Stoddard Hill State Park
Posted By auntie on April 17, 2019
.89 miles; Ledyard, CT
[Editors Note: Once again I’ve broken my solemn vow to not let unposted hikes accumulate. I wound up almost a full month and 8 hikes behind. Mea culpa. Won’t happen again. I hope.]
Stop the second was at a Connecticut State Park I must have passed by 1000 times and never realized was there. In my defense, there’s not much to it besides a boat launch and a couple pretty little trails that follow the Thames River. Still, it’s kind of embarrassing. “Wait, what? There’s a State Park here? Since when?” [Ed. Note: Since 1954. Just sayin’]
From the Boat Launch
You can’t launch a very big boat from here, unless it’s your intention to putter around in the little cove, because you have to go under that little rail trestle to get to the river. Still, it might not be a bad thing to putter around for a while if the weather is nice.
Fishing Spot
It seems this little park is more commonly a fishing spot than a boat launch, if the remains littering the parking lot were any indication.
Stoddard Hill
The “hill” of Stoddard Hill appears to be one gigantic pile of boulders. We did not attempt to climb it, but followed a few trails that paralleled the river instead.
Cemetery
There is also a small historical cemetery here, and we gathered this was a civil war era grave, based on the dates.
You can find out more about Stoddard Hill State Park from this DEEP website (scroll down). You should also check out this article in the New London Day for a bit more info. As always, click the image above for details about this hike and to download the gps track.
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