Bennett's Pond State Park

#3379 among destinations in the United States

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Bennett's Pond State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. The state park occupies a portion of the estate once owned by industrialist Louis D. Conley. The park features the 56-acre pond for which it is named and many miles of hiking trails in a pristine woodland environment. It is contiguous with Wooster Mountain State Park and is crossed by the Ives Trail. In addition to hiking, the park offers fishing, biking, and seasonal bow hunting. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. ()

Established: 2002 (22 years ago)Coordinates: 41°17'14"N, 73°27'25"W

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Bennett's Pond State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Keeler Tavern, Weir Farm National Historical Park, Ives Trail, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

2.3 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Keeler Tavern, Ridgefield
58 min walk • The Keeler Tavern is an 18th-century historical building at 132 Main Street in the center of Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States. The property served as summer home to architect Cass Gilbert, who purchased it in 1907 and designed additions to the building as well as a garden.
2 miS
Museum, Historical place, National park
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton
52 min walk • Weir Farm National Historical Park is located in Ridgefield and Wilton, Connecticut. It commemorates the life and work of American impressionist painter J.
3.1 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Ives Trail, Wooster Mountain State Park
80 min walk • The Ives Trail and Greenway is a 20-mile hiking trail in the Housatonic Valley Region. Its route connects Ridgefield, Danbury, Bethel and Redding. The Ives Trail is named after Charles Ives, a Danbury-born American modernist composer.
2.2 miW
Museum, Modern art museum, Art museum
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
56 min walk • The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is located in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The Aldrich has no permanent collection and is the only museum in Connecticut that is dedicated solely to the exhibition of contemporary art.
1.9 miW
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Concert hall
Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield
49 min walk • The Ridgefield Playhouse is a theater located in Ridgefield, Connecticut with a capacity of 500. It hosts a variety of entertainment events such as the showing of films, plays or musical performances.
6.2 miNW
Church
Ridgebury Congregational Church, Ridgefield
158 min walk • The Ridgebury Congregational Church is a historic church in the Ridgebury section of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Founded in 1760, it is a member church of the United Church of Christ.
5.3 miNE
Park
Putnam Memorial State Park
136 min walk • Putnam Memorial State Park is a history-oriented public recreation area in the town of Redding, Connecticut. The state park preserves the site that Major General Israel Putnam chose as the winter encampment for his men in the winter of 1778/1779 during the American Revolutionary War.
2.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Ridgefield Center Historic District, Ridgefield
59 min walk • The Ridgefield Center Historic District is part of the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
6.7 miNE
State park, Park
Collis P. Huntington State Park, Redding
172 min walk • Collis P. Huntington State Park is a public recreation area covering 1,017 acres in the towns of Redding, Newtown, and Bethel in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
4.3 miNW
41°19'22"N • 73°31'27"W
Garden of Ideas, Ridgefield
109 min walk • Body of water, Nature and wildlife, Garden
3.4 miSW
Town
Lewisboro
86 min walk • Lewisboro is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 12,411 at the 2010 census. The town is named after John Lewis, an early settler. Lewisboro is a suburb of New York City.