Winchester Lake, Litchfield County, Connecticut

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     Why not stop at Winchester Lake Dam while you're here, and a beautiful lake like Park Pond is a great location to pop by. Hit the slopes at Ski Sundown close by; you can have a good hiking adventure along the Mattatuck Trail. Dry warm beds await you at Quality Inn & Suites; Winchester Lake is good enough to spend more than a day at, Burr Pond State Park is a good local campground. If you came to camp Laurel Crest Campground is a wonderful spot to do that,  
   and while you're here you can take a hike along the Mattatuck Trail.
And if that's not sufficient, there's lots more to do near Winchester Lake. If you don't mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Sandy Brook River; lots of folks from Torrington come here. High temperatures at Winchester Lake during the days of summer are in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in
 
               the 30's; nighttime lows in the 0's for Winchester Lake. And if you're still looking for more outdoors amusing stuff just keep reading. The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Mohawk Mountain, and Lake Winchester is a fine lake close by.
This lake is so wonderful. If you need a place to stay Days Inn - Torrington is a wonderful choice, and on a splendid day you can take a hike along the Wild Cat Trail. Still River has a glorious whitewater paddling spot nearby; Mount Ouleout is a peak you can make out from Winchester Lake.
Winchester Lake gets a large amount of water; the month with most of the rain is August; January is the month with the least moisture. This lake is so wonderful. Looking for some flowing water? Try Fox Brook, and a perfect location like John A. Minetto State Park is too splendid to leave out.

 
Quality Inn & Suites, Torrington
5 miles away
The Quality Inn Torrington is a perfect place for business and leisure travelers alike. We are conveniently located at the foothills of the Berkshires and are near Sundown Ski Resort, Mohawk Ski Resor...

Days Inn - Torrington, Torrington
6 miles away
Welcome to the Days Inn Torrington. The property offers complimentary DayBreak Continental Breakfast, wireless internet access, local phone calls, cable TV with HBO, wake up service and weekday USA ...

Current weather conditions at Winchester Lake, Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: GREAT BARRINGTON AP 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.90667
Longitude: -73.14333

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These outdoors activities are available near Winchester Lake.
 Hotels Near Winchester Lake:
Quality Inn & Suites, Torrington, 5 miles away
Days Inn - Torrington, Torrington, 6 miles away
Yankee Pedlar Inn, Torrington, 6 miles away
Tollgate Hill Inn, Litchfield, 7 miles away
Blackberry River Inn, Norfolk, 8 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Winchester Lake:
Laurel Crest Campground, Litchfield County, 3 miles away
Burr Pond State Park, Torrington, 5 miles away
Macedonia Brook State Park, Kent, 5 miles away
White Pines Campground, Winsted, 7 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Winchester Lake:
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 10 miles away
      625 vertical feet
Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut, 12 miles away
      640 vertical feet
Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 15 miles away
      400 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Winchester Lake:
Sandy Brook River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV - 5.6 miles long (Route 183 Bridge to Route 8 Bridge)
Still River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class V - 0.1 miles long (Above Sandy Brook)
Farmington River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class I-II - 2 miles long (Hogback Road to Riverton)
 National Parks Near Winchester Lake:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 60 miles away
 Trails Near Winchester Lake:
Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County, 12 miles away
Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 19 miles away
Wild Cat Trail, Berkshire County, 19 miles away
 Lakes Near Winchester Lake:
Lake Winchester, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Park Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Burr Pond State Park
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Sandy Brook River
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Still River
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Farmington River
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Ski Sundown
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...tiweek kids and adult programs. Ski Sundown is located at 126 Ratlum Rd. (off Rtes. 44 & 219) New Ha...

Lake Floren
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Mohawk Pond
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Bantam Lake
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Like to find out when is first ice. Is there a bait store near by that I could call for information....

Mohawk Mountain
12 miles away
...th the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Mohawk State Park. Mohawk State Forest ...

Mattatuck Trail
12 miles away
...n Heaven area. We could not find the trail on the east side of the road. There was a house with a me...

Branchbrook Campground
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Big Meadow Pond
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Otis Ridge
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Farmington River Reservoir
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Lake Waramaug State Park
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Woodbury
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Ski Butternut
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Monce Pond
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Laurel Ridge Camping Area
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Blandford
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Mount Southington
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