Black Rock State Park
Black Rock State Park
Location:2 miles west of Thomaston on Route 6.
Facilities:96 campsites, restrooms (é), picnic tables (é), hiking trails, food concession.
Activities:Camping (week-ends only mid-April through Memorial Day, then daily toOctober 1), pond and stream fishing, swimming, hiking,field sports.
Special Features:The name Black Rock is derived from the local graphite deposits thatresident Native Americans allowed the early settlers of NaugatuckValley to mine. Early use of the area by Native Americans has beenconfirmed by the discovery of numerous arrowheads and stone implementsonce used by Mohegan, Paugussett, and Tunxis tribes.
Address:c/o Topsmead State Forest
PO Box 1081
Litchfield, CT 06759
Phone:860-567-5694
Web: www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/blackrock.htm
Size: 443 acres.
See other parks in Connecticut.