Campbell Falls State Park Reserve
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Campbell Falls State Park Reserve is an undeveloped, public recreation area and nature preserve located in the
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Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
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offers hiking, stream fishing, and views of the park's namesake waterfall which cascades nearly on the Whiting River just north of the Connecticut/
Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
state line. Legislation passed in 1923 and 1924 provided for the joint management of the park after the land was donated to the two states by the White Memorial Foundation. A stone monument within the park marks the border between the states.


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Campbell Falls State Park Reserve
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Campbell Falls State Park Map
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection {{authority control State parks of Connecticut Parks in Litchfield County, Connecticut Norfolk, Connecticut Protected areas established in 1923 Land Gifts of the White Memorial Foundation 1923 establishments in Connecticut