Mount Bushnell State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area located south of
Lake Waramaug in the
New England town
The town is the basic unit of local government and local division of state authority in the six New England states. Most other U.S. states lack a direct counterpart to the New England town. New England towns overlay the entire area of a state, s ...
of
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
,
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
. The
state park provides for hiking.
[ The park had its genesis in the state's purchase of 70 acres in 1916.][ It is managed by the
]Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is a state agency in the US state of Connecticut. The department oversees the state's natural resources and environment and regulates public utilities and energy policy. It ...
.
References
External links
Mount Bushnell State Park
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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State parks of Connecticut
Parks in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Washington, Connecticut
Protected areas established in 1916