Belden Forest, Simsbury

Name: Belden Forest
Address: Simsbury, United States

#7 among attractions in Simsbury

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Facts and practical information

Belden Forest is a 40-acre wooded area owned by the Town of Simsbury, which was inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network in October 2019. The trails are open to the public. ()

Coordinates: 41°52'26"N, 72°48'33"W

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Simsbury Center Historic DistrictSimsbury United States

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Belden Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Phelps Tavern Museum, Drake Hill Road Bridge, St. Mary's Simsbury, Simsbury Free Library.

0.5 miE
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Phelps Tavern Museum, Simsbury
13 min walk • The Captain Elisha Phelps House is a historic house museum at 800 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury, Connecticut. The colonial-era house was built by David Phelps in 1711. His son Elisha Phelps received the land from his father and expanded the house in 1771.
0.6 miSE
Bridge
Drake Hill Road Bridge, Simsbury
16 min walk • Drake Hill Road Bridge, also known as the Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge, is a bridge in Simsbury, Connecticut, originally carrying Drake Hill Road over the Farmington River. Built in 1892, it is one of three surviving Parker truss bridges in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
0.6 miNE
City hall, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Mary's Simsbury, Simsbury
16 min walk • The Horace Belden School and Central Grammar School are a pair of architecturally distinguished Late Gothic Revival occupying a single campus at 933 Hopmeadow Street and 29 Massaco Street in Simsbury, Connecticut.
~1800 ftE
Library, Greek Revival architecture
Simsbury Free Library, Simsbury
9 min walk • The Simsbury Townhouse is a historic municipal building at 695 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury, Connecticut. Built in 1839, it was Simsbury's town hall until 1931, and is a good local example of Greek Revival architecture.
0.5 miN
Neighbourhood
Simsbury Center, Simsbury
13 min walk • Simsbury Center is a census-designated place that consists of the central settlement, and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding it, in the town of Simsbury, Connecticut, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 5,836.
~1710 ftE
Neighbourhood
Simsbury Center Historic District, Simsbury
9 min walk • The Simsbury Center Historic District is a 75-acre historic district located in the town center area of Simsbury, Connecticut. It encompasses seven blocks of Hopmeadow Street, as well as the cluster of commercial, civic, and residential buildings along Railroad, Station, and Wilcox Streets, and Phelps Lane.

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Which popular attractions are close to Belden Forest?

Nearby attractions include Simsbury Center Historic District, Simsbury (9 min walk), Simsbury Free Library, Simsbury (9 min walk), Phelps Tavern Museum, Simsbury (13 min walk), Simsbury Center, Simsbury (13 min walk).

Belden Forest, Simsbury

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Simsbury plan & book

Belden Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Phelps Tavern Museum, Simsbury

Drake Hill Road Bridge, Simsbury

St. Mary's Simsbury, Simsbury

Simsbury Free Library, Simsbury

Simsbury Center, Simsbury

Simsbury Center Historic District, Simsbury

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Belden Forest?