Recreation
Mansfield Hollow State Park is located on Bassett Bridge Road in the town of Mansfield. The park offers boating (8 mph limit), fishing, a shaded picnic area and many miles of hiking, mountain biking and cross-country ski trails. It is open daily from 8 a.m. to sunset. There is no entrance fee. This area is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Mansfield Hollow Dam is located on Mansfield Hollow Road in the town of Mansfield. Here, visitors can picnic on the lawn both downstream of the dam and on the lake side of the dam. The construction of the dam began in 1949 and completed in 1952 at a cost of $6.5 million by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The damsite, covering an area of 25 acres (10 ha), was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. This dam, which created Mansfield Hollow Lake, substantially reduces flooding along the Quinebaug, Shetucket, and Thames rivers.
The Mansfield Hollow reservoir is located within the Shetucket River Watershed and is part of the Thames River Basin. Access to the site is available from US Route 6 and State Route 195. The top of the dam itself is popular for walking, jogging, and biking. The west half of the dam is approx. 1-mile (1.6 km) long, the east half is almost 2 miles (3.2 km) long. Parking is available at the State Park, Damsite, Commuter Parking Lot on US Route 6, and athletic field parking lot on State Route 89. A boat launch is located on Bassett Bridge Road in the town of Mansfield, 1/2 mile east of the State Park entrance. The dam runs alongside Windham Airport.
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