Lake Waramaug State Park is a public recreation area located on the northwest shore of

Lake Waramaug Lake Waramaug is a lake occupying parts of the towns of Kent, Warren and Washington in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, approximately north of Danbury. The lake is named after Chief Waramaug, who wintered in the area surrounding L ...

in the

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

, Litchfield County, Connecticut. The

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...

's first were purchased by the state in 1920. The park offers swimming, fishing, picnicking, camping, and a launch for car-top boating and canoeing.

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Lake Waramaug State Park
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection {{authority control State parks of Connecticut Parks in Litchfield County, Connecticut Landforms of Litchfield County, Connecticut Protected areas established in 1920 1920 establishments in Connecticut Campgrounds in Connecticut Kent, Connecticut