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Devil's Hopyard State Park
Managed by State of Connecticut
883 acres13.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · East Haddam
East Haddam, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 26% of East Haddam is conserved land, roughly 9,327 acres. There are about 120 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Devil's Hopyard State Park (13.7 mi), Playground Trails (7.1 mi), and Machimoodus State Park (5.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in East Haddam, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
East Haddam outdoors
Conserved land
26%
9,327 of 35,999 acres
Trails
120 mi
2.1 mi per sq mi · 61 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
64
1,040 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Playground Trails
Managed by Town of East Haddam
164 acres7.1 mi of trail
SuspensionLunch Lady LandTaco TuesdayPrincipal's OfficeBoyscout Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Machimoodus State Park
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
298 acres5.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Hatch Lot Reserve
Nature preserve
235 acres4.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Gillette Castle State Park
Nature preserve
167 acres3.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Chapman Pond Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy;East Haddam Land Trust
510 acres3.5 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Sunrise State Park
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
145 acres3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Harris Reserve
Nature preserve
132 acres3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 64 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 64 parks & preserves
Devil's Hopyard State Park883 acres · 13.7 mi of trail · State of Connecticut
Playground Trails164 acres · 7.1 mi of trail · Town of East Haddam
Machimoodus State Park298 acres · 5.9 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Hatch Lot Reserve235 acres · 4.5 mi of trail
Gillette Castle State Park167 acres · 3.9 mi of trail
Chapman Pond Preserve510 acres · 3.5 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy;East Haddam Land Trust
Sunrise State Park145 acres · 3 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Harris Reserve132 acres · 3 mi of trail
Burnham Brook Preserve813 acres · 2.8 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Dean Easement272 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · Town of East Haddam
Who protects the land
9,327 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 861 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 139 of 158 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis6
- Baseball5
- Equestrian2
- Soccer2
- Skate park1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
East Haddam and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Haddam | 25.9% | 119.6 mi | 64 |
| Haddam | 28.4% | 97.1 mi | 36 |
| East Hampton | 23.3% | 71.6 mi | 18 |
| Colchester | 19.4% | 68.2 mi | 19 |
| Lyme | 47.6% | 90.1 mi | 48 |
| Chester | 35.8% | 44.5 mi | 13 |
| Salem | 29.4% | 46.4 mi | 16 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about East Haddam'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 28-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.