Waterfalls at Southford Falls (Flickr@tquist24)

Southford Falls State Park

Southbury, CT

For one of the state’s smaller state parks, Southford Falls State Park punches above its weight. Within its 169 acres, you’ll find its namesake tiered waterfall, a covered bridge, observation tower, picnic gazebo, two-mile trail network, and Paper Mill Pond — one of the state’s regularly stocked designated trout parks. Before Southford Falls was established as a state park in 1932, it was home to the Diamond Match Company.

Views from the Park
Location

175 Quaker Farms Rd.
Southbury, CT 06488

Details

Open Daily
(8:00 a.m. – Sunset)

Contact

Main (203) 264-5169

Couple hiking along rocks at Southford Falls (Instagram@zacpaul_photo)
Activities

Overview

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Know Before You Go

Fishing

Geology

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Rock Types Found on Main Trail: 

Igneous (Basalt, Pegmatite), Metamorphic (Gneiss, Granofels)

Rock Units: 

Collinsville Formation (Ordovician): Gray and silvery, medium-to coarse-grained schist and dark, fine- to medium-grained amphibolite and hornblende gneiss; Taine Mountain Formation (Ordovician): Gray, medium-grained, well-laminated granofels

Interesting Geologic Features: 

Glacial plucking, Glacial erratics, U-shaped glacial valley, Folds 
 

Hiking

Historic

Other

Picnicking

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Reserve an open-air picnic shelter

Winter

Fees

Free

Accessibility

Parking

Picnic Tables

Pets

Yes, on leash