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Cockaponset State Forest
Haddam, Connecticut
CT's second-largest state forest across Haddam and Chester. Forest trails and brooks; the swim beach is Pattaconk.
At a glance
Overview
Cockaponset is Connecticut's second-largest state forest, spreading across Haddam, Chester, and Deep River. Filley Road trailheads, Roaring Brook, and the blue-blazed Cockaponset Trail define the non-swim interior. The designated lifeguard-adjacent swim lives at the Pattaconk Recreation Area listing.
- Also known as
- Cockaponset State Forest (Haddam interior), Filley Road trails
- County
- Middlesex
- Region
- Connecticut River Valley
- Water type
- Pond
- Swim feature type
- Pond
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Filley Road off Route 148 in Haddam accesses the western forest. Multiple signed trailheads along Filley and Beaver Meadow roads.
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