Shenipsit State Forest Maps

Stafford Springs, CT

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Shenipsit State Forest Description

Enjoy the views or step back in history at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) museum in Shenipsit State Forest. The Forest contains 11 parcels spread over 7,000 acres in northeastern Connecticut. Shenipsit State Forest began in 1927 with the purchase of land at the summit of Soapstone Mountain in Somers to erect a fire tower to keep a lookout over the forests of the eastern woodlands. Over time, additional acreage was purchased to form the sprawling 7,078 acres state forest we have today in Ellington, Somers and Stafford. Shenipsit is dominated by nearly pure stands of oak, particularl

Coordinates
: 41.977, -72.386
Area
: 6,962 acres (28.17 km²)
Official Link
: Shenipsit State Forest