Scenic Overlook or Observation Tower
Connecticut is a very hilly state but the view from the top of these mountains and towers is worth the hike!
Dennis Hill State Park, Norfolk
Fort Griswold State Park, Groton
Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam
Haystack Mountain State Park, Norfolk
Lamentation Mountain State Park, Berlin
Lovers Leap State Park, New Milford
Mohawk Mountain State Forest, Goshen/Cornwall
Mount Riga State Park (Bear Mountain), Salisbury
Mount Tom State Park, Litchfield
Naugatuck State Forest, Naugatuck/Oxford/Beacon Falls/Cheshire/Hamden
Pachaug State Forest (Mount Misery), Voluntown
Penwood State Park, Bloomfield
Platt Hill State Park, Winchester
Shenipsit State Forest (Soapstone Mountain), Stafford/Somers/Ellington
Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden
Fort Griswold State Park, Groton
Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam
Haystack Mountain State Park, Norfolk
Lamentation Mountain State Park, Berlin
Lovers Leap State Park, New Milford
Mohawk Mountain State Forest, Goshen/Cornwall
Mount Riga State Park (Bear Mountain), Salisbury
Mount Tom State Park, Litchfield
Naugatuck State Forest, Naugatuck/Oxford/Beacon Falls/Cheshire/Hamden
Pachaug State Forest (Mount Misery), Voluntown
Penwood State Park, Bloomfield
Platt Hill State Park, Winchester
Shenipsit State Forest (Soapstone Mountain), Stafford/Somers/Ellington
Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden