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Naugatuck State Forest - Quillinan Reservoir Block
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
552 acres7.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Ansonia
Ansonia, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Ansonia is conserved land, roughly 418 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Naugatuck State Forest - Quillinan Reservoir Block (7.8 mi) and Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center (3.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ansonia, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ansonia outdoors
Conserved land
11%
418 of 3,936 acres
Trails
15 mi
2.4 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.2 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center
Nature preserve
143 acres3.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
City Open Space (Wakelee Ave)
Managed by City of Ansonia
15 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Naugatuck State Forest
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
552 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Naugatuck State Forest - Quillinan Reservoir Block552 acres · 7.8 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center143 acres · 3.5 mi of trail
City Open Space (Wakelee Ave)15 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Ansonia
Fountain Lake7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Town of Seymour;City of Ansonia;City of Derby
Naugatuck State Forest552 acres · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Abe Stone Park20 acres · City of Ansonia
Osbornedale State Park17 acres
Nelligan Park5 acres
Linnett Park5 acres · City of Ansonia
Pine Lot Fields2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Ansonia
Derby Hill469 ft elevation
Windy Hill135 ft elevation
Water
Lakes & rivers
Coe PondreservoirColony PondpondQuillinan ReservoirreservoirUpper Derby Hill ReservoirpondNaugatuck River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
418 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 28 of 35 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball9
- Basketball5
- Soccer5
- Tennis4
- Multi-sport1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ansonia
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 188 acLocal Other or Unknown 141 acPrivate Conservation 100 acUnknown Easement 39 acWatershed Protection Area 25 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnknownLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 154 | Access unknown |
| Schriber ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 140 | Open |
| Scriber parkLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 71 | Access unknown |
| Warsaw ParkPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 34 | Access unknown |
| Quillinan ReservoirWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 25 | Access unknown |
| Nolan FieldLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Naugatuck State Forest (Old Forest Management Area)State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 20 | Access unknown |
| Emmett O'Brien Tech Sports ComplexState Recreation Area | Other state land | 20 | Open |
| Derby GreenwayLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Forest I&D CT Lab. Experimental AreaResearch or Educational Area | U.S. Forest Service | 13 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Ansonia Opera HouseBuilding
Martin Luther King Jr.Bust · 2019-05-04
Upper Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict
Bare Plains CemeteryCemetery
Elm Street CemeteryCemetery
Old Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
Paugussett Burial SiteCemetery
Pine Grove CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Ansonia and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansonia | 10.6% | 15.1 mi | 11 |
| Seymour | 11.1% | 18.3 mi | 17 |
| Derby | 10.2% | 12.3 mi | 7 |
| Woodbridge | 10.3% | 55.4 mi | 27 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ansonia's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.