Penwood State Park

Penwood State Park is a 787-acre public recreation area on Talcott Mountain in Bloomfield, Connecticut, adjoining the north end of Talcott Mountain State Park and managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Industrialist, inventor, and outdoorsman Curtis H. Veeder gave the land to the state in 1944, intending it to remain a natural place for people who loved nature, and he personally blazed many of its original trails. Lake Louise, a scenic kettle bog on the ridge, was named for his wife. The park is known for picnic areas, numerous trails, bike-accessible paved roads, and the Metacomet Trail along its full length.

Bloomfield, Connecticut · United States