Whittemore Glen State Park

Whittemore Glen State Park
Connecticut State Park
The Larkin Trail in Whittemore Glen State Park in Naugatuck, Connecticut.
Country  United States
State  Connecticut
County New Haven
Towns Naugatuck, Middlebury
Elevation 351 ft (107 m) [1]
Coordinates 41°30′42″N 73°03′56″W / 41.51167°N 73.06556°W / 41.51167; -73.06556Coordinates: 41°30′42″N 73°03′56″W / 41.51167°N 73.06556°W / 41.51167; -73.06556 [1]
Area 242 acres (98 ha)
Established 1945
Management Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Location in Connecticut
Website: Whittemore Glen State Park

Whittemore Glen State Park is an undeveloped public recreation and wilderness area for hiking and horseback riding located in the town of Naugatuck, Connecticut.[2][3] Sitting outside the southwestern edge of the city of Waterbury, the state park is the eastern terminus of the Larkin State Park Trail.[4] It entered the roles as Connecticut's forty-eighth state park in the 1945–46 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual.[5] The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

References

  1. 1 2 "Whittemore Glen State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Whittemore Glen State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Whittemore Glen State Park". Connecticut Office of Tourism. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Larkin Trail State Park Map" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ "State Parks". State Register and Manual 1945–46. State of Connecticut. 1946. p. 280. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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