State Parks Near Norwich, Connecticut
128 state park units lie within 50 miles of Norwich, including 6 parks across the line in Rhode Island and New York. The closest is Stoddard Hill State Park, about 6 mi south of town. 51 parks are within 25 miles, close enough for an evening visit.
- Closest park
- Stoddard Hill State Park6 mi south
- Within 25 miles
- 51of 128 within 50 mi
- With camping
- 172 with cabins
- Dog-friendly
- 05 with free entry
State parks near Norwich, nearest first
Straight-line distance from central Norwich; driving distance is usually longer. Showing the nearest 60 of 128.
Stoddard Hill State Park
Things to do include historic sites, boating, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Stoddard Hill State Park →Salt Rock State Forest
Popular activities here are hunting in season, boating, fishing, and hiking. Camping is available: 56 campsites, including RV sites with water hookups and tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Salt Rock State Forest →Hopemead State Park
Things to do include fishing and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Hopemead State Park →Mooween State Park
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, boating, and biking.
Hours, fees and rules for Mooween State Park →Minnie Island State Park
The park supports boating, fishing, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Minnie Island State Park →Gardner Lake State Park
Things to do include boating, swimming, fishing, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Gardner Lake State Park →Hopeville Pond State Park
Visitors come for boating, swimming, biking, fishing, and hiking. Overnight options include 80 campsites, with RV sites with water hookups and tent sites. If you'd rather not camp, the park offers cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Hopeville Pond State Park →Pachaug State Forest
Visitors come for horseback riding, hunting in season, boating, swimming, and biking. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
Hours, fees and rules for Pachaug State Forest →Pomeroy State Park
Things to do include hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Pomeroy State Park →Beaver Brook State Park
Popular activities here are boating, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Beaver Brook State Park →Nehantic State Forest
Popular activities here are historic sites, hunting in season, boating, fishing, and hiking. Its trail network totals roughly 12 miles, according to the park.
Hours, fees and rules for Nehantic State Forest →Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, boating, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park →Devil's Hopyard State Park
Things to do include historic sites, biking, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Devil's Hopyard State Park →Fort Trumbull State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, boating, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Fort Trumbull State Park →Mono Pond State Park
Popular activities here are hunting in season, boating, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Mono Pond State Park →Air Line State Park Trail
Visitors come for horseback riding, biking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Air Line State Park Trail →Bluff Point State Park
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, boating, biking, and fishing.
Hours, fees and rules for Bluff Point State Park →Mansfield Hollow State Park
Things to do include historic sites, hunting in season, boating, biking, and fishing.
Hours, fees and rules for Mansfield Hollow State Park →Haley Farm State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, biking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Haley Farm State Park →Moosup Valley State Park Trail
The park supports horseback riding, biking, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Moosup Valley State Park Trail →Harkness Memorial State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, biking, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Harkness Memorial State Park →James L. Goodwin State Forest
The park supports horseback riding, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking. Overnight options include campsites, with tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for James L. Goodwin State Forest →Day Pond State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Day Pond State Park →Seaside State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Seaside State Park →Rocky Neck State Park
The park supports historic sites, swimming, biking, fishing, and hiking. Camping is available: 160 campsites, including RV sites and tent sites. Roofed lodging includes cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Rocky Neck State Park →Quinebaug Lake State Park
Popular activities here are boating and fishing. Facilities for water recreation include a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Quinebaug Lake State Park →Nathan Hale State Forest
The park supports hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Nathan Hale State Forest →Salmon River State Forest
Visitors come for hunting in season, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Salmon River State Forest →Gillette Castle State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Overnight options include campsites, with tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Gillette Castle State Park →Selden Neck State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, hunting in season, boating, fishing, and hiking. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
Hours, fees and rules for Selden Neck State Park →Ross Pond State Park
Things to do include hunting in season, boating, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Ross Pond State Park →Old Furnace State Park
Old Furnace State Park is a park in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region County, about 2 miles from Danielson.
Hours, fees and rules for Old Furnace State Park →Brainard Homestead State Park
Visitors come for hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Brainard Homestead State Park →Sunrise State Park
Things to do include horseback riding, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Sunrise State Park →Machimoodus State Park
Things to do include horseback riding, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Machimoodus State Park →Eagle Landing State Park
The park supports boating and fishing.
Hours, fees and rules for Eagle Landing State Park →Haddam Island State Park
Popular activities here are boating, fishing, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Haddam Island State Park →Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park
The park supports historic sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park →Misquamicut State Beach
Popular activities here are canoeing and kayaking, swimming, fishing, and picnicking. Water access includes a swimming beach and a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Misquamicut State Beach →Scarborough South State Beach
The park supports swimming, fishing, and picnicking. On the water side, there is a swimming beach.
Hours, fees and rules for Scarborough South State Beach →Mashamoquet Brook State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Mashamoquet Brook State Park →Gay City State Park
Things to do include historic sites, swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
Hours, fees and rules for Gay City State Park →Haddam Meadows State Park
Visitors come for boating, fishing, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Haddam Meadows State Park →Hop River State Park Trail
Things to do include hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Hop River State Park Trail →Cockaponset State Forest
Things to do include horseback riding, hunting in season, boating, swimming, and biking. Its trail network totals roughly 100 miles, according to the park. Overnight options include campsites, with tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Cockaponset State Forest →Hurd State Park
Things to do include horseback riding, historic sites, biking, fishing, and hiking. Overnight options include campsites, with tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Hurd State Park →Natchaug State Forest
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, boating, and biking. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites).
Hours, fees and rules for Natchaug State Forest →Burlingame State Park
The park supports swimming, fishing, and picnicking. Overnight options include 700 campsites, with tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Burlingame State Park →Dart Island State Park
Popular activities here are boating, wildlife watching, and fishing.
Hours, fees and rules for Dart Island State Park →Higganum Reservoir State Park
The park supports hunting in season, boating, fishing, and hiking. On the water side, there is a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Higganum Reservoir State Park →Bolton Notch State Park
Things to do include boating and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Bolton Notch State Park →Killingly Pond State Park
Things to do include hunting in season, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Killingly Pond State Park →Charlestown Breachway State Beach
Visitors come for canoeing and kayaking, swimming, boating, and fishing. On the water side, there is a swimming beach and a boat ramp. Camping is available: 75 campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Charlestown Breachway State Beach →River Highlands State Park
Popular activities here are fishing and hiking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for River Highlands State Park →Millers Pond State Park
Visitors come for hunting in season, biking, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Millers Pond State Park →Chatfield Hollow State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, swimming, biking, fishing, and hiking. The official site lists about 18 miles of trails.
Hours, fees and rules for Chatfield Hollow State Park →Nye-Holman State Forest
Things to do include hunting in season, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Nye-Holman State Forest →Dinosaur State Park
Popular activities here are historic sites, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Dinosaur State Park →Orient Beach State Park
Covering about 1,142 acres, Orient Beach State Park lies in Suffolk County, about 17 miles southwest of New London.
Hours, fees and rules for Orient Beach State Park →Pulaski State Park
Things to do include cross-country skiing, winter sports, swimming, fishing, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Pulaski State Park →
Best picks by activity
Camping near Norwich
- Salt Rock State Forest 7 mi north · 56 campsites
- Hopeville Pond State Park 9 mi northeast · 80 campsites
- Pachaug State Forest 11 mi east · Campground listed
- Devil's Hopyard State Park 14 mi west · Campground listed
- James L. Goodwin State Forest 17 mi north · Campground listed
+ 12 more in the list above
Cabins and lodging near Norwich
- Hopeville Pond State Park 9 mi northeast · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Rocky Neck State Park 18 mi southwest · Cabins or other roofed stays
Swimming near Norwich
- Gardner Lake State Park 8 mi southwest · Beach, pool or swim area
- Hopeville Pond State Park 9 mi northeast · Beach, pool or swim area
- Pachaug State Forest 11 mi east · Beach, pool or swim area
- Day Pond State Park 17 mi west · Beach, pool or swim area
- Rocky Neck State Park 18 mi southwest · Beach, pool or swim area
+ 8 more in the list above
Hiking near Norwich
- Stoddard Hill State Park 6 mi south · Hiking trails listed
- Salt Rock State Forest 7 mi north · Hiking trails listed
- Hopemead State Park 7 mi west · Hiking trails listed
- Mooween State Park 7 mi west · Hiking trails listed
- Hopeville Pond State Park 9 mi northeast · Hiking trails listed
+ 41 more in the list above
Fishing near Norwich
- Stoddard Hill State Park 6 mi south · Fishing listed
- Salt Rock State Forest 7 mi north · Fishing listed
- Hopemead State Park 7 mi west · Fishing listed
- Minnie Island State Park 7 mi southwest · Fishing listed
- Gardner Lake State Park 8 mi southwest · Fishing listed
+ 42 more in the list above
Free state parks near Norwich
- Quinebaug Lake State Park 19 mi northeast · No entrance fee listed
- Nathan Hale State Forest 19 mi northwest · No entrance fee listed
- Dart Island State Park 24 mi west · No entrance fee listed
- Higganum Reservoir State Park 25 mi west · No entrance fee listed
- Killingly Pond State Park 26 mi northeast · No entrance fee listed
Questions about state parks near Norwich
What is the closest state park to Norwich?
Stoddard Hill State Park is the closest, about 6 miles south of Norwich in a straight line. Next are Salt Rock State Forest and Hopemead State Park.
How many state parks are near Norwich?
128 state park units are within 50 miles, and 51 within 25 miles. That includes parks, recreation areas, historic sites and natural areas run by the state.
Which state parks near Norwich have camping?
17 parks list camping, the nearest being Salt Rock State Forest, Hopeville Pond State Park and Pachaug State Forest. Check each park page for site types, hookups and how to reserve.
Are dogs allowed at state parks near Norwich?
None of the parks listed here say dogs are allowed. Check each park page before bringing a pet.
Are there free state parks near Norwich?
5 parks list no entrance fee: Quinebaug Lake State Park, Nathan Hale State Forest and Dart Island State Park. Camping and some activities can still cost extra.
State parks near other cities
- Near New London, CT15 mi south
- Near Middletown, CT29 mi west
- Near Hartford, CT34 mi northwest
- Near Southbridge Town, MA35 mi north
- Near Warwick, RI36 mi east
- Near Meriden, CT36 mi west
- Near Providence, RI39 mi northeast
- Near Newport, RI40 mi east
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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.