Housatonic State Forest
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Housatonic State Forest
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| location | Sharon , Canaan , Cornwall , North Canaan , Litchfield County , USA | |
| surface | 44.09 km² | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 55 ′ N , 73 ° 19 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1927 | |
| administration | Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut | |
Housatonic State Forest is a state forest in the US state of Connecticut in the area of the parishes of Sharon , Canaan , Cornwall and North Canaan .
geography
The State Forest extends in several parcels along the Housatonic River . There are two nature reserves in the area: Gold's Pines and Canaan Mountain ⊙ . In its southernmost parcel, the forest also encloses Housatonic Meadows State Park . There the Housatonic Valley Rail Trail runs on the opposite bank and it is the only state forest in Connecticut through which the Appalachian Trail runs. Gold's Pines has Connecticut's tallest tree, a Weymouth pine with a height of approx. 48 m. The trees are almost 200 years old.
The plots go up close to the border of Massachusetts and New York . The closest state parks are Haystack Mountain State Park and Dennis Hill State Park to the east, and Mohawk State Forest to the southeast.
Freetime activities
Hikes on the Appalachian Trail are particularly popular . Camping, fishing and other outdoor activities are also possible.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
- ^ Connecticut State Forests Seedling Letterbox Series - Clues for Housatonic State Forest . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ↑ Description of major Connecticut forest areas
- ↑ Tree archive
Web links
- Housatonic State Forest Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Newspaper article on Gold's Pines.