Farm River State Park

#9221 among destinations in the United States

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Farm River State Park is a privately operated, publicly owned recreation area on the western shore of the Farm River estuary in the town of East Haven, Connecticut. Public access to the 62-acre state park is limited and boating is restricted to those with passes obtained from Quinnipiac University, which manages the park for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Park activities include nature trail hiking, bird watching, and fishing. ()

Established: 1998 (26 years ago)Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°15'17"N, 72°51'29"W

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Farm River State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lighthouse Point Carousel, Five Mile Point Light, Nathan Hale Park, Shore Line Trolley Museum.

2.4 miW
Amusement ride, Amusement, Theme park
Lighthouse Point Carousel, New Haven
61 min walk • The Lighthouse Point Carousel is located in the East Shore section of New Haven, Connecticut in Lighthouse Point Park. The carousel was built about 1905, and is one of a shrinking number of early 20th-century carousels left in the state, featuring the carvings of Charles Looff and Charles Carmel.
2.4 miW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Five Mile Point Light, New Haven
62 min walk • Five Mile Point Light, also known as Five Mile Point Lighthouse or Old New Haven Harbor Lighthouse, is a U.S. lighthouse in Long Island Sound on the coast of New Haven, Connecticut.
2.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Nathan Hale Park, New Haven
63 min walk • Fort Nathan Hale, also known as Fort Hale Park, Black Rock, is a 20-acre city park located on the east shore of New Haven Harbor in New Haven, Connecticut. It includes the site of a 1659 fort, a Revolutionary War-era fort, and a Civil War-era fort. The fort was named after Nathan Hale, Connecticut's official hero.
1.4 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Shore Line Trolley Museum, East Haven
36 min walk • The Shore Line Trolley Museum is a trolley museum located in East Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beacon Hill, East Haven
31 min walk • Beacon Hill, 130 feet above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located 1.2 miles southeast of New Haven, Connecticut overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of Long Island Sound.
2 miNE
Neighbourhood, Georgian architecture
Branford Point Historic District, Branford
52 min walk • The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It includes a significant portion of the Branford Point neighborhood, generally considered to be the area along the west side of the Branford Harbor to the Amtrak railroad tracks.
2.5 miW
Park
Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven
63 min walk • Lighthouse Point Park is a park in the city of New Haven, Connecticut that is operated as a New Haven city park. The 82-acre park is located at the eastern point of New Haven Harbor in the East Shore neighborhood, and affords a view of Downtown New Haven.
1.8 miNW
Church
First Congregational Church of East Haven, East Haven
46 min walk • The First Congregational Church of East Haven is a historic church at 251 Main Street in East Haven, Connecticut. It was built in 1772-74 by George Lancraft, a local builder, and is one of Connecticut's few surviving pre-Revolutionary churches.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Saltonstall Mountain, East Haven
43 min walk • Saltonstall Mountain, also known as Saltonstall Ridge, with a high point of 320 feet above sea level, is a traprock mountain ridge located 3 miles east of New Haven, Connecticut and 1.75 miles north of Long Island Sound.
2.5 miNE
Colonial architecture
Timothy Bradley House, Branford
63 min walk • The Timothy Bradley House is a historic house at 12 Bradley Street in Branford, Connecticut. Probably built c. 1730, it is one of Branford's handful of surviving 18th-century houses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1.7 miN
41°16'40"N • 72°52'13"W
Hagaman Memorial Library, East Haven
44 min walk • Library