Welles Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut     Custom Search User input for Welles Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut: Be the first to submit input for Welles Pond. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Connecticut has many beautiful lakes and Welles Pond is one of them. This lake is so wonderful. This lake is so wonderful. There's whitewater on Farmington River - Collinsville for all you adrenaline rush seekers; close by you find the Tunxis Trail which is a wonderful hiking trail. This lake is so wonderful. Everybody nearby loves skiing at Mount Southington, and after a long day outdoors Avon Old Farms is a good location to spend a night or two. You get       a good view of Avon Mountain from Welles Pond; why not explore a swamp like Hart Meadow since you're here at Welles Pond. Welles Pond sees pretty high levels of rainfall; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain; February is when it's the driest. Talcott Reservoir Diversion Dike is worth a visit since you're here; a round of golf at nearby Blue Fox Run Golf Course is a delightful way to kill some time. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors                  cool stuff the area near Welles Pond has to offer. Going to Talcott Mountain State Park next to Welles Pond is a great thing to do, and if the weather is splendid, you can go for a hike along the Metacomet Trail. Welles Pond really is in the middle of a stunning outdoors paradise. Lakes? Sure, Talcott Reservoir is around here, and the Mattabesset Trail is a good hiking trail nearby. Newton Brainard Forest is a wonderful forest vicinity near Welles Pond; dry warm beds await you at Residence Inn By Marriott Hartford Avon. The slopes of Ski Sundown are so inviting noone can resist, and Welles Pond is great enough to spend more than a day at, Golden Acres Campground is a great local campground. Through the days of summer, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Welles Pond; the nighttime is a tad cooler of course, typically in the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 30's while Welles Pond overnight low temperatures during the winter are in the 10's. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Farmington River, and Hartford Reservoir Number 6 is a great lake nearby. You're sure to run into some good people from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford here. There's so much to do here at Welles Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Camp Eagle Feather is a good place for that.   Avon Old Farms, Avon 2 miles away Residence Inn By Marriott Hartford Avon, Avon 3 miles away The Residence Inn Avon is a striking new addition to the beautiful surburban community in Central Connecticut known as Farmington Valley with numerous restaurants, recreation and walking trails rig... Current weather conditions at Welles Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut Local climate location: BURLINGTON 22 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.79083 Longitude: -72.78861 Connecticut Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Connecticut Hartford County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Hartford County Books about Welles Pond List of books available on Amazon.com about Welles Pond, Hartford 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 Welles Pond. 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 Welles Pond.   Hotels Near Welles Pond: Avon Old Farms, Avon, 2 miles away Residence Inn By Marriott Hartford Avon, Avon, 3 miles away Homewood Suites Farmington, Farmington, 3 miles away Simsbury Inn, Simsbury, 4 miles away The Farmington Inn, Farmington, 4 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Welles Pond: Camp Eagle Feather, Rocky Hill, 10 miles away Golden Acres Campground, Hampden County, 12 miles away Southwick Acres Campground, Southwick, 12 miles away Sodom Mountain Campground, Southwick, 14 miles away   Ski Areas Near Welles Pond: Mount Southington, Connecticut, 14 miles away       425 vertical feet Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 15 miles away       625 vertical feet Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 15 miles away       500 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Welles Pond: Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 8 miles away       Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187) Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 8 miles away       Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville) Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield CountyCounty, 15 miles away       Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area)   National Parks Near Welles Pond: Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 53 miles away Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 64 miles away   Trails Near Welles Pond: Metacomet Trail, Hartford County, 1 miles away Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex County, 12 miles away Tunxis Trail, Hartford County, 13 miles away   Golf Courses Near Welles Pond: Blue Fox Run Golf Course, Avon, 2 miles away Buena Vista Golf Course, West Hartford, 2 miles away   Lakes Near Welles Pond: Talcott Reservoir, Hartford CountyCounty, 0 miles away Hartford Reservoir Number 6, Hartford CountyCounty, 0 miles away