper Pond Dam while you're here. Farmington River - Riverton has a brilliant whitewater paddling spot nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Holt Hill can  
   be distinguished from Upper Pond; since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always have a look at nearby Middle Pond.
Good hiking is available along the Mattatuck Trail, and there's some flowing water nearby, Marsh Brook is a stream you can check out during your stay. There's so much to do here at Upper Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Black Rock State Park is a nice location for that; dry warm beds await you at Courtyard Waterbury Downtown.
 
               This lake is so wonderful. If you're visiting Upper Pond from New Haven-Milford, you won't be the only one, and Black Rock State Park is both perfect and pretty.
Near Upper Pond you come across a golf course called Pequabuck Golf Club of Bristol, and a day on the slopes of Ski Sundown is just what you need. Americas Best Value Inn and Suites/Wolcott is a magnificent spot to get some rest, and don't leave Upper Pond without first going for a hike along the Tunxis Trail. This place, Upper Pond, it truly has so much outdoors enjoyable stuff. The snow is splendid at Mount Southington. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Upper Pond has to offer, you can camp at Gentile's Camp Ground.
For the duration of the long summer days highs here at Upper Pond get into the 70's; through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 20's; after the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Upper Pond drop into the 10's. All the water falling down from the sky makes Upper Pond a wet spot; of all the months in a year June is the one with the most rain, and February is the month with the least moisture.

 
Americas Best Value Inn and Suites/Wolcott, Wolcott
5 miles away
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Courtyard Waterbury Downtown, Waterbury
7 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Upper Pond, Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: NORFOLK 9 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.685
Longitude: -73.02194

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 Hotels Near Upper Pond:
Americas Best Value Inn and Suites/Wolcott, Wolcott, 5 miles away
Courtyard Waterbury Downtown, Waterbury, 7 miles away
Holiday Inn Express WATERBURY, Waterbury, 7 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Waterbury, Waterbury, 8 miles away
Clarion Hotel Bristol, Bristol, 8 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Upper Pond:
Gentile's Camp Ground, Plymouth, 2 miles away
Black Rock State Park, Litchfield, 5 miles away
Branchbrook Campground, Thomaston, 5 miles away
Burr Pond State Park, Torrington, 9 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Upper Pond:
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 9 miles away
      425 vertical feet
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 9 miles away
      625 vertical feet
Woodbury, Connecticut, 14 miles away
      300 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Upper Pond:
Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)
Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area)
Farmington River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class I-II - 2 miles long (Hogback Road to Riverton)
 National Parks Near Upper Pond:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 47 miles away
 Trails Near Upper Pond:
Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 4 miles away
Tunxis Trail, Hartford County, 7 miles away
Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County, 8 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Upper Pond:
Pequabuck Golf Club of Bristol, Pequabuck, 2 miles away
Fairview Farm Golf Course, Harwinton, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Upper Pond:
Middle Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Zeiner Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 0 miles away

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