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Kettletown State Park

1400 Georges Hill Rd, Southbury, CT
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174ft
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Kettletown State Park is a great campground for families and large groups. It is located close to Southford Falls, so visitors can enjoy a nice hike and waterfall views. The campsites are varied, with options for tent camping, camper use, and cabins for rent. The grounds are spacious and beautiful, with lots of trees and trails to explore. Be aware of the local wildlife, as raccoons and skunks love to find food. The bathrooms are always kept clean and stocked, and there are plenty of water spigots scattered around the camping area. Cell phone reception is iffy due to the hilly and heavily wooded area, but the park offers free movies for the kids and an ice cream truck. The roads leading to the park are narrow and twisty, so larger campers may have difficulty maneuvering. Take lots of bug spray and wear long sleeves and pants, even in the summer, as mosquitoes can be a problem.

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  • Pet Friendly
  • Cabins
  • Tenting
  • Buddy Sites
  • Trash Pickup
  • Water Hookup
  • Sewer Hookup
  • Fire Pits
  • Potable Water
  • Beach Access
  • Ice
  • Firewood Sold
  • Toilets
  • Showers
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Activities

  • Hiking
  • Fishing

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Head to Kettletown State Park to hike its over six miles of trails traversing a range of terrain, scenic overlooks of picturesque Lake Zoar on the Housatonic River, a shaded picnic area, and a lakeside campground. Located on the eastern shore of Lake Zoar, the fifth largest freshwater body in the state, the 605-acre park is popular four seasons a year. The area was originally inhabited by the Pootatucks, an advanced, industrious Algonquin Tribe. Although the Pootatucks were expert fishermen and hunters, their main occupation was farming. They raised fine crops of beans, squash, tobacco, and apples. True innovators, they developed an impressive drum communications system which could carry a message over 200 miles in just two hours. Local legend has it that early colonists traded one brass kettle to hunt and fish here — hence the park’s name. Eventually, the settlers acquired complete rights to the area and, by 1758, any remaining Pootatucks had migrated northwest. In 1919, their original village was submerged when the Housatonic River was dammed to produce hydroelectric power, creating Lake Zoar. All that remains now in the Kettletown area of this once prosperous tribe is an occasional arrowhead.
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