Picnicking

Picnicking in Connecticut

Discover 31 state parks offering picnicking in Connecticut

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Connecticut State Parks with Picnicking

Black Rock State Park (Connecticut)

Black Rock State Park

+1 Biking
Centennial Watershed State Forest (Connecticut)

Centennial Watershed State Forest

+3 Bird Watching Kayaking Paddling
Eagle Landing State Park (Connecticut)

Eagle Landing State Park

+4 Picnicking Horseback Riding Water Skiing Kayaking
Farmington Canal State Park Trail (Connecticut)

Farmington Canal State Park Trail

+2 Picnicking Biking
Ferry Landing State Park (Connecticut)

Ferry Landing State Park

+2 Bird Watching Kayaking

George Waldo State Park

+2 Bird Watching Biking
Sunset on Long Island Sound from Hammonasset State Park with lens flare

Hammonasset Beach State Park

+5 Bird Watching Beachcombing Kayaking RV Biking
Harkness Memorial mansion Long Island Sound Connecticut

Harkness Memorial State Park

+4 Picnicking Bird Watching Scenic Overlooks Beachcombing
Hopeville Pond State Park (Connecticut)

Hopeville Pond State Park

+5 Picnicking Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Paddling Biking

Humaston Brook State Park

+2 Bird Watching Snowshoeing
Hurd State Park

Hurd State Park

+6 Picnicking Snowshoeing Kayaking Paddling Canoeing Biking
James L. Goodwin State Forest (Connecticut)

James L. Goodwin State Forest

+6 Picnicking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Kayaking Canoeing Biking
John A. Minetto State Park (Connecticut)

John A. Minetto State Park

+6 Picnicking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Ice Skating Hunting Winter Sports
kent falls state park

Kent Falls State Park

Killingly Pond State Park Scenic Reserve

+4 Picnicking Hunting Kayaking Paddling
Minnie Island State Park (Connecticut)

Minnie Island State Park

+4 Bird Watching Kayaking Paddling Canoeing

Mohawk Forest/Mohawk Mountain State Park

+3 Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Winter Sports

Mount Bushnell State Park
Natchaug State Forest (Connecticut)

Natchaug State Forest

+1 Hunting
Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park (Connecticut)

Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park
Nehantic State Forest (Connecticut)

Nehantic State Forest
Hero image for Osbornedale State Park

Osbornedale State Park

+3 Picnicking Ice Skating Scenic Overlooks
Pachaug State Forest (Connecticut)

Pachaug State Forest

+5 Picnicking Stargazing Snowshoeing Kayaking Biking
Platt Hill State Park (Connecticut)

Platt Hill State Park
Quaddick State Park Connecticut Reservoir Beach

Quaddick State Park

+7 Wildlife Watching Picnicking Ice Skating Sailing Jet Skiing Water Skiing Canoeing
Tranquil marshland landscape over the wooden deck at Rocky Neck State Park

Rocky Neck State Park

+1 Bird Watching
Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve (Connecticut)

Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve

+2 Bird Watching Winter Sports
Seagull perched on wood post at Sherwood Island State Park

Sherwood Island State Park

+1 RV
Southford Falls waterfall with red covered bridge and autumn foliage in Connecticut

Southford Falls State Park

+3 Picnicking Kayaking Canoeing

Sunnybrook State Park

+4 Picnicking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Winter Sports
winter time sunrise

Sunrise State Park

+6 Bird Watching Snowshoeing Kayaking Paddling Canoeing Winter Sports

Other Places with Picnicking in Connecticut (Not State Parks)

These places are run by a county, city, federal agency, another state agency, a tribe or a private owner, not by Connecticut’s state park system. State park passes, rules and reservations may not apply, so check with the operator before you go.

Quinebaug Valley State Fish Hatchery

Run by CT DEEP Fisheries as a trout hatchery

+3 Stargazing Kayaking Canoeing

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