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Whittemore Glen State Park

Coordinates: 41°30′42″N 73°03′56″W / 41.51167°N 73.06556°W / 41.51167; -73.06556
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Whittemore Glen State Park
Trail
Larkin Trail in Whittemore Glen State Park
Whittemore Glen State Park is located in Connecticut
Whittemore Glen State Park
Whittemore Glen State Park
Location in Connecticut
Whittemore Glen State Park is located in the United States
Whittemore Glen State Park
Whittemore Glen State Park
Whittemore Glen State Park (the United States)
LocationNaugatuck, Connecticut, United States
Nearest cityWaterbury, Connecticut
Coordinates41°30′42″N 73°03′56″W / 41.51167°N 73.06556°W / 41.51167; -73.06556
Area242 acres (98 ha)[1]
Elevation351 ft (107 m)
Established1945
Administered byConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DesignationConnecticut state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Whittemore Glen State Park is an undeveloped public recreation and wilderness area for hiking and horseback riding covering 242 acres (98 ha) mostly within the town of Naugatuck, Connecticut.[1][2] Sitting outside the southwestern edge of the city of Waterbury, the state park is the eastern terminus of the Larkin State Park Trail.[3] It entered the roles as Connecticut's forty-eighth state park in the 1945–46 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual.[4] The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Other State Parks and Forests". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Whittemore Glen State Park". Connecticut Office of Tourism. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Larkin Trail State Park Map" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. October 23, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "State Parks". State Register and Manual 1945–46. State of Connecticut. 1946. p. 280. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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