Recreation
Sleeping Giant State Park is a popular outdoor recreation destination among residents and visitors of the greater New Haven region. The clifftops offer long views of much of New Haven County and some of Hartford County over more than 270 degrees of the compass, and (atmospheric conditions permitting) across Long Island Sound to the Shoreham area on Long Island.
Sleeping Giant is open until sunset year-round; parking inside the main entrance, on weekends or holidays during roughly the summer costs $4 to $10 for most who have not bought the $50 statewide annual pass, but other parking is nearby outside the park, or at trailheads further east or north. Activities permitted on the Giant include hiking, snowshoeing, picnicking, bird watching, and other passive pursuits. Trails specifically designed for horseback riding and cross-country skiing are located on the lower reaches of the Giant, and fishing is allowed in the abutting Mill River. Rock climbing, closed for several decades on the Giant because of accidents, was permitted as of 2007; the Ragged Mountain Foundation, a non-profit rock climbing group, advises climbers to "please observe park regulations." Youth camping only is allowed on the Giant (by permit). Seasonal facilities include restrooms, a picnic shelter, and picnic tables. The 23-mile (37 km) Quinnipiac Trail—the oldest trail in the 700-mile (1,100 km) blue blazed trail system managed by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association—traverses the length of the Giant from the Quinnipiac River west over the Giant's high points to the Mill River then continues north over West Rock Ridge and Mount Sanford.
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