Cockaponset State Forest

Category: State park in Chester, Connecticut

Address: Cedar Lake Rd, Chester, CT 06412, USA

Phone: +18603458521

Reviews

Scott S

Jun 26, 2022

This was my first time visiting Cockaponset in all the years I’ve lived in the area. I just hiked a couple of miles and the trails are great but I was swatting away cow flies the entire time which ruined an otherwise good hike. I will come back in the fall and it will be better.

Alex LaMarche

Apr 24, 2022

Greatly enjoy taking walks here after work. Looking forward to more biking and hiking in the future

David Martin

Oct 9, 2019

This is a great hidden trail. Lots of wild life and floura to see and explore. The trails are thin and over grown in some places, but if you want to feel out in the woods and far from it all this is the perfect place. My daughters were able to walk it with no problem and they enjoyed all the beautiful flowers and fungi growing all over.

KB DiStasio

Sep 9, 2019

This place is so much fun to go 4 wheelin. Muddy and bumpy trails and open areas with man made horseshoes and hills. Stay on the trails and clean up your mess or they'll close this place down for us offroaders which are hard to find in CT

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Questions & Answers

Hi are there still trails that a off road vehicle can ride through?

Eastcoast RC Trucks | Aug 17, 2020
Andrew Carney | Aug 18, 2020

Yes

Is there swimming allowed in the lake?

Jeff Kenney | Jul 13, 2020
B D | Jul 14, 2020

Yes, however, sometimes it is closed. A park ranger told me this is due to bacteria levels in the water.

Is hunting permitted here?

Jason Holden | May 14, 2021
Chris mcneil | May 15, 2021

Yes you can according to the DEEP website & the Cockaponset State Forest website.

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When does it open?

Jose Castro | Jul 14, 2019
Ted G | Jul 15, 2019

Forest is open dawn to dusk.

Where is the entrance? We drove around for over half an hour looking for it

Destiny Guzman | Jul 14, 2018
Robert Bergen | Jul 15, 2018

There is a nice entrance to Pattaconk Recreation Area off of Cedar Lake Rd which is a bit up route 148 in Chester.

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Can you overnight camp here?

Catherine G | Jul 14, 2018
Joey B. | Jul 15, 2018

No, no camping here. Most signage says closed after sunset.

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Is this a real forest?GET IT*WINK WINK*

Soledad Medina | Jul 14, 2018
Soledad Medina | Jul 15, 2018

Well bro

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