A man going over a jump on a mountain bike in the woods (Instagram@weycyde)

C.P. Huntington State Park

Redding/Bethel/Newtown, CT

Life-like sculptures of bears and wolves greet you as you enter the peaceful sanctuary of Collis P. Huntington State Park. The 1,017-acre park spreads across carefully preserved open fields and dense woodlands and features five ponds, a lagoon, 15-acre Lake Hopewell, and ten miles of trails, including the Aspectuck Valley Trail which leads to the Centennial Watershed State Forest. 

The park is named after Collis Potter Huntington, the railroad tycoon responsible for the first transcontinental railroad and one of the country’s wealthiest men in the late 19th century. Despite its name, the park is best remembered for Mr. Huntington’s son’s wife, Anna Hyatt Huntington, whose sculptures welcome visitors at the park entrance. Among the most famous of her sculptures are Joan of Arc in New York City; Cid Campeador in Seville, Spain; and the heroic statue of General Israel Putnam at the Putnam Memorial State Park. Anna and husband, Archer M. Huntington, acquired the land in the 1930's and donated the homestead they called Stanerigg to the citizens of Connecticut after Mrs. Huntington’s’ death. 

Views from the Park
Location

9 Dodgingtown Rd.
Redding/Bethel/Newtown, CT 06896

Details

Open Daily
(8:00 a.m. – Sunset)

Contact

Main (203) 938-2285

A family hiking in the woods (Instagram@justine_hoagland)
Activities

Overview

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Know Before You Go

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Historic

Hunting

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Archery

Other

Winter

Additional Park Info

Fees

Free

Accessibility

N/A

Pets

Yes, on leash