Wharton Brook State Park | |
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Location | North Haven and Wallingford, Connecticut, United States |
Coordinates | 41°25′32″N 72°50′12″W / 41.42556°N 72.83667°W [1] |
Area | 96 acres (39 ha) [2] |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) [1] |
Designation | Connecticut state park |
Established | 1919 |
Administrator | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
Website | Wharton Brook State Park |
Wharton Brook State Park is a public recreation area located off U.S. Route 5 in the towns of North Haven and Wallingford, Connecticut. [3] Activities in the 96-acre (39 ha) state park center on Allen Brook Pond, a 5-acre (2.0 ha) pond that empties into Wharton Brook. [4] The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The state park was established as a precursor of the modern highway rest stop, with picnic grounds, a camping area, and services for automobiles. It opened on August 1, 1919, as the first of what the State Park Commission intended to be a series of "Wayside Parks" created in the more heavily traveled areas of the state. [5]
On May 15, 2018, an EF1 tornado that transitioned into a microburst caused significant damage to the park, forcing officials to close the park for an unspecified period of time. The park has reopened on January 14, 2019. [3]
The park offers fishing, swimming, picnicking, and several short footpaths totaling less than a mile in distance. [6] The park is one of the state's designated trout parks that are stocked with trout on opening day and at other times of the year. [7] Great blue herons and other wildlife may be found in the park.
Wharton Brook State Park | |
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Location | North Haven and Wallingford, Connecticut, United States |
Coordinates | 41°25′32″N 72°50′12″W / 41.42556°N 72.83667°W [1] |
Area | 96 acres (39 ha) [2] |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) [1] |
Designation | Connecticut state park |
Established | 1919 |
Administrator | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
Website | Wharton Brook State Park |
Wharton Brook State Park is a public recreation area located off U.S. Route 5 in the towns of North Haven and Wallingford, Connecticut. [3] Activities in the 96-acre (39 ha) state park center on Allen Brook Pond, a 5-acre (2.0 ha) pond that empties into Wharton Brook. [4] The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The state park was established as a precursor of the modern highway rest stop, with picnic grounds, a camping area, and services for automobiles. It opened on August 1, 1919, as the first of what the State Park Commission intended to be a series of "Wayside Parks" created in the more heavily traveled areas of the state. [5]
On May 15, 2018, an EF1 tornado that transitioned into a microburst caused significant damage to the park, forcing officials to close the park for an unspecified period of time. The park has reopened on January 14, 2019. [3]
The park offers fishing, swimming, picnicking, and several short footpaths totaling less than a mile in distance. [6] The park is one of the state's designated trout parks that are stocked with trout on opening day and at other times of the year. [7] Great blue herons and other wildlife may be found in the park.