Welles Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut

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    If you like lakes and you're in this part of Connecticut you can check out Welles Pond. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a spot to stay Residence Inn By Marriott Hartford Avon is a wonderful choice. There's so much to do here at Welles Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Golden Acres Campground is a brilliant site for that. If you want a wonderful time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Welles Pond. Mount Southington has great slopes  
   and a friendly staff; if you come at the right time of year, Farmington River - Collinsville offers some good whitewater. This lake is so wonderful.
While you're here at Welles Pond, you could also explore delightful Lake Erie, and while you're here you can take a hike along the Metacomet Trail. Talcott Reservoir Diversion Dike is pretty and it's near Welles Pond, and Avon Mountain is pretty and can be observed from here. There is a great hiking trail next
 
               to Welles Pond called the Tunxis Trail, and not far from here you can enjoy the trees of Newton Brainard Forest.
This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Farmington River, and swamps like Hart Meadow close to Welles Pond make for tremendous locations to visit. Lots of folks from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford come to Welles Pond. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Welles Pond has to offer, you can camp at Camp Eagle Feather. Welles Pond is a wet spot that gets a large amount of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is May, and February is when it's the driest.
Dry warm beds await you at Avon Old Farms, and near Welles Pond you locate a golf course called Blue Fox Run Golf Course. On a nice day at Welles Pond you can take a hike along the Mattabesset Trail, and Talcott Mountain State Park is both splendid and charming. Be careful coming to Welles Pond, you might not ever wanna go home again. Hartford Reservoir Number 1 is a nearby lake that you could pop by, and Ski Sundown is a very popular ski area in the vicinity.
Through the days of summer at Welles Pond temperatures are mostly in the 80's while nighttime lows are regularly in the 50's. Highs throughout the wintertime are regularly in the 30's with temperatures at Welles Pond dipping down into the 10's through winter nights.

 
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
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Local climate location: BURLINGTON 22 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.79083
Longitude: -72.78861

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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:
Lake Erie, Hartford CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Hartford Reservoir Number 1, Hartford CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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