Gay City State Park Custom Search   Bear Swamp is an attention-grabbing swamp in close proximity to Gay City State Park, and don't forget to take a wonderful little journey to Foot Sawmill Brook. You don’t have to go far from Gay City State Park to catch a sight of the water at Tinker Pond Dam. Near Gay City State Park you find a golf course called Blackledge Country Club. Swamps like Bishop Swamp are fun to stop at, and a great forest close by is Nathan Hale State Forest. This is a splendid wilderness neighborhood that everybody loves. At Gay City State Park you find heaps of outdoors     recreation that you can take advantage of. Life's too short to enjoy all the enjoyable stuff in close proximity to Gay City State Park. Case Pond Upper Dam is not far at all from Gay City State Park. After a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express HARTFORD-VERNON is a great spot to spend a night or two. There's always Foote Hills Farm Dam to stop by near Gay City State Park. A nice place to camp here at Gay City State Park is Del-aire Camping Resort.     Map Detailed Map Contact Info Phone, Email, Address, GPS coordinates Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available in and near Gay City State Park.   Lakes in and near Gay City State Park Bolton Lake, Tolland County, 4 miles away Risley Reservoir, Tolland County, 4 miles away Lake Terramuggus, Hartford County, 5 miles away Andover Lake, Tolland County, 6 miles away Shenipsit Lake, Tolland County, 7 miles away   Campgrounds in and near Gay City State Park Nelson's Family Campground, East Hampton, 8 miles away Markham Meadows Campgrounds, East Hampton, 9 miles away Del-aire Camping Resort, Tolland, 10 miles away Lake williams Campground, Lebanon, 11 miles away Grandview Camp Resort and Cottages, Moodus, 11 miles away   Public Lands in and near Gay City State Park Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT , 41 miles away Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY , 58 miles away Hurd State Park, Connecticut, 13 miles away Haddam Meadows State Park, Connecticut, 14 miles away Devils Hopyard State Park, Connecticut, 14 miles away   Marinas in and near Gay City State Park Seaboard Marina, South Glastonbury , 13 miles away Midway Marina, Haddam , 14 miles away Hartford Yacht Club, Glastonbury , 14 miles away Andrews Marina, Haddam , 14 miles away Portland Riverside Marina, Portland , 16 miles away   Whitewater Rivers in and near Gay City State Park Salmon River, New London County , 7 miles away, Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16) Roaring Brook River, Hartford County , 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17) Farmington River, Hartford County , 21 miles away, Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187)   Hotels near Gay City State Park Days Inn Vernon, Vernon , 6 miles away Manchester Inn, Manchester , 6 miles away Red Roof Inn Hartford-Vernon, Vernon , 6 miles away Holiday Inn Express VERNON - MANCHESTER, Vernon , 7 miles away Baymont Inn & Suites Manchester - Hartford CT, Manchester , 7 miles away   Golf Courses near Gay City State Park Tallwood Country Club, Hebron , 2 miles away Minnechaug Golf Course, Glastonbury , 6 miles away   Ski Areas near Gay City State Park Powder Ridge, Connecticut , 24 miles away, 500 foot drop, 5 lifts, 19 runs