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Why not stop by Wangum Lake Dam while you're here, and if you're here you can take a hike along the Wild Cat Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Tollgate Hill Inn is a splendid location to get some rest, and right next door to Wangum Lake you come across a golf course called Quarry View Golf Course. If you need a site to stay Blackberry River Inn is a perfect choice; Roaring Brook is one of the streams close by that might be worth stopping at. Lakes are great;
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| | Old Man McMullen Pond is a lake that's near Wangum Lake, and if you don't mind getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Housatonic River. Man, is there a heap of enjoyable things to do in the vicinity of Wangum Lake. The slopes of Ski Butternut are so inviting nobody can resist, and camping is available at Housatonic Meadows State Park. Red Spruce Swamp is a swamp next to Wangum Lake; a glorious place to camp here at Wangum Lake is Lone Oak Camp | |
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Sites. Here at Wangum Lake you'll almost certainly meet some folks from Torrington, and needless to say, this is a splendid area for folks who like lakes, Seldom Seen Pond is a lake close at hand. If only every location had this
much outdoors enjoyable things, what a great world it would be. Haystack Mountain State Park is a great location to stretch your legs a bit, and on a fine day you can take a hike along the Elbow Trail. All the water falling down from
the sky makes Wangum Lake a wet place; during August this area sees the most rain, and the driest month is February. There is a perfect hiking trail near Wangum Lake called the Indian Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Here at
Wangum Lake you can observe Canaan Mountain, and everybody nearby loves skiing at Mohawk Mountain. For the period of the warmest time of the year, highs typically are in the 80's at Wangum Lake. All through the dark hours of summer
temperatures drop down into the 50's. Highs throughout the winter are generally in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Wangum Lake are in the 0's.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.98056 Longitude: -73.26167
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| These outdoors activities are available near Wangum Lake. |
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| | Ski Areas Near Wangum Lake:
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Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 16 miles away 400 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Wangum Lake:
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Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class III-IV - 0.5 miles long (below Falls Village Hydro Plant) |
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Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 10 miles away Class II-III - 22.5 miles long (Falls Village Hydro to Kent) |
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Sandy Brook River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class IV - 5.6 miles long (Route 183 Bridge to Route 8 Bridge) |
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Housatonic River
 | You may wish to add the following link from the Houastonic River pages:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxgu... |
Mohawk Mountain
 | ...t has cross-country trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at the top of the mountain but a... |
Mohawk Pond
 | Very good fishing there.... |
Hemlock Hill Camp Resort and Co-operative
 | 10 miles away ...A bathrooms with hot and cold showers, game arcade and registeration office. While camping at Hemloc... |
Ski Butternut
 | 10 miles away Butternut is a good place to go. They are also nice to nice to family... |
Lake Floren
 | 11 miles away ...meowners with house further up from the lake. Therefore the lake has the look of a wilderness lake. ... |
Sandy Brook River
 | 12 miles away You may wish to add this link from Sandy Brook: http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_135.htm... |
Burr Pond State Park
 | 13 miles away This park hasn't allowed camping for many years.... |
Lemanquais Pond
 | 13 miles away ... find that there is a pond with my name sake just miles away from where I grew up!!! I am originall... |
Farmington River - West Branch
 | 14 miles away ...the deserved local reputation for being runable when other nearby waters, such as the Housatonic and... |
Bantam Lake
 | 14 miles away Like to find out when is first ice. Is there a bait store near by that I could call for information.... |
White Pines Campground
 | 15 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom, Showers, Fishing, Kids Activ... |
Otis Ridge
 | 15 miles away 1 PHOTO |
Lake Waramaug State Park
 | 16 miles away ...ou can rent a canoe but it was 50 a day.sites are clean but not very private. bathrooms with showers... |
West Hill Pond
 | 16 miles away 1 PHOTO Nice lake... |
Mattatuck Trail
 | 18 miles away ...olcott Road in the Indian Heaven area. We could not find the trail on the east side of the road. The... |
Hilltop Pond
 | 18 miles away ...cedonia State Park.
An interesting fact: The dam, rebuilt in the early 90's is made up of co... |
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
 | 18 miles away You may wish to add a link from the Appalachian Trail page to:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_229.h... |
Big Meadow Pond
 | 18 miles away what fish are in this pond... |
Ski Sundown
 | 18 miles away 5 PHOTOS ...mountain and a carpet lift, double chairlift and triple chairlift service the Sunnyside Area. There ... |
Ella Fohs Camp Pond
 | 19 miles away I attended Ella Fohs as a camper and a counselor. The time was early 1950s - 1955... |
Woodbury
 | 21 miles away 5 PHOTOS I love snowboarding here at Woodbury, and they have great tubing too.... |
Catamount
 | 22 miles away ...n go pretty much any time I want. It's a great ski area for being of moderate size. Good variety of ... |
Blandford
 | 26 miles away I love the nightskiing here, you can swing by after work and have some fun on the slopes.... |
Jiminy Peak
 | 29 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...ing that vacation souvenir. For those of you who are interested in purchasing vacation property, vis... |
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