New Haven, New Haven County, CT
Places to go in New Haven
16 scouted venues — the coffee shops, restaurants, parks, and hidden corners we think are worth your time.
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Black Rock State Park
439-ac. park featuring multiple campsites, hiking trails & ponds for fishing & swimming.
2065 Thomaston Rd, Watertown, CT 06795, USA
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Bradley Point Park
Park featuring a sandy beach with boating, fishing & supervised swimming, plus seasonal toilets.
Captain Thomas Blvd, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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Chatfield Hollow State Park
Natural area with pine woods, streams, caves & rocky ledges, offering hiking, swimming & fishing.
381 Rte 80, Killingworth, CT 06419, USA
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Devil's Hopyard State Park
860 acres of rocky forest, crisscrossed by hiking trails & highlighted by 60-ft.-high Chapman Falls.
366 Hopyard Rd, East Haddam, CT 06423, USA
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East Rock Park
A 425-acre park offering scenic views of New Haven, wooded hiking trails, fields & picnic areas.
41 Cold Spring St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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East Shore Park
Harborside park offering facilities for baseball, soccer & tennis, plus a playground & paved paths.
350 Woodward Ave, New Haven, CT 06512, USA
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East Shore Park
Unnamed Road, New Haven, CT 06512, USA
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Edgerton Park
25-acre storied estate converted to a public park with community gardens, greenhouses & events.
75 Cliff St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Edgewood Park
Busy waterfront park offers summer & winter recreation, an off-leash area, loop trail & skate park.
Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Hammonasset Beach State Park
Popular destination features a 2-mile-long beach with a boardwalk, boat launch & 550 campsites.
1288 Boston Post Rd, Madison, CT 06443, USA
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Hammonasset Natural Area Preserve
Madison, CT 06443, USA
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Long Wharf Park
Narrow area on the water offering walking paths, benches & a pier with historic schooner replicas.
351 Long Wharf Dr, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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New Haven Green
Originally at the center of the Puritan colonist's settlement, this park hosts events & festivals.
250 Temple St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Savin Rock Park
Popular park with a boardwalk along the beach, bocce courts & a longtime seafood restaurant.
435 Captain Thomas Blvd, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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Sleeping Giant State Park
State park with hiking trails up a ridge whose uneven profile is thought to evoke a sleeping giant.
200 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT 06518, USA
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Wadsworth Falls State Park
Swimming pool & trails in a picnic-ready park that contains a waterfall, streams & a pond.
721 Wadsworth St, Middletown, CT 06457, USA