Hopeville Pond State Park is quiet little camping haven in Griswold, Connecticut. The Park sits on Hopeville Pond, a dammed section of the P...

Collis P Huntington State Park is a gorgeous state park with a mouthful of a name. It is a state park steeped in history with a truly beauti...

Bolton Notch State Park is a pretty little state park with one of the scariest entrances I have ever seen. You are traveling at speed down a...

Happy 2024! Wharton Brook State Park walking path A lot of people are setting different types of fun outdoor challenges. Some are doing a ce...

I am pretty blown away by the amount of beautiful places and spaces in our small state and Machimoodus was of certainly one of them. It'...

  Windsor Meadows State Park is a small stretch of park bordering the Connecticut River in the town of Windsor. The entire  park consists of...

This state park is truly a hidden gem. Only 35 minutes away, I had never heard of this small but special state park basically nestled in a n...

When you look at the list of Connecticut State Parks, it's a little confusing and definitely overwhelming. You have state parks and scen...

Sherwood Island State Park is one of the popular beachfront state parks in Coastal Connecticut and it also gets the ranking of Connecticut...

This is a story about another tucked away lesser known Connecticut State Park. It's also a story about how I genuinely think people are ...

On another soggy September day, a Friday where I am solely in charge of keeping both kids alive, I did some research to find a state park th...

We have had a very wet Connecticut summer. It has rained most weekends and September was sort of like "keep it coming". After two ...

Stop #2 on my 2023 Connecticut State Park Tour took me and the kids 35 minutes east up the coast to Goshen Point to visit Harkness Memorial ...

A constant theme you will find as you read my state park guides is "I forgot how beautiful this place is". Rocky Neck was exactly ...

If you have followed KW over the years, you know I have a dog with severe separation anxiety. Like jumping out of second-story windows, chew...

Remember what it all looked like before the Arctic Blast and 1+ foot of snow ? Me either.  Today's post is a reminder that wi...

If you have been reading along for some time, you probably know by now that A:  I love to travel and B:  I have had the chance to ...

Sometimes, it is so nice to head out of town with absolutely no plans.  A few towns in mind, sunny skies, a tank full of gas, dive gear in...

As far as campsites go, Goosenecks State Park is the bees knees .   Amazing views, dispersed "camp where you want", basic ame...