Mattabesset Trail   You may wish to link from the Mattabesett Trail page to:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_157.htm Says Bryan McFarland A long drive separates New Haven-Milford from Mattabesset Trail, but it is a good trail. Connecticut is a great outdoors state. Beaches are great; and Circle Beach close to Mattabesset Trail is no exception, and get your pulse rate up on the magnificent whitewater of Roaring Brook River. Mattabesset Trail is a good location to visit     for more than one day, Hammonasset Beach State Park is a good location to camp nearby. Going to Wadsworth Falls State Park next to Mattabesset Trail is a pleasant thing to do, and Little City Campground is a glorious campground nearby. There's whitewater on Hammonasset River for all you adrenaline rush seekers; a splendid beach nearby is Jacobs Public Beach. Take a side tour to Hemlock Brook, and Lane Pond Dam is a location that is close to Mattabesset Trail. There's just no way someone can get bored here at Mattabesset Trail. You're sure to bump into some cheerful people from Durham here. At Mattabesset Trail through the warm months highs are in the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer   temperatures sink down into the 50's. During the winter highs are in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Mattabesset Trail. The high level of rain makes Mattabesset Trail a quite wet place. May is the month that gets the most rain; February on the other hand is the driest. SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Mattabesset Trail.   Trails Near Mattabesset Trail: Metacomet Trail, Hartford County , 19 miles away   Campgrounds Near Mattabesset Trail: Little City Campground, Higganum , 8 miles away Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison , 9 miles away Riverdale Camp Sites, Clinton , 11 miles away River Road Campground, Clinton , 12 miles away Hurd State Park, Middle Haddam , 12 miles away   Beaches Near Mattabesset Trail: Prospect Beach, New Haven County , 20 miles away   Whitewater Near Mattabesset Trail: Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven County , 8 miles away, Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road) Roaring Brook River, Hartford County , 17 miles away, Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17) Whitewater Outfitter - Non-Core Tabala Vacations, Hartford County , 21 miles away, Whitewater outfitter Salmon River, New London County , 22 miles away, Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16) Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford County , 24 miles away, Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)   Public Lands Near Mattabesset Trail: Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY , 36 miles away Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT , 64 miles away Wadsworth Falls State Park, Connecticut , 6 miles away Millers Pond State Park, Connecticut , 6 miles away Wharton Brook State Park, Connecticut , 8 miles away   Hotels Near Mattabesset Trail: Hilton Garden Inn Wallingford-Meriden, Wallingford , 5 miles away Homewood Suites By Hilton Wallingford-Meriden, Wallingford , 5 miles away Fairfield Inn New Haven Wallingford, Wallingford , 5 miles away Courtyard New Haven Wallingford, Wallingford , 5 miles away Simsbury Inn, Simsbury , 6 miles away   Lakes Near Mattabesset Trail Quonnipaug Lake, New Haven County , 2 miles away Mount Higby Reservoir, Middlesex County , 7 miles away Hammonasset Reservoir, Middlesex County , 8 miles away Silver Lake, Hartford County , 9 miles away Lake Saltonstall, New Haven County , 11 miles away