Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut Travel Information

Nathan Hale Country around Willimantic and Storrs, Connecticut You can easily miss the turn onto Silver Street from U.S. Highway 44 in Coventry. But, hard as it is to find, Caprilands is, for many people, the crossroads of the world. Visitors flock to the fifty-a... Storrs, CT

Northeast Corner: A Quiet Getaway The nickname for the northeastern corner of Connecticut is “The Quiet Corner.” Indeed it is quiet. It’s also one of the Northeast’s most unspoiled chunks of land, made up of fertile pastures, low-risi... Coventry, CT

Tolland County: Simple Dreams and Country Comforts The hills of northeastern Connecticut have magic in them. As with Washington Irving’s Catskills, something within these knolls has defied the physical laws governing the passage of time. The traveler ... Storrs, CT

Windham and Willimantic, Connecticut Mention the Golden Lamb Buttery in a roomful of Connecticut foodies, and chances are that the initial reverent silence will shortly be followed by exclamations of “Isn’t it just the best!” While we’re... Willimantic, CT

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Nipmuck Trail (Distance: 1.3 mi) This serene walk under towering trees offers ample opportunities for river explorations. Since most of the terrain is level, the walk is suitable for families and all abilities. This excursion is espe...

Mansfield, CT - Hiking - length:4 mi

Schoolhouse Brook Park (Distance: 1.9 mi) Three miles south of Storrs, 9 miles south of Interstate 84, and 25 miles east of Hartford. The terrain is relatively flat, with some short hills. A few side trails have more challenging climbs. In au...

Storrs, CT - Mountain Biking - length:5 mi

Wolf Rock (Distance: 1.9 mi) This is a good, not-too-strenuous walk with gentle inclines. It follows a portion of the blue-blazed Nipmuck Trail and passes Wolf Rock, a huge round glacial boulder perched on the edge of a 40-foot c...

Mansfield, CT - Hiking - length:1.5 mi

Nathan Hale State Park (Distance: 4.8 mi) Traverse quiet forest and perhaps the same ground the young Nathan Hale may have explored long before he went to Yale University to become a schoolteacher and then on to serve his fledging nation as a...

Hebron, CT - Hiking - length:2 mi

Natchaug State Forest (Distance: 6.1 mi) Just off Connecticut Highway 198, between U.S. Highway 44 and US 6. In the counterclockwise direction, you begin by climbing gently and steadily for about a mile, then rolling for about 4 miles, and f...

Willimantic, CT - Mountain Biking - length:7 mi

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University The University Club of Connecticut Public, 18 holes 6271 yards, par 71 5.8 miles from center of Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut

Skungamaug River Skungamaug River Golf Club Public, 18 holes 5785 yards, par 70 5.9 miles from center of Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut

Twin Hills Twin Hills Country Club Public, 18 holes 6275 yards, par 71 7.9 miles from center of Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut

Tallwood Tallwood Country Club Public, 18 holes 6366 yards, par 72 12.3 miles from center of Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut

Ellington Ellington Golf Center Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 0 12.9 miles from center of Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut

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