5 of the Best Low Profile Campsites in Connecticut
With summer over and the cooler weather slowly creeping up on us, the camping season is coming into its home stretch.
With the help of onlyinyourstate.com and thrillist.com, here are five of the least crowded campgrounds in Connecticut.
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Macedonia Brook State Park - Kent
Macedonia Brook State Park is located at 159 Macedonia Brook Road in Kent CT. and gets rave reviews from yelp.com and alltrails.com. There are 51 campsites and the park offers fishing, the gorgeous Blue Trail, and lots of picnicking spots.
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Silver Hill Campsite - Cornwall
Silver Hill is on the Appalachian Trail near Cornwall Bridge and offers total peace and quiet unless a family of 5 decides to camp in the spot next to yours, and they've brought along their tiny yip yip dog named Tiki. Otherwise it's a beautiful 'under the radar' location for camping.
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Black Rock State Park - Watertown
The 439 acre Black Rock State Park is nestled in the scenic rolling hills of the Western Highlands in Watertown CT. There are 78 camping sites in wooded and field settings but you better get snappin' because Black Rock closes down for camping on September 30. They also have rustic cabins available to rent. To reserve a camping spot, call 1-877-668-2267.
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Riga Lean-To Campsites - Salisbury
If you take the hike from Mt. Washington Rd. to Riga, you'll find yourself high on a ridge where it opens up to picturesque vistas that make you want to whip out your camera. There are two water sources at Riga and a lean to that sleeps six plus a newly constructed outhouse.
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Nickerson Park - Chaplin
Nickerson Park Campground is not an out-of-the-way campground. In fact it's a family campground and it's opened year round. Yes, even through the winter and it contains many more options for your camping enjoyment, which pretty much means there will be more people around you. They 100 sites and 50 riverbank sites, flush toilets, hot showers, laundry, game room, firewood, and a lodge with a fireplace. Now this is my kind of camping! Nickerson Park is at 1036 Phoenixville Rd. in Chaplin, CT - 860-455-0007.