Torrington, Connecticut Micropolitan Area

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Hotels near Torrington, Connecticut:

Tollgate Hill Inn, Litchfield
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5 miles away
Yankee Pedlar Inn, Torrington
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7.7 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Torrington
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8.3 miles away
Days Inn - Torrington, Torrington
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8.4 miles away
The Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington
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10 miles away
Blackberry River Inn, Norfolk
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11 miles away
Homestead Inn, New Milford
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16.5 miles away
Heritage Inn, New Milford
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16.8 miles away
Hampton Inn Waterbury, Waterbury
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16.8 miles away
Sharon Motor Lodge, Sharon
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16.9 miles away
Red Carpet Inn & Suites New Milford, New Milford
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18.1 miles away
The Cottages At Kent Road, New Milford
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18.2 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.

Hemlock Hill Camp Resort and Co-operative
...Resort enjoy the area wineries, many hiking trails, wonderful biking routes, antiques shops and grea...

Lake Floren
...uses on the west coast of the lake. The land is owned by homeowners with house further up from the l...

Mohawk Pond
Very good fishing there....

Bantam Lake
Like to find out when is first ice. Is there a bait store near by that I could call for information....

Mohawk Mountain
...untain but are not maintained or connected with the Ski Area. Access is obtained off of Rt. 4 in Cor...

Burr Pond State Park
This park hasn't allowed camping for many years....

Mattatuck Trail
...he east side of the road. There was a house with a mean old dog where we believe the trail goes, but...

Big Meadow Pond
what fish are in this pond...

Lake Waramaug State Park
...ule was respected by all young and old. we had a wonderful time. small town not far for pizza if nee...

Woodbury
10 miles away
5 PHOTOS
I love snowboarding here at Woodbury, and they have great tubing too....

Branchbrook Campground
11 miles away
...Bantam Lake is only 8 miles away for fishing and boating. Amusement Parks too are close and Museums....

Housatonic River
12 miles away
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Ella Fohs Camp Pond
14 miles away
I attended Ella Fohs as a camper and a counselor.  The time was early 1950s - 1955...

West Hill Pond
14 miles away
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Nice lake...

Sandy Brook River
14 miles away
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White Pines Campground
15 miles away
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom, Showers, Fishing, Kids Activ...

Still River
16 miles away
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Lemanquais Pond
16 miles away
...zed to find that there is a pond with my name sake just miles away from where I grew up!!!  I am ori...

Farmington River
17 miles away
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Hilltop Pond
17 miles away
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An interesting fact: The dam, rebuilt in the early 90's is made up of concrete blocks, each we...

Appalachian National Scenic Trail
18 miles away
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Farmington River - West Branch
18 miles away
...deserved local reputation for being runable when other nearby waters, such as the Housatonic and She...

Baummer Pond
18 miles away
What kind of fish is in baummers pond?...

Ski Sundown
20 miles away
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...service the main mountain and a carpet lift, double chairlift and triple chairlift service the Sunny...

Ski Butternut
20 miles away
Butternut is a good place to go. They are also nice to nice to family...

Tenmile
21 miles away
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Otis Ridge
22 miles away
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I went to the snowboard camp at Otis Ridge last year. Hope I get to go again this year....

Mount Southington
23 miles away
...re the one. Mt. Southington is Connecticut's convenient location for both skiing and snowboarding fo...

Catamount
25 miles away
... any time I want. It's a great ski area for being of moderate size. Good variety of runs, no chance ...

Thunder Ridge
28 miles away
I come out here from New York a few times every winter to get some good skiing. It's a pretty decent...

Blandford
30 miles away
I love the nightskiing here, you can swing by after work and have some fun on the slopes....

Bousquet
32 miles away
I just came back from skiing at Bousquet, it was awesome! Going back again as soon as possible....

Powder Ridge
37 miles away
Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale....

Jiminy Peak
39 miles away
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...orer programs, and the Cub's Den Playroom. Up the steps to the Village Center, you'll find 'Just Jim...

Berkshire East
49 miles away
...ed it. It was great. I can't wait to go again. It had tons of great beginner and intermediate trails...

Haystack
62 miles away
Great scenery and great skiing. This is an excellent ski resort....

Mount Snow
64 miles away
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Torstein Horgmo, the Winter Dew Tour, which is a world class competition that has its final stop at ...

Willard Mountain
66 miles away
Great little family oriented ski mountain....

Living Memorial Park
70 miles away
Just a slope with a lift. Perfect way to spend a winter afternoon....

Hunter Mountain
70 miles away
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...niums and the new four seasons, slopeside Kaatskill Mountain Club, plus a dozen unique mountain eate...

Stratton
71 miles away
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Clock Tower...
...idence backed up by a snowmaking system (covering 95 percent of Stratton's terrain) so powerful it c...

Tuxedo Ridge
74 miles away
It's great to come up here to these hills in winter ski....

Snow Valley
74 miles away
I haven't been to Snow Valley since the 1960's. We used to go there on weekends back then....

Windham Mountain
75 miles away
... its own lodge. In December, Windham will have a BigAirBag! Try out your tricks and land safely on t...

Bromley Mountain
75 miles away
3 PHOTOS
Bromley is the only major ski area in New England with a southern exposure, giving our guests sun dr...

Mt. Peter
78 miles away
4 PHOTOS
This ski hill feels much bigger than it really is in some weird way....

Magic Mountain
79 miles away
3 PHOTOS
...nt. Featuring classic Vermont skiing and riding in a relaxed and family friendly atmosphere, Magic M...

Pine Ridge
84 miles away
This area is closed....

West Mountain
84 miles away
Pretty good selection of good runs for the whole family. I bring my kids here all the time....

Belleayre
89 miles away
5 PHOTOS
...yre now stands as a model in the ski industry. Its continued improvements allow it to be the Catskil...

Okemo
90 miles away
3 PHOTOS
...ards get stored away for the season, Okemo Mountain Resort continues to be a popular vacation destin...

Hidden Valley
91 miles away
Hidden Valley has a really good bunny slope if you want your kids to learn to ski easily....

Mountain Creek
93 miles away
Nice ski area with a good selection of challenging runs....

Hickory Ski Center
95 miles away
I ski here all the time, it's pretty good....

Holiday Mountain
95 miles away
Holiday mountain is so much fun. I really enjoy bringing my kids here....

Killington
98 miles away
Wow this place is huge man just tons and tons of runs. I'd say Killington's pretty much got it all...

Pico Mountain
99 miles away
Good size resort with a good lift system and good runs....

Wachusett Mountain
99 miles away
Wachusett has really good snowmaking. They have snow left way after the natural snow has all melted....


Campgrounds near Torrington, Connecticut:

   Hemlock Hill Camp Resort and Co-operative, Litchfield, 1 miles away
      ...ing experience. Shaded wooded campsites, two sparkling swimming pools, hot tubfo...

   Valley In The Pines Campground, Goshen, 2 miles away
      
   Cozy Hills Campground, Litchfield County, 5 miles away
      
   Looking Glass Hill Campgrounds, Bantam, 5 miles away
      
   Housatonic Meadows State Park, Kent, 8 miles away
      
   Burr Pond State Park, Torrington, 8 miles away
      This park hasn't allowed camping for many years....

   Macedonia Brook State Park, Kent, 8 miles away
      
   Lake Waramaug State Park, New Preston Marble Dale, 10 miles away
      ...private. bathrooms with showers were clean. Very family oriented kids bikes ect....

   Laurel Crest Campground, Litchfield County, 10 miles away
      
   Lone Oak Camp Sites, East Canaan, 11 miles away
      



Trails near Torrington, Connecticut:

   Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County, 9 miles away
      ...ld dog where we believe the trail goes, but a neighbor recommended not going nea...

   Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Litchfield County, 18 miles away
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   Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 19 miles away
      



Paddling Rivers Near Torrington, Connecticut:

   Bantam River, LitchfieldCounty, 6 miles away
      Class I-II - 5.4 miles long (Stoddard Road to Shepaug River)

   Shepaug River, LitchfieldCounty, 7 miles away
      Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Route 341 to Route 67)

   Housatonic River, LitchfieldCounty, 11 miles away
      Class II-III - 22.5 miles long (Falls Village Hydro to Kent)

   Housatonic River, LitchfieldCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-IV - 0.5 miles long (below Falls Village Hydro Plant)
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   Sandy Brook River, LitchfieldCounty, 15 miles away
      Class IV - 5.6 miles long (Route 183 Bridge to Route 8 Bridge)
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   East Aspetuck River, LitchfieldCounty, 16 miles away
      Class III - 4 miles long (Paper Mill Road to Housatonic River)

   Still River, LitchfieldCounty, 16 miles away
      Class V - 0.1 miles long (Above Sandy Brook)
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   Farmington River, LitchfieldCounty, 18 miles away
      Class I-II - 2 miles long (Hogback Road to Riverton)
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   Farmington River - Riverton, LitchfieldCounty, 18 miles away
      Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area)

   Farmington River - West Branch, -blank-County, 18 miles away
      Class II-III - 2.25 miles long (Lower New Boston)
... for being runable when other nearby waters, such as the Housatonic and Shepaug ...




Ski Areas Near Torrington, Connecticut:

   Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut, 6 miles away
      640 vertical feet
...Fame member, Walt Schoenknecht, created Mohawk Mountain Ski Area amidst the beau...

   Woodbury, Connecticut, 11 miles away
      300 vertical feet
5 PHOTOS
I love snowboarding here at Woodbury, and they have great tubing too....

   Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 20 miles away
      625 vertical feet
5 PHOTOS
...ue. Ski Sundown hosts weekly racing and terrain park competitions and several fu...

   Ski Butternut, Massachusetts, 21 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Butternut is a good place to go. They are also nice to nice to family...

   Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 23 miles away
      400 vertical feet
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I went to the snowboard camp at Otis Ridge last year. Hope I get to go again th...

   Mount Southington, Connecticut, 24 miles away
      425 vertical feet
...ay we are the one. Mt. Southington is Connecticut's convenient location for both...

   Catamount, Massachusetts, 26 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
... go pretty much any time I want. It's a great ski area for being of moderate siz...

   Thunder Ridge, New York, 28 miles away
      500 vertical feet
I come out here from New York a few times every winter to get some good skiing. ...

   Blandford, Massachusetts, 30 miles away
      465 vertical feet
I love the nightskiing here, you can swing by after work and have some fun on th...

   Bousquet, Massachusetts, 32 miles away
      750 vertical feet
I just came back from skiing at Bousquet, it was awesome! Going back again as so...




Golf Courses Near Torrington, Connecticut:

   Stonybrook Golf Course, Litchfield, 2 miles away
      
   Fairview Farm Golf Course, Harwinton, 11 miles away
      
   Quarry View Golf Course, Canaan, 12 miles away
      



Lakes Near Torrington, Connecticut:

   Dog Pond, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away
      
   Woodbridge Lake, Litchfield CountyCounty, 1 miles away
      



Beaches Near Torrington, Connecticut:

   Litchfield Town Beach, Litchfield , 4 miles away
      
   Morris Town Beach, Litchfield , 5 miles away
      
   Mudge Pond Town Beach, Litchfield , 18 miles away
      



National Parks near Torrington, Connecticut:

   Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 57 miles away
      


  

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