Ross Pond State Park

Ross Pond State Park
Ross Pond State Park
	Ross Pond State Park Location in Connecticut Ross Pond State Park Ross Pond State Park (the United States)
Location	Killingly, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates	41°46′33″N 71°51′45″W / 41.77583°N 71.86250°W
Area	314 acres (127 ha)
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Established	1964
Administered by	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Designation	Connecticut state park
Website	Official website

LocationKillingly, Connecticut, United States

Coordinates41°46′33″N 71°51′45″W / 41.77583°N 71.86250°W

Area314 acres (127 ha)^[1]

Elevation361 ft (110 m)^[2]

Ross Pond State Park is a public recreation area covering 314 acres (127 ha) in the town of Killingly, Connecticut. The state park offers hiking, hunting, fishing, and a boat launch.^[1]^[3] It sits adjacent to Old Furnace State Park and a blue-blazed trail connects the two.^[4] Ross Pond State Park entered the Connecticut Register and Manual in 1964 as a state park of 181 acres (73 ha).^[5]

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v t e Protected areas of Connecticut
National Historical Parks	Weir Farm
National Trails	Appalachian New England Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
National Wildlife Refuges	Silvio O. Conte Stewart B. McKinney
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Other Federal	National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Wilderness Areas
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State Forests	Algonquin American Legion Centennial Watershed Cockaponset Enders James L. Goodwin Housatonic Massacoe Mattatuck Meshomasic Mohawk Mohegan Nassahegon Natchaug Nathan Hale Naugatuck Nehantic Nepaug Nipmuck Nye-Holman Pachaug Paugnut Paugussett People's Pootatuck Quaddick Salmon River Shenipsit Topsmead Tunxis Wyantenock
Wildlife Management Areas	Aldo Leopold WMA Assekonk WMA Babcock Pond WMA Barber Pond WMA Barn Island WMA Bartlett Brook WMA Bear Hill WMA Belding WMA Bishops Swamp WMA Black Pond WMA Candlewood Hill WMA Cedar Swamp WMA Charles E. Wheeler WMA Cromwell Meadows WMA Durham Meadows WMA East River Marsh WMA East Swamp WMA Eightmile River WMA Franklin Swamp WMA Goshen WMA Great Harbor WMA Higganum Meadows WMA Housatonic River WMA King's Island Coop WMA Kollar WMA Larson Lot WMA Little River Fish and Wildlife Area Lord's Cove WMA Maromas Coop WMA Meadow Brook WMA Menunketesuck WMA Messerschmidt WMA Newgate WMA Nod Brook WMA Nott Island WMA Pease Brook WMA Plum Bank WMA Quinebaug River WMA Quinnipiac River Marsh WMA Ragged Rock WMA Raymond Brook Marsh WMA Robbins Swamp WMA Roger Tory Peterson Wildlife Area Roraback WMA Rose Hill WMA Ross Marsh WMA Salmon River Cove and Haddam Neck WMA Sessions Woods WMA Simsbury WMA Skiff Mountain Coop WMA James V. Spignesi WMA Stanley Works WMA Suffield WMA Talbot WMA Tankerhoosen WMA Wangunk Meadows WMA Wopowog WMA Zemko Pond WMA
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Trails	American Legion State Forest Trails Aspetuck Valley Trail Blue-Blazed Trails Chatfield Trail Hancock Brook Trail Housatonic Range Trail Lillinonah Trail Mattabesett Trail Menunkatuck Trail Metacomet Trail Narragansett Trail Natchaug Trail Naugatuck Trail Nehantic Trail Nipmuck Trail Paugussett Trail Pequot Trail Quinnipiac Trail Regicides Trail Salmon River Trail Shenipsit Trail Tunxis Trail Westwoods Trails Whitestone Cliffs Trail Zoar Trail
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Local Government Forest/Parks	Bear Mountain Reservation Beardsley Park Burr Farm Protected Open Space East Rock Park Gurski Farm Protected Open Space Happy Landings Protected Open Space Lighthouse Point Park Lillinonah Woods Mill River Park Old Bridge Sanctuary Pleasure Beach Roosevelt Forest Salt Meadow Park Seaside Park Webb Mountain Discovery Zone Webb Mountain Park
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Location	Killingly, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates	41°46′33″N 71°51′45″W / 41.77583°N 71.86250°W / 41.77583; -71.86250
Area	314 acres (127 ha)^[1]
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)^[2]
Established	1964
Administered by	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Designation	Connecticut state park
Website	Official website