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Rocky Glen State Park
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Location	Newtown, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates	41°25′42″N 73°16′55″W / 41.42833°N 73.28194°W / 41.42833; -73.28194
Area	46 acres (19 ha)
Elevation	322 ft (98 m)
Established	1943
Administered by	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Designation	Connecticut state park
Website	Official website

Rocky Glen State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area covering 46 acres (19 ha) along the west side of the Pootatuck River in the town of Newtown, Connecticut. The state park offers opportunities for hiking to a scenic cascade and includes a one-and-a-half mile stretch of Al's Trail, a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) greenway trail that winds through Newtown. It appeared as the state's forty-seventh state park in the 1943 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual. The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

References

1. ^ "Other State Parks and Forests". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
2. "Rocky Glen". Al's Trail. AlsTrail.org. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
3. "State Parks". Register and Manual 1943. State of Connecticut. 1943. p. 143. Retrieved October 6, 2017.

External links

• Other State Parks and Forests Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

• State parks of Connecticut
• Parks in Fairfield County, Connecticut
• Protected areas established in 1943
• 1943 establishments in Connecticut
• Newtown, Connecticut