Sunnybrook State Park

Sunnybrook State Park
Connecticut State Park
Country  United States
State  Connecticut
County Litchfield
Town Torrington
Elevation 791 ft (241 m) [1]
Coordinates 41°50′10″N 73°07′13″W / 41.83611°N 73.12028°W / 41.83611; -73.12028Coordinates: 41°50′10″N 73°07′13″W / 41.83611°N 73.12028°W / 41.83611; -73.12028 [1]
Area 464 acres (188 ha) [2]
Established 1970 [3]
Management Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Location in Connecticut
Website: Sunnybrook State Park

Sunnybrook State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 464 acres (188 ha) in the town of Torrington, Connecticut.[4] 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.[5] Another park trail bears the name of former property owner Edwin Fadoir.[3] In addition to hiking, the park offers picnicking, hunting, and fishing along the East Branch Naugatuck River.[4] The park opened 1970; it entered the state roles 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.
  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 Marteka, Peter (July 9, 2016). "The sunny disposition of a forgotten Torrington state park". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Sunnybrook State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Paugnut State Forest: John Muir Trail" (PDF). State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "State Parks". State Register and Manual 1971. State of Connecticut. 1971. p. 200. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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