Haley Farm State Park

Haley Farm State Park
Haley Farm State Park, at Groton, was part of a  parcel granted to John Winthrop, Jr., Connecticut’s first governor, in 1649.   It was farmed until the 1950’s.  A park for approx. 47 years, this historic land turned dairy farm is now a 276 acre nature escape.  There is a wide range of habitat from upland forest to marshy wetlands, which makes for good birding and for butterflies.  There are ponds, many stone walls and a large glacier erratic named Jemima’s Rock or Hanging Rock.
Here is their website.  Map   Phone 860-444-7591
 The wheelchair accessible 0.8 mile Haley Farm Bike Trail, which winds  through the scenic old shoreline farm is part of a 7 1/2 mile town-owned bikeway routed from Mystic to Groton on local roadways.