Waterfalls at Southford Falls (Flickr@tquist24)
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Southford Falls State Park is closed until further notice due to the recent flooding episode and construction. 

Southford Falls State Park

Southbury, CT

For one of the state’s smaller state parks, Southford Falls State Park punches above its weight. Within its 169 acres, you’ll find its namesake tiered waterfall, a covered bridge, observation tower, picnic gazebo, two-mile trail network, and Paper Mill Pond — one of the state’s regularly stocked designated trout parks. Before Southford Falls was established as a state park in 1932, it was home to the Diamond Match Company.

Views from the Park
Woman practicing yoga by fallen tree (Instagram@mikaila_nyc)
Waterfalls scene at Southford Falls (Flickr)
Couple with waterfall in background (Instagram@doniaduchess)
A red covered bridge over a river in the woods (Flickr@Lechmoore-Simms)
Dalmation sitting in tent at Southford Falls (Instagram@daldream)
Couple hiking along rocks at Southford Falls (Instagram@zacpaul_photo)
Man hiking through Southford Falls State Park (Instagram@briannashley_mp)
Portrait of woman standing in front of covered bridge (Instagram@pklauder_Images)
Waterfalls at Southford Falls (Flickr@tquist24)
Winter scene of covered bridge in distance at Southford Falls (CTvisit)
Location

175 Quaker Farms Rd.
Southbury, CT 06488

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Details

Open Daily
(8:00 a.m. – Sunset)

Park Maps
Contact

Main (203) 264-5169

Couple hiking along rocks at Southford Falls (Instagram@zacpaul_photo)
Activities

Overview

Know Before You Go

Fishing

Geology

Rock Types Found on Main Trail: 

Igneous (Basalt, Pegmatite), Metamorphic (Gneiss, Granofels)

Rock Units: 

Collinsville Formation (Ordovician): Gray and silvery, medium-to coarse-grained schist and dark, fine- to medium-grained amphibolite and hornblende gneiss; Taine Mountain Formation (Ordovician): Gray, medium-grained, well-laminated granofels

Interesting Geologic Features: 

Glacial plucking, Glacial erratics, U-shaped glacial valley, Folds 
 

Hiking

Historic

Other

Picnicking

The picnic shelter at Southford Falls State Park is closed for the 2024 season.  

Winter

Additional Park Info

Fees

Free

Accessibility

Parking

Picnic Tables

Pets

Yes, on leash

Southford Falls covered bridge in Fall
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