Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail is a public recreation area that parallels the

Connecticut River The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges into Long Isl ...

for between Suffield and

Windsor Locks Windsor Locks is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,613. It is the site of Bradley International Airport, which serves the Greate ...

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. ...

. The modern paved surface covers the original dirt towpath of the historic

Enfield Falls Canal Enfield Falls Canal (commonly known as the Windsor Locks Canal) is a canal that was built to circumvent the shallows at Enfield Falls (or Enfield Rapids) on the Connecticut River, between Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts. It i ...

. The park is used for fishing, hiking, and biking.

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Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail Map
Connecticut Department of Transportation {{authority control State parks of Connecticut Parks in Hartford County, Connecticut Suffield, Connecticut Windsor Locks, Connecticut