Waterfalls at Southford Falls (Flickr@tquist24)

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Warning

Areas of the park, including the bridges and trail systems, are closed due to damages sustained from flooding that occurred in August, 2024. The park is still open for fishing on the West side of the brook.

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

Woman practicing yoga by fallen tree (Instagram@mikaila_nyc)

Waterfalls scene at Southford Falls (Flickr)

Couple with waterfall in background (Instagram@doniaduchess)

Location

175 Quaker Farms Rd.
Southbury, CT 06488

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Details

Open Daily
(8:00 a.m. – Sunset)

Park Maps

Contact

Main (203) 264-5169

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

Activities

Overview

Know Before You Go

Bus Permits are required for mid-size and full-size buses seating 30 or more passengers
Trail Map

Fishing

Geology

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