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Free things to do in Connecticut (CT) for families/pets
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items Family friendly & FREE places that we go to throughout the year. We pack a cooler with water, ice coffee for hubby and I & snacks for the kids. These places keep my 9 year old entertained and 6 month old calm and happy in the stroller!
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Hands down the best state park and beach. Campgrounds, walking trail, The Ellie Mitchell Pavilion, and much more! Clean & great for families with children. FREE PARKING FOR CT RESIDENTS!
Rocky Neck State Park | Connecticut State Parks and Forests
Park & Arboretum, Nature trails, Exhibit center! Free parking. Great for families with kids of all ages!
Dinosaur State Park | Connecticut State Parks and Forests
Quiet & relaxing place... with a trail & waterfall. This place is quiet and is great for pets.
Southford Falls State Park
Visitors can enjoy the formal gardens, green spaces, picnic areas, and recreational facilities in Elizabeth Park. Fantastic floral scenery, perfect for photography. Best of all, it's FREE!
Elizabeth Park
Excellent area that my family and i visit 3-4x/week just to walk and look around. I pack snacks and water and off we go. So many small businesses to discover, tons of acessable parking! Off street FREE PARKING FOR NON-residents!
Blue Back Square
Beautiful oceanside park with miles of boardwalk & tons of activities for kids! We park on a side street for FREE and walk for hours. Fishing, a park for kids and the cleanest public bathrooms I've ever seen!
Seaside Park
Downtown Westport is beautiful, and has quaint shops! Awesome place to take a stroll!
Westport Downtown Association
Hubbard park is beautiful with a long & scenic walking trail to The round stone observation tower. Playground, cute pond with duckies that you can feed. Free parking!
Hubbard Park
Savin Rock park located next to Jimmie's restaurant is absolutely beautiful. Oceanside boardwalk, clean, fun & pet friendly!
Savin Rock
Silver Sands sits along over half a mile of shoreline and features a three-quarter-mile, all-weather boardwalk, sand dunes, marshland, wildlife, and a dazzling array of seashells.
Silver Sands State Park | Connecticut State Parks and Forests
Two miles of traprock mountaintop resemble the profile of a large man lying in repose give this park its name. The outcrops and ridge crests of the ancient magma give the “Sleeping Giant” a distinct “head,” “chin,” “chest,” “hip,” “knee,” and “feet.”...
Sleeping Giant State Park | Connecticut State Parks and Forests
Beautiful and scenic trail, great to walk with kids/dogs!
Linear Park - Rails To Trails (Greenway) Access - Google Search
Mother Nature at it's best! Great for bike riders... this trail is very long & goes thru surrounding towns!
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail - Google Search
A little over 9 mile trail... awesome for running, biking, walking the dog. Restaurants and coffee places along the trail!
Middlebury Trail, Connecticut - 150 Reviews, Map | AllTrails