Mattatuck State Forest, State forest in Connecticut, United States.
Mattatuck State Forest spans 4,673 acres across twenty parcels in Waterbury, Plymouth, Thomaston, Watertown, Litchfield, and Harwinton, reaching an elevation of 594 feet.
Initially donated by Harley F. Roberts in 1926 with 723 acres, the forest expanded to 2,578 acres by 1930 through additional land donations and state purchases.
The Civilian Conservation Corps worked from 1933 to 1942 on forest restoration, planting trees and implementing land management practices to improve the deteriorated landscape.
The forest includes several Blue-Blazed Trails, such as the 3.4-mile Jericho Trail, the 2.8-mile Hancock Brook Trail, and the 1.7-mile Whitestone Cliffs Trail.
Leatherman's Cave, located in Thomaston near the Mattatuck Trail, commemorates a 19th-century wanderer who followed a 365-mile loop through Connecticut and New York.
Location: Connecticut
Elevation above the sea: 199 m
GPS coordinates: 41.64490,-73.09070
Latest update: March 7, 2025 03:55
Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden
9.8 km
Black Rock State Park
1.7 km
Garbage Museum
6.8 km
Jericho Trail
3.3 km
Mattatuck Museum
10.5 km
Hancock Brook Trail
5.6 km
Thomaston Opera House
3.4 km
Lock Museum of America
7.5 km
Humaston Brook State Park
6.6 km
Christ Episcopal Church (Bethlehem, Connecticut)
9.9 km
Benedict-Miller House
10.1 km
Beth El Synagogue
9.6 km
Trinity Church
3.3 km
Reynolds Bridge
1.5 km
East Plymouth Historic District
9.4 km
Bethlehem Green Historic District
9.9 km
George S. Abbott Building
10.5 km
Sheffield Street Bridge
6.4 km
Enoch Hibbard House and George Granniss House
10.7 km
Overlook Historic District
9.2 km
Roderick Bryan House
3.5 km
Terryville Waterwheel
7.4 km
Minortown Road Bridge
10.4 km
Skilton Road Bridge
6 km
Watertown Center Historic District
5.2 km
Town Hall and District School No. 6
10 km
Train Station
3.7 km
American Italian Civic Club Park
7.5 kmReviews
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