Connecticut State Forests
| Name | Area | Town(s) | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin State Forest | Colebrook | Litchfield | ||
| American Legion State Forest | 213 acres (86 ha) | Barkhamsted | Litchfield | Adjacent to Peoples State Forest, camping, Farmington River access, seasonal Stone Museum |
| Camp Columbia State Park/State Forest | 600 acres (243 ha) | Morris | Litchfield | |
| Centennial Watershed State Forest | 15,300 acres (6,192 ha) | Redding, Easton, Newtown, Weston | Fairfield | |
| Cockaponset State Forest | Haddam | Middlesex | ||
| Enders State Forest | Granby | Hartford | ||
| Housatonic State Forest | Sharon | Litchfield | ||
| James L. Goodwin State Forest | Hampton | Middlesex | Air Line State Park Trail, boat launch on Pine Acres Lake, Conservation Education Center, youth group camping, Natchaug Trail | |
| Massacoe State Forest | Simsbury | Hartford | Bike trail | |
| Mattatuck State Forest | 4,510 acres (1,825 ha) | Watertown | Litchfield | Features the Hancock Brook Trail, Whitestone Cliffs Trail; 20 different parcels within the towns of Waterbury, Plymouth, Thomaston, Watertown, Litchfield, and Harwinton |
| Meshomasic State Forest | East Hampton | Middlesex | ||
| Mohawk State Forest | 260 acres (105 ha) | Cornwall, Goshen | Litchfield | Also known as Mohawk State Forest / Mohawk Mountain State Park; lookout tower, pond and stream fishing, youth group camping, skiing |
| Mohegan State Forest | Scotland | Middlesex | ||
| Nassahegon State Forest | Burlington | Hartford | ||
| Natchaug State Forest | Eastford | Windham | ||
| Nathan Hale State Forest | Andover | Tolland | ||
| Naugatuck State Forest | Beacon Falls | New Haven | Cheshire, Hamden, Naugatuck, Oxford, Beacon Falls, includes the Naugatuck Trail | |
| Nehantic State Forest | Lyme | New London | ||
| Nepaug State Forest | New Hartford | Litchfield | Camping | |
| Nipmuck State Forest | Over 9,000 acres (3,642 ha) | Union | Tolland | Adjoins Bigelow Hollow State Park, features Mountain Laurel Sanctuary, Nipmuck Trail |
| Nye-Holman State Forest | Tolland | Tolland | Youth group camping | |
| Pachaug State Forest | 24,000 acres (9,710 ha) | Voluntown, Griswold, Plainfield, Sterling, North Stonington, Preston | New London | Camping, boating, horseback riding, youth group camping, motorcycle trail |
| Paugnut State Forest | 1,702 acres (689 ha) | Torrington, Winchester | Litchfield | Spread out over four locations and abuts Burr Pond and Sunny Brook state parks |
| Paugussett State Forest | Newtown | Fairfield | Boat launch to the Housatonic River | |
| Peoples State Forest | Barkhamsted | Litchfield | Adjacent to American Legion State Forest, Farmington River access, lighthouse | |
| Pootatuck State Forest | New Fairfield | Fairfield | Access is through Squantz Pond State Park | |
| Quaddick State Forest | Thompson | Windham | Youth group camping | |
| Salmon River State Forest | Nearly 6,000 acres (2,428 ha) | Colchester | Middlesex, New London | Features Comstock's Bridge; located in Hebron, Marlborough, Colchester, East Haddam, and East Hampton |
| Shenipsit State Forest | Stafford, Somers, Ellington | Tolland | Features 11 parcels spread over 7,000 acres, Shenipsit Trail, Civilian Conservation Corps Museum | |
| Topsmead State Forest | Litchfield | Litchfield | Features historic house museum estate | |
| Tunxis State Forest | East Hartland, Granby | Hartford | Meets Granville State Forest in MA | |
| Wyantenock State Forest | 96 acres (39 ha) | Cornwall, Kent, Warren | Litchfield |
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