Sunnybrook State Park
Madden Pond and surrounding wetlands in Connecticut's Sunny Brook State Park
Map showing the location of Sunnybrook State Park
Map showing the location of Sunnybrook State Park
Location in Connecticut
Map showing the location of Sunnybrook State Park
Map showing the location of Sunnybrook State Park
Sunnybrook State Park (the United States)
LocationTorrington, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°50′10″N 73°07′13″W / 41.83611°N 73.12028°W / 41.83611; -73.12028[1]
Area464 acres (188 ha)[2]
Elevation791 ft (241 m)[1]
DesignationConnecticut state park
Established1970
AdministratorConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
WebsiteSunnybrook State Park

Sunnybrook State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 464 acres (188 ha) in the town of Torrington, Connecticut.[3] The state park is the southwestern terminus for the blue-blazed John Muir Trail which crosses Paugnut State Forest for two miles to the loop trail at Burr Pond State Park.[4] Another park trail bears the name of former property owner Edwin Fadoir.[5] In addition to hiking, the park offers picnicking, hunting, and fishing along the East Branch Naugatuck River.[3] The park opened in 1970[5] and entered the state rolls in the 1971 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "East Branch Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Appendix A: List of State Parks and Forests" (PDF). State Parks and Forests: Funding. Staff Findings and Recommendations. Connecticut General Assembly. January 23, 2014. p. A-4. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Sunnybrook State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Paugnut State Forest: John Muir Trail" (PDF). State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Marteka, Peter (July 9, 2016). "The sunny disposition of a forgotten Torrington state park". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "State Parks". State Register and Manual 1971. State of Connecticut. 1971. p. 200. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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