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Beautiful reservoir and bridge across it (Old Huckleberry Rd). The approach through Old Kingdom Road, Reservoir Rd and Old Huckleberry on very narrow, windy and hilly roads is beautiful as well.

Tarrywile Park spans 722 acres, with roughly 21 miles of hiking trails, two ponds, and a lake. Once a dairy farm and fruit orchard, there are several picnic areas and historic landmarks, including the Tarrywile Mansion and Hearthstone Castle. Open year-round during daylight hours, the park is a beautiful spot for a lovely hike and a picnic anywhere on the grounds.

This pond is part of the headwaters of the Saugatuck River, ultimately providing drinking water to lower Fairfield County. The trail circles the entire pond. We were there in August, and saw some swans! But also lots of mosquitoes. And there wasn't really any good spot to rest for a picnic either. The trail around the pond is very narrow and the vegetation is dense around the trail, at least in the summer.

The Saugatuck Reservoir, an 827-acre manmade lake in Fairfield County, offers an angler's paradise just off the I-95 corridor. From Newtown Turnpike, you can catch beautiful views through the woods surrounding the reservoir, often with reflections of the sky in the still water.

Squantz Pond State Park offers a picturesque view of the steep, forested slopes beautifully reflected in the clear blue waters of the pond. The park spans 172 acres along the shore of Squantz Pond, a natural lake connected to Candlewood Lake. It is one of the few public spaces in the 75-mile shoreline, which is mostly privately owned. The park provides ample opportunities for recreational activities such as boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, and enjoying the fall foliage.

Godfrey Pond is a small body of water within Devil's Den Nature Preserve. A few different trails pass by the pond, but it is so heavily surrounded by trees that the views of the pond are spotty.

Squantz Pond State Park offers a picturesque view of the steep, forested slopes beautifully reflected in the clear blue waters of the pond. The park spans 172 acres along the shore of Squantz Pond, a natural lake connected to Candlewood Lake. It is one of the few public spaces in the 75-mile shoreline, which is mostly privately owned. The park provides ample opportunities for recreational activities such as boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, and enjoying the fall foliage.

The amazing Stamford Museum and Nature Center is just off High Ridge Road, south-west of North Stamford Reservoir. It is an 118-acre museum that hosts a 10-acre working farm, a tudor-style museum with gallery, and a nature center with walking trails. In addition to all of this, it has a fantastic planetarium complete with an observatory and telescope. All of this is set on manicured, well-kept grounds that include scenic Bendl Lake.