Connecticut National Parks, National Monuments and More in Connecticut

National Park Service

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor
The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor is a special kind of park. It embraces 35 towns, numerous villages and a total population of about 300,000. Close to Hartford, Providence, and Worcester, this 1086 square mile region remains predominately rural.

Department of Transportation

Connecticut State Route 169

Merritt Parkway

Fish and Wildlife Service

Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge

US Army Corps of Engineers

Black Rock Lake

Colebrook River Lake

Hancock Brook Lake

Hop Brook Lake

Mansfield Hollow Lake

Thomaston Dam

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Weir Farm National Historic Site
American Impressionist painter, J. Alden Weir (1852-1919) summered at this country retreat for nearly 40 years. The 60 acre site preserves J. Alden Weir's home, studio, barns and outbuildings.