Public land in Connecticut
The largest public lands we have for Connecticut. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you pick.
Foraging laws for Connecticut · Species recorded in Connecticut
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic or Historic Trail - National Park Service
5,541 acres
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Metropolitan District Commission
Local Park - Regional Agency Land
2,069 acres
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Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2,048 acres
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Stewart B. Mckinney National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2,023 acres
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Open Space
Local Conservation Area - City Land
785 acres
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Hubbard Park
Local Park - City Land
664 acres
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Rocky Neck State Park
State Park - Other or Unknown State Land
522 acres
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East River Corridor Protection
Local Conservation Area - City Land
519 acres
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Meadow Land (3 Parcels)
Local Conservation Area - City Land
519 acres
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Wooster Mountain State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park - State Department of Conservation
465 acres
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Cockaponset State Forest
State Resource Management Area - State Department of Conservation
431 acres
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Sunny Brook State Park
State Park - Other or Unknown State Land
395 acres
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George D. Seymour State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park - State Department of Conservation
380 acres
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Mohegan Park
Local Park - City Land
340 acres
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Town of Groton 2
Local Other or Unknown - City Land
319 acres
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Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park - State Department of Conservation
310 acres
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Roosevelt Forest
Local Park - City Land
295 acres
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Mattatuck State Forest
State Resource Management Area - State Department of Conservation
290 acres
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Fisher Meadow (2 Parcels)
Local Conservation Area - City Land
285 acres
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Sherwood Island State Park
State Park - Other or Unknown State Land
274 acres
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Topstone Park
Local Park - City Land
266 acres
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The Nature Conservancy Pike Marshall Preserve (Owned)
Local Conservation Area - Non-Governmental Organization
263 acres
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Beckett Hill State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park - Other or Unknown State Land
262 acres
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Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
262 acres
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Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex
Local Conservation Area - City Land
243 acres
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Twin Brooks Park
Local Park - City Land
238 acres
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Birge Pond & The Hoppers Area
Local Park - City Land
236 acres
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Goodwin Park
Local Park - City Land
236 acres
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Copp Property
Local Other or Unknown - City Land
227 acres
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Hopmeadow Cc
Local Park - City Land
225 acres
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Huckleberry Hill Road Open Space
Local Other or Unknown - City Land
225 acres
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Pachaug State Forest
State Resource Management Area - State Department of Conservation
223 acres
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Batterson Park (Owned By Hartford)(2 Parcels)
Local Park - City Land
209 acres
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CT Department of Environmental Protection 6
State Resource Management Area - State Department of Conservation
206 acres
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Glastonbury Hills C.C.
Local Recreation Area - City Land
206 acres
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Waveny Park
Local Park - City Land
206 acres
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Marion K. Wilcox Park
Local Park - City Land
203 acres
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Prospect Hill
State Park - Other or Unknown State Land
200 acres
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Bicentennial Park
Local Park - City Land
188 acres
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Avalonia Land Conservancy
Local Conservation Area - Non-Governmental Organization
187 acres
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Great Oak Park
Local Conservation Area - City Land
183 acres
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Stillwater Pond State Park
State Park - Other or Unknown State Land
182 acres
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Quinebaug Lake State Park Scenic Reserve
State Park - State Department of Conservation
181 acres
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Crescent Lake
Local Conservation Area - City Land
176 acres
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Nye Holman State Forest
State Resource Management Area - State Department of Conservation
176 acres
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Beardsley Park
State Resource Management Area - Other or Unknown State Land
174 acres
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Blow Hole State Park
State Park - State Department of Conservation
174 acres
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Robert G. Beach Memorial Park
Local Park - City Land
174 acres