Poquetanuck Cove – Preston/Ledyard
Parking for 8 cars at the Quentin Long Car-Top Boat Launch. 100 foot carry to the water. Poquetanuck Cove is a 2 mile long tidal estuary located between the towns…
Read MoreOld Killingly Pond
Old Killingly Pond is part of Killingly Pond State Park, this pond has canoe/kayak put-in access available for an easy paddle. No fee.
Read MoreNorwich Harbor Water Trail
Park offers docks, boat launch and fishing. Park on street near launch ramp. Begin & end your choice of paddles at the confluence of 3 rivers surrounded by unique scenery…
Read MoreFrench River – North Grosvenordale Pond
Parking on Rte. 12, behind Drafters Sports Bar. Access N. Grosvenordale Pond and some easy paddling behind the Drafters Sports Bar. The French River strolls into this pond from the…
Read MoreFrench River – French River Park
Parking for several cars. From the newly constructed boat launch, you can paddle upstream or downstream a short ways. If you head downstream towards Perryville Trace, scout the take-out ahead…
Read MoreFrench River – Leovich Landing
Parking for several cars. Leovich Landing is the only public boat launch on the French River between Agguteback Pond at Hodges Village Dam and French River Park in Webster. You…
Read MoreFrench River Canoe Trail – Greenbriar to Hodges Village Dam
Parking available near put-in at Greenbriar Park and take-out at Hodges Village Dam. This stretch of the French River has only one established kayak/canoe launch and the trip down to…
Read MoreClaire Birtz Wildlife Sanctuary – Morse Pond/Opacum Land Trust
Small parking lot on Tipton Rock Rd. Have a canoe or kayak? You can access peaceful Morse Pond from N. Woodstock Rd. (Rte. 169 – south of Tipton Rock Rd.…
Read MoreChase Reservoir
Paddle & fish this 80-acre reservoir. No motor boats (electric or gasoline) nor swimming permitted. Dam is owned by others, so don’t trespass there. Reservoir is surrounded by private property,…
Read MoreQuinebaug River NRT – Putnam to Pomfret
About 12 parking spaces. The shoreline is a grassy bank with a 1-2 foot drop to the water; this can be tricky, depending on water levels. Quinebaug River NRT –…
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