Pootatuck State Forest is a

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. Recreational activities include hiking, mountain biking, letterboxing, hunting, birdwatching, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing. The main forest property borders on and can be accessed via trails from the adjacent

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. There are two smaller Pootatuck State Forest property parcels in New Fairfield, Connecticut near to but disconnected from the main property and

. *The Western Pootatuck State Forest parcel is located north of Beaver Bog Road just west of the intersection of Beaver Bog Road and Short Woods Road. (GPS: 41.493866, -73.490825) *The Southern Pootatuck State Forest parcel is located between Short Woods Road and CT Route 39 slightly south of the intersection of Beaver Bog Road and Short Woods Road. (GPS: 41.494402, -73.484836)

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Pootatuck State Forest
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Pootatuck State Forest Map
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection {{Protected Areas of Connecticut Connecticut state forests Parks in Fairfield County, Connecticut New Fairfield, Connecticut Sherman, Connecticut Protected areas established in the 1920s 1920s establishments in Connecticut