West Rock Ridge State Park
West Rock Ridge State Park is a public recreation area located in New Haven, Hamden, and Woodbridge, Connecticut. The state park is named for the 400-to-700-foot trap rock West Rock Ridge, which is part of the Metacomet Ridge extending from Long Island Sound to the Vermont border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Darling House Museum and Sacred Heart Academy.
Darling House Museum
Building
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The Darling House Museum is a historic house museum at 1907 Litchfield Turnpike in Woodbridge, Connecticut, and is owned and operated by the Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society.
Sacred Heart Academy
School
Sacred Heart Academy is a young women's college preparatory, Roman Catholic high school in Hamden, Connecticut, and part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.
Common Ground High School
School
Common Ground High School is a charter school in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1997 in the first round of charter schools created in Connecticut and is the oldest environmental charter school in the United States. Common Ground High School is situated 1½ miles southeast of West Rock Ridge State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Rock and Amity.
West Rock
Neighborhood
West Rock is a neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The neighborhood is dominated by the southern end of West Rock Ridge State Park. It also contains the campus of Southern Connecticut State University and Common Ground High School.
Amity
Neighborhood
Amity is a residential and commercial neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It is bounded on the northeast by West Rock Ridge State Park, on the south by the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, and on the northwest by the Flats in the town of Woodbridge, Connecticut. Amity is situated 2 miles south of West Rock Ridge State Park.
Woodbridge
Town
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Woodbridge is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 9,087 at the 2020 census. Woodbridge is situated 2 miles west of West Rock Ridge State Park.
West Rock Ridge State Park
- Type: Park
- Description: State park in New Haven County, Connecticut
- Category: Connecticut state park
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“West Rock Ridge State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Rock Ridge State Park”
- German: “West Rock Ridge State Park”
- Japanese: “ウェスト・ロック・リッジ州立公園”
- Russian: “Парк штата Уэст-рок-Ридж”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Hills and Paynes Corners.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Wintergreen and Lake Wintergreen Dam.
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