Valley National Heritage Corridor is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Hide-a-way Cove Campground is a delightful local campground; you're probably hooked on lakes, Reams Pond is one of those nearby.
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor
is a good location for a tour when you have to spend some time in the wilderness. And if you're still looking for more outdoors exciting stuff just keep reading. Playing golf is lots of fun at Harrisville Golf Course, and there's always Reams Pond Dam to stop at in the neighborhood
of Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. You'll meet a lot of folks from Putnam here, and camping is available at Bowdish Lake Camping Area.
Whohoo, so many cool things in one place! Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor is
excellent! Old Daniels Dam has magnificent water scenery and it's close to Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor; if you need a site to stay Americas Best Value Inn Brooklyn is a perfect choice. The view of delightful Rattlesnake Hill near Quinebaug & Shetucket
Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor is perfect, and dry warm beds await you at Comfort Inn & Suites Dayville. And if that's not enough, there's a load more to do right next door to Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. Culver Brook is a glorious local
stream. There's so much to do here at Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor that you need to camp here for a while, West Thompson Campground is a great site for that.
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor gets lots of water;
during the month of November you get the most rain around here, and February meanwhile is the driest month.
The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in northeastern Connecticut and south central MA has been called 'the last green valley' in
the Boston-to-Washington megalopolis. Close to Hartford, Providence, and Worcester, but far enough away to avoid urban sprawl, this 1086 square mile region remains predominately rural. It’s rivers wind through rolling hills linking region’s many small towns, farmlands, forests
and mills. The past 50 years have brought many changes to the Corridor. Factories have been recycled into housing, antique and craft shops, and high-tech industry. Despite this, the region has retained its fundamental character, with farms, lush woodlands and clean waterways,
authentic sites representing distinct periods of American history, and opportunities for individuals and families to enjoy a rural, small-town lifestyle. The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor is a special kind of park. It embraces 35 towns,
numerous villages and a total population of about 300,000. The federal government does not own or manage any of the land as it does in traditional national parks. Instead, citizens, businesses, nonprofit cultural and environmental organizations, local and state governments, and
the National Park Service work together to preserve and celebrate the region's cultural, historical and natural heritage. CONTACTS Email - quinebaug.shetucket@snet.net Fax- 860-928-2189 Write
to
Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, Inc.
107 Providence Street
Putnam, CT 06260 Phone
Visitor Information - 860-963-7226
TRAVEL BASICS
Getting There
CAR - Major access roads are I-84 from Hartford and
I-395 from the New London area and Worcester. Within the heritage corridor, a 32-mile section of Conn. Route 169 is a National Scenic Byway and 19.5-mile section of Conn. Route 49 is a State Scenic Byway. Weather & Climate
New England weather is notable for
rapid change. Temperature during the summer is 70-80s F., winter 20-40s F. and spring/fall 50-70s F. Wear appropriate clothing and shoes for outdoor activities based on the season. FEES/PERMITS
Entrance Fee
Free!
No admission fees to
the Corridor or to most of its regular programs and events. Some of the private nonprofit historical and environmental sites of interest do charge admission or accept donations for special events and programs.
LODGING
The Heritage Corridor
offers a full range of privately owned motels, country inns, bed & breakfasts, campgrounds and recreational trailer parks. A brochure on accommodations may be received from Connecticut's Quiet Corner.
FACILITIES
Visitor Centers
STATE WELCOME
CENTER
Available Facilities - The State Welcome Center, westbound on I-84 in Willington, has free brochures, maps and information available. The Coventry Visitor Center, 1195 Main St./Route 31 in downtown Coventry, provides free travel information from May to September.
Connecticut's Quiet Corner supplies racks of brochures in each of 21 towns in their district. The Norwich Tourism Office is located at 69 Main St. in Norwich.
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