State Parks Near Danbury, Connecticut
138 state park units lie within 50 miles of Danbury, including 25 parks across the line in New York. The closest is Wooster Mountain State Park, about 3 mi south of town. 24 parks are within 25 miles, close enough for an evening visit.
- Closest park
- Wooster Mountain State Park3 mi south
- Within 25 miles
- 24of 138 within 50 mi
- With camping
- 115 with cabins
- Dog-friendly
- 28 with free entry
State parks near Danbury, nearest first
Straight-line distance from central Danbury; driving distance is usually longer. Showing the nearest 60 of 138.
Wooster Mountain State Park
Things to do include hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Wooster Mountain State Park →Putnam Memorial State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Putnam Memorial State Park →Squantz Pond State Park
Visitors come for boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Squantz Pond State Park →Pootatuck State Forest
Things to do include snowmobiling, mountain biking, winter sports, hunting in season, and biking.
Hours, fees and rules for Pootatuck State Forest →Rocky Glen State Park
Popular activities here are hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Rocky Glen State Park →Lovers Leap State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Lovers Leap State Park →George Waldo State Park
Things to do include horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting in season, boating, and fishing.
Hours, fees and rules for George Waldo State Park →Wonder Lake State Park
Wonder Lake State Park is a 1,189-acre park in Putnam County, about 11 miles northwest of Danbury.
Hours, fees and rules for Wonder Lake State Park →John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
John Jay Homestead State Historic Site is a 84-acre historic site in Westchester County, about 5 miles northeast of Mount Kisco.
Hours, fees and rules for John Jay Homestead State Historic Site →Kettletown State Park
Popular activities here are boating, fishing, and hiking. For overnight stays there are 55 campsites (RV sites and tent sites). There are also cabins for rent.
Hours, fees and rules for Kettletown State Park →Southford Falls State Park
Things to do include fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Southford Falls State Park →Indian Well State Park
The park supports snorkeling and diving, historic sites, boating, swimming, and biking.
Hours, fees and rules for Indian Well State Park →Larkin State Park Trail
The park supports horseback riding, biking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Larkin State Park Trail →Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
In Westchester County, about 6 miles east of Peekskill, Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park covers about 846 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park →Fahnestock State Park (Clarence Fahnestock)
Fahnestock State Park (Clarence Fahnestock) is a park in Putnam County, about 7 miles southeast of Beacon.
Hours, fees and rules for Fahnestock State Park (Clarence Fahnestock) →Osbornedale State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Osbornedale State Park →Sherwood Island State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Sherwood Island State Park →Mount Bushnell State Park
Mount Bushnell State Park is a 214-acre park in Northwest Hills Planning Region County, about 16 miles southwest of Torrington.
Hours, fees and rules for Mount Bushnell State Park →Lake Waramaug State Park
Popular activities here are snorkeling and diving, boating, swimming, biking, and fishing. For overnight stays there are 76 campsites (RV sites and tent sites). If you'd rather not camp, the park offers cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Lake Waramaug State Park →Whittemore Glen State Park
Things to do include horseback riding and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Whittemore Glen State Park →Mount Tom State Park
Visitors come for snorkeling and diving, historic sites, boating, swimming, and fishing.
Hours, fees and rules for Mount Tom State Park →Above All State Park
Covering about 31 acres, Above All State Park lies in Northwest Hills Planning Region County, about 14 miles southwest of Torrington.
Hours, fees and rules for Above All State Park →Naugatuck State Forest
The park supports hunting in season, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
Hours, fees and rules for Naugatuck State Forest →C.P. Huntington State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, hunting in season, boating, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for C.P. Huntington State Park →Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve
Popular activities here are hunting in season, fishing, and hiking. Its trail network totals roughly 70 miles, according to the park.
Hours, fees and rules for Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve →Silver Sands State Park
Popular activities here are snorkeling and diving, horseback riding, historic sites, boating, and swimming.
Hours, fees and rules for Silver Sands State Park →Macedonia Brook State Park
Things to do include historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Its trail network totals roughly 10 miles, according to the park. Overnight options include 51 campsites, with RV sites and tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Macedonia Brook State Park →Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
Visitors come for horseback riding, winter sports, historic sites, biking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park →James Baird State Park
In Dutchess County, about 6 miles east of Poughkeepsie, James Baird State Park covers about 782 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for James Baird State Park →Black Rock State Park
Popular activities here are swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Overnight options include 30 campsites, with RV sites and tent sites. Roofed lodging includes cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Black Rock State Park →Kent Falls State Park
Things to do include historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Kent Falls State Park →Mattatuck State Forest
Things to do include hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Mattatuck State Forest →Storm King State Park
In Orange County, in Cornwall-on-Hudson, Storm King State Park covers about 1,911 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Storm King State Park →West Rock Ridge State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for West Rock Ridge State Park →Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
The park supports historic sites and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Fort Montgomery State Historic Site →Rockefeller State Park Preserve
In Westchester County, about 2 miles northeast of Sleepy Hollow, Rockefeller State Park Preserve covers about 1,775 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Rockefeller State Park Preserve →Bear Mountain State Park
Visitors come for winter sports, boating, swimming, biking, and fishing. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming pool and boat or kayak rentals. If you'd rather not camp, the park offers cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Bear Mountain State Park →Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
In Rockland County, about 2 miles southwest of Buchanan, Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site covers about 101 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site →Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site
The park supports historic sites and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site →Humaston Brook State Park
Things to do include fishing and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Humaston Brook State Park →Farmington Canal Greenway State Park
Visitors come for historic sites and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Farmington Canal Greenway State Park →Nyack Beach State Park
The park supports winter sports, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking. Water access includes a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Nyack Beach State Park →Rockland Lake State Park
Covering about 1,142 acres, Rockland Lake State Park lies in Rockland County, in Upper Nyack.
Hours, fees and rules for Rockland Lake State Park →Topsmead State Forest
The park supports historic sites, hunting in season, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Topsmead State Forest →Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site
The park supports historic sites, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site →High Tor State Park
Covering about 702 acres, High Tor State Park lies in Rockland County, in West Haverstraw.
Hours, fees and rules for High Tor State Park →Mohawk State Park/Forest
Things to do include fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Mohawk State Park/Forest →New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
Visitors come for historic sites and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site →Sleeping Giant State Park
Things to do include horseback riding, historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Its trail network totals roughly 40 miles, according to the park. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Sleeping Giant State Park →Housatonic State Forest
Visitors come for hunting in season, biking, hiking, and picnicking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Housatonic State Forest →Housatonic Meadows State Park
Visitors come for hunting in season, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking. Camping is available: 61 campsites, including RV sites and tent sites. If you'd rather not camp, the park offers cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Housatonic Meadows State Park →Silver Mine - Harriman State Park
Visitors come for ice fishing, winter sports, boating, fishing, and hiking. On the water side, there is a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Silver Mine - Harriman State Park →Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park is a 13-acre historic site in Dutchess County, in Poughkeepsie.
Hours, fees and rules for Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park →Schunnemunk State Park
Things to do include hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Schunnemunk State Park →Franny Reese State Park
Things to do include winter sports, biking, and hiking. Its trail network totals roughly 2.5 miles, according to the park.
Hours, fees and rules for Franny Reese State Park →Quinnipiac River State Park
Quinnipiac River State Park is a park in South Central Connecticut Planning Region County, about 8 miles south of Meriden.
Hours, fees and rules for Quinnipiac River State Park →Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve
Things to do include horseback riding, winter sports, biking, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve →Jay Heritage Center
Jay Heritage Center is a state historic site in Westchester County, in Rye.
Hours, fees and rules for Jay Heritage Center →Blauvelt State Park
Blauvelt State Park is a 624-acre park in Rockland County, in Nyack.
Hours, fees and rules for Blauvelt State Park →Wharton Brook State Park
Things to do include swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Wharton Brook State Park →
Best picks by activity
Camping near Danbury
- Putnam Memorial State Park 7 mi southeast · Campground listed
- Kettletown State Park 14 mi east · 55 campsites
- Lake Waramaug State Park 22 mi north · 76 campsites
- Naugatuck State Forest 24 mi east · Campground listed
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 25 mi west · Campground listed
+ 6 more in the list above
Cabins and lodging near Danbury
- Kettletown State Park 14 mi east · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Lake Waramaug State Park 22 mi north · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Black Rock State Park 26 mi northeast · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Bear Mountain State Park 28 mi west · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Housatonic Meadows State Park 31 mi north · Cabins or other roofed stays
Dog-friendly state parks near Danbury
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 25 mi west · Pets allowed under park rules
- Bear Mountain State Park 28 mi west · Pets allowed under park rules
Swimming near Danbury
- Squantz Pond State Park 8 mi north · Beach, pool or swim area
- Indian Well State Park 19 mi east · Beach, pool or swim area
- Sherwood Island State Park 21 mi south · Beach, pool or swim area
- Lake Waramaug State Park 22 mi north · Beach, pool or swim area
- Mount Tom State Park 23 mi northeast · Beach, pool or swim area
+ 4 more in the list above
Hiking near Danbury
- Wooster Mountain State Park 3 mi south · Hiking trails listed
- Putnam Memorial State Park 7 mi southeast · Hiking trails listed
- Squantz Pond State Park 8 mi north · Hiking trails listed
- Pootatuck State Forest 9 mi north · Hiking trails listed
- Rocky Glen State Park 10 mi east · Hiking trails listed
+ 37 more in the list above
Fishing near Danbury
- Putnam Memorial State Park 7 mi southeast · Fishing listed
- Squantz Pond State Park 8 mi north · Fishing listed
- George Waldo State Park 11 mi northeast · Fishing listed
- Kettletown State Park 14 mi east · Fishing listed
- Southford Falls State Park 17 mi east · Fishing listed
+ 22 more in the list above
Free state parks near Danbury
- Wooster Mountain State Park 3 mi south · No entrance fee listed
- Pootatuck State Forest 9 mi north · No entrance fee listed
- Rocky Glen State Park 10 mi east · No entrance fee listed
- George Waldo State Park 11 mi northeast · No entrance fee listed
- Mount Bushnell State Park 21 mi north · No entrance fee listed
+ 3 more in the list above
Questions about state parks near Danbury
What is the closest state park to Danbury?
Wooster Mountain State Park is the closest, about 3 miles south of Danbury in a straight line. Next are Putnam Memorial State Park and Squantz Pond State Park.
How many state parks are near Danbury?
138 state park units are within 50 miles, and 24 within 25 miles. That includes parks, recreation areas, historic sites and natural areas run by the state.
Which state parks near Danbury have camping?
11 parks list camping, the nearest being Putnam Memorial State Park, Kettletown State Park and Lake Waramaug State Park. Check each park page for site types, hookups and how to reserve.
Are dogs allowed at state parks near Danbury?
Yes, at 2 parks, including Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve and Bear Mountain State Park. Dogs usually must be leashed, and some areas such as beaches or buildings may be off-limits.
Are there free state parks near Danbury?
8 parks list no entrance fee: Wooster Mountain State Park, Pootatuck State Forest and Rocky Glen State Park. Camping and some activities can still cost extra.
State parks near other cities
- Near Shelton, CT19 mi east
- Near Bridgeport, CT21 mi southeast
- Near Norwalk, CT21 mi south
- Near Stamford, CT22 mi south
- Near Naugatuck, CT23 mi east
- Near Peekskill, NY24 mi west
- Near Waterbury, CT25 mi northeast
- Near Ossining, NY27 mi southwest
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Built from official park data and updated as parks change; this list was last rebuilt Oct 30, 2026. Features shown are those the official source lists. Filter these parks on the map.