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Can be wet after a rain shower going down the stairs

To reach this point, you'll go through a heavily forested area with several viewpoints along the way. From here, you can enjoy one of these viewpoints, offering a scenic vista of the rolling hills of the Housatonic Meadows State Park.

Sleeping Giant State Park is a 1,465 acre park. The top of the mountain in the park resembles a sleeping giant, which is where the park's name comes from. There are biking and hiking paths, a picnic area and from the peak of Mt. Carmel, there is an excellent view of Long Island Sound and the New Haven area.

What you see here will really depend on the climate. When local conditions aren't too dry, Gorge Cascade Falls is a pretty cascade of about 20 feet high, with another 6-foot drop a little farther upstream.

Sleeping Giant State Park is a 1,465 acre park. The top of the mountain in the park resembles a sleeping giant, which is where the park's name comes from. There are biking and hiking paths, a picnic area and from the peak of Mt. Carmel, there is an excellent view of Long Island Sound and the New Haven area.

Although there are numerous parking areas to access Sleeping Giant State Park, this is the main entrance, with a sizable picnic area and plenty of parking.

Thanks to its picturesque profile — it really does look like a reclining human figure from a distance — one could argue that there are multiple "summits" on Mount Carmel, AKA Sleeping Giant. But this is the actual highest point.

What you see here will really depend on the climate. When local conditions aren't too dry, Gorge Cascade Falls is a pretty cascade of about 20 feet high, with another 6-foot drop a little farther upstream.