Rte. 198,
Eastford CT
Ph: 860-928-6121 (c/o Mashamoquet Brook State Park)
Website
CT DEP State Parks Contact Information:
Email
Ph: 860-424-3200
Toll-free in CT: 1-866-287-2757
Reservations: 1-877-668-2267 or Reserve
online
Camping permits are available by reservation
only. Submit a letter of request at least two weeks
prior to your intended stay to:
DEP Eastern District Office
209 Hebron Rd.
Marlborough, CT 06447
(860) 295-9523
The forest
is popular with equestrians; the Lost Silver
Mine Horse Camp welcomes horses and their owners. Pheasant
are stocked in the forest and the Natchaug river,
stocked with trout, is one of the best fishing spots
in the state. The Nipmuck and Natchaug blue-blazed
trails transect the forest. Year-round recreation
is offered. Its historic sites include an abandoned
silver mine and the ruins of the birthplace of Gen.
Nathaniel Lyon. Outhouses, water, parking.
Recreational Activities: Picnicking,
hunting, horseback riding, snowmobiling, hiking,
fishing, historic site, horse camping, backpack camping,
cross country skiing, mountain biking and canoeing
and kayaking.
