Whittemore Glen State Park
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LocationNaugatuck, Connecticut, United States
NearestcityWaterbury, Connecticut
Area242 acres (98 ha)[1]
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 Larkin Trail in Whittemore Glen State Park | |
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| Location | Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States |
| Nearest city | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°30′42″N 73°03′56″W / 41.51167°N 73.06556°W |
| Area | 242 acres (98 ha)[1] |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Established | 1945 |
| Administered by | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| Designation | Connecticut state park |
| Website | Official website  |
Whittemore Glen State Park is an undeveloped public recreation and wilderness area for hiking and horseback riding covering 242 acres (98 ha) mostly within the town of Naugatuck, Connecticut.[1][2] Sitting outside the southwestern edge of the city of Waterbury, the state park is the eastern terminus of the Larkin State Park Trail.[3] It entered the roles as Connecticut's forty-eighth state park in the 1945–46 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual.[4] The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.