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Beautiful West Lake Reservoir has much to offer visitors. Dry warm beds await you at Comfort Suites Danbury; why not have a look at West Lake Reservoir Dam while you're here. Having a great time at West Lake Reservoir is trouble-free. Hit the slopes at Thunder Ridge in close proximity, and golf can be played at Richter Park Municipal Golf Course. West Lake Reservoir gets a typical amount of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily May, that's
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| | the one that rains the most; February on the other hand is the driest. Summertime highs at West Lake Reservoir regularly tend to be in the 80's while nighttime lows are mostly in the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's; overnight lows in the 10's for West Lake Reservoir. On a great day you can pop by Mill Plain Swamp, a swamp near West Lake Reservoir; not far from West Lake Reservoir you'll come across Dickens Pond which is a lovely lake. This | |
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lake is so wonderful. Lakes? Sure, Lake Kenosia is close by; if you come at the right time of year, Tenmile offers some great whitewater. If you need a spot to stay Danbury Super 8 Motel is a good choice, and a visit to Seth Low Pierrepont
State Park Reserve is a great idea. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at West Lake Reservoir you will meet lots of people from nearby Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown; float down the rapids of East Aspetuck River in a kayak.
All the outdoors exciting stuff near West Lake Reservoir will keep you coming back persistently. Camping at Mountain Workshop is always a perfect experience; why not a little side trip to East Lake Brook. Hiking is a popular thing
to do around West Lake Reservoir; Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a good local trail, and West Lake Reservoir is splendid enough to spend more than a day at, Kettletown State Park is a splendid local campground.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.40333 Longitude: -73.49833
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Woodbury, Connecticut, 22 miles away 300 vertical feet |
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East Aspetuck River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class III - 4 miles long (Paper Mill Road to Housatonic River) |
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Tenmile, Litchfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class I-III - 4.2 miles long (South Dover NY to Gaylordsville Ct) |
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Norwalk River, Fairfield CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class II - 8 miles long (Bridge in Cannondale to Mouth) |
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Trinity Lake
 | 10 miles away It is a puzzle about fishing or ice fishing ability on that lake. Looks like a hidden top national secret. No one site provides infor about thart lake.... |
Tenmile
 | 13 miles away You may wish to add a map link from the Ten Mile River page to: http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_122.htm... |
Ella Fohs Camp Pond
 | 14 miles away I was at the camp from 1963-1969. It shaped my childhood. My mother was there when she was a kid too. I found her name carved into one of the bunks on the rafters: Sydell Freiman 1949! Shame it's not used anymore for innercity poor kids, like we were. Ellen Knebel...I'm sad to hear that the camp itself is not there any more. I worked there in 69-73...I began working on ''the senior side'' and we livrf in ''the mansion'' for one summer. ...There was a house at the middle of the camp itself where the camp director lived. Is it still there??...(2008) I know the family that owns this beautiful property. A few years ago, I volunteered as a companion (weekly visits over a 2 year period) for his 90 year old mother, Millicent. The owner's name is Kenneth... |
Ballard Lake
 | 15 miles away 22 Acre lake loaded with Pickerel, Bass, Perch. However, is private property.... |
Dixon Lake
 | 16 miles away ...ved in the three story pink house on chestnut ridge rd.back in the late sixties ,and every Christmas the people of the surrounding lk. There were none on the east side of the lake at the time. Well we would collect our Christmas trees around fifty or so and dig them into the ice about forty ft apart and make two rows . Then we would all set a time and light em,, and we would skate , fish ,whatever the lines of trees ran from the n.west dock to the east..the clam bakes were held at the other lk..haven just up the stream that ran along my house..After the dam broke from lk haven the water flooded down into our house..What a flood..seems after that we sold the house to a fireman ,,and then our course by accident the house burnt down ,,and I thought fireman were supposed to put out fires not start em .hello to all that still prevail on chestnut ridge. yea I also went to school with Henry Winkler.. And back then we used to trick or treat all the way down to route six..camp sycamore well I still have my green card with the red paper wonder if its still good..the camp was but a lake with a ... |
Lake Waramaug State Park
 | 18 miles away we stayed one night. there is a camp store and concession. lake for swimming and fishing. you can rent a canoe but it was 50 a day.sites are clean but not very private. bathrooms with showers were clean. Very family oriented kids bikes ect. quiet rule was respected by all young and old. we had a wonderful time. small town not far for pizza if needed... |
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
 | 19 miles away You may wish to add a link from the Appalachian Trail page to:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_229.htm... |
Woodbury
 | 21 miles away 5 PHOTOS |
Mohawk Mountain
 | 25 miles away In 1947, Skiing Hall of Fame member, Walt Schoenknecht, created Mohawk Mountain Ski Area amidst the beauty of the Southern Berkshire Mountain. The following winter he invented snowmaking, which is currently used at winter resorts throughout the world. Mohawk Mountain has remained a family business and a favorite destination for succeeding generations of families.Mohawk Mountain Ski Area is a private corporation working in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Mohawk State Park. Mohawk State Forest has cross-country trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at the top of the mountain but are not maintained or connected with the Ski Area. Access is obtained off of Rt. 4 in Cornwall CT.... |
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