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| State Park Overview: |
 | Stratton Brook is a completely wheelchair accessible park offering swimming, picnicking and interpretive programs in a beautifully wooded setting. |
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| History of the Area: |
| The proximity of Stratton Brook to the Hartford metropolitan area has made it one of the better known small parks of the State. It was originally called Massacoe State Forest and was acquired to demonstrate forest fire control adjacent to railroads. The railroad tracks have been replaced by an impressive bike trail shaded by white pines and traveling over scenic brooks. In 1996, this park became Connecticut's first state park that is completely accessible by wheelchair. |
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| Area Accommodations |
| B&Bs / Inns | | The Tolland Inn - 1790s inn on historic village green. Close to University of Connecticut. Seven guest rooms/suites with private baths, full breakfast. Antiques and hand-made furniture throughout. |
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|  | Note to Park related businesses: List your vacation cabin, weekend getaway, log cabin rental, romantic cottage, vacation home, resort, hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, country inn, campground, RV park, horseback riding stable, canoe livery, river rafting, outfitting, sporting goods store, guide service, RV rental or any other park related activity, park related attraction or park related service on Google or StateParks.com. (more).... |
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| Related Links: |
 | Letterboxing Clues for Connecticut's Massacoe State Forest - letterboxing clues for the forest centennial letterbox on Connecticut's Massacoe State Forest ... Letterbox Series - Clues for Massacoe State Forest Massacoe State Forest - the 3rd State ... |  | Farmington Valley Business Listing and more - ... the perimeter of the park and along the brook. Purchased in 1908 as a part of Massacoe State Forest, the park was acquired to demonstrate forest fire control adjacent to railroads. The bike path ... | | Area Campgrounds | | Hemlock Hill Campground 118 Hemlock Hill Rd Litchfield, CT (860) 567-2267

| Branchbrook Campground 435 Watertown Rd Thomaston, CT (860) 283-8144

| Gentile's Camp Ground 262 Mount Tobe Rd Plymouth, CT (860) 283-8437

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| Directions: |
| From the south and east: take I-91 north, Exit 36 (Route 178). Take a left at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 178 west. At the intersection of Route 178 and Route 185, turn right onto Route 185. Follow Route 185 to the intersection of Routes 10 and 202. Turn right onto Routes 10 and 202 north; go 1.8 miles to the intersection of Route 309. Turn left onto Route 309. Follow Route 309 for 1.6 miles to Stratton Brook on the left.
From the north: take I-91 south, Exit 40 (Route 20 west). Follow Route 20 west to the center of Granby. At the intersection of Routes 10 and 202, turn left onto Routes 10 and 202. Follow Routes 10 and 202 for 6.1 miles to the junction of Route 309. Turn right onto Route 309, and then follow Route 309 for 1.6 miles to Stratton Brook on the left.
From the west: take Route 44 east to the intersection of Routes 10 and 202. Turn left onto Routes 10 and 202 and follow for 4.6 miles to the intersection of Route 309. Turn left onto Route 309 and follow Route 309 for 1.6 miles to Stratton Brook on the left. |
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