Best Spots to Enjoy the Fall Colors - Newtown Moms

Last week I started to notice the leafs on the edges of the road when I was on a walk. According to the Danbury News Times DEEP is predicting a fall full of vibrant colors. They’re predicting peak will begin around 10/3 in the northeastern and northwestern corners of the state.The article outlines the following timeline:

10/3 – 10/15: Peak in Northern Litchfield County and parts of Windham & Tolland Counties
10/16 – 10/23: Hartford, Middlesex, Northern New Haven, and Southern Litchfield Counties
10/24 – 10/30: Shoreline
11/7 – 11/14: Southwest corner of the state

Here are a few spots to check out the amazing fall colors if you want to look beyond your own backyard:

Holcombe Hill
55 Great Hill Road
Newtown, CT

Paugussett State Forest
Entrances on Hanover Road or Great Quarter Road
Newtown, CT

Kettletown State Park
1400 Georges Hill Road
Southbury, CT

Huntington State Park 
Old Dodgingtown Road
Redding, CT

Putnam Park
499 Black Rock Turnpike
Redding, CT

Lovers Leap State Park
Grove Street
New Milford, CT

Talcott Mountain State Park
Simsbury, CT

Kent Falls
Kent, CT

Lake Waramaug
New Preston, CT

Bear Mountain
Salisbury, CT

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