Dean’s Ravine

Dean’s Ravine is a park in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Dean’s Ravine is situated nearby to the peak Hough Mountain, as well as near the waterfall Cascade.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dean’s Ravine Falls and Lime Rock Park.

Dean’s Ravine Falls

Waterfall

Dean's Ravine Falls is a 50-foot-tall waterfall formed along Reed Brook in Canaan, Connecticut. The falls were once a "must-see" spot along the 2,180-mile-long Appalachian Trail, until the trail was rerouted west of the Housatonic River through Sharon, Connecticut in the early 1980s. Dean’s Ravine Falls is situated 1,200 feet east of Dean’s Ravine.

Lime Rock Park

Sports venue

Photo: Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner. Lime Rock Park is situated 2 miles west of Dean’s Ravine.

Housatonic State Forest

Nature reserve

Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Housatonic State Forest is a Connecticut state forest occupying 11,284 acres in the towns of Sharon, Canaan, Cornwall, North Canaan, Salisbury and Norfolk. Housatonic State Forest is situated 2 miles east of Dean’s Ravine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falls Village and Canaan.

Falls Village

Village

Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Falls Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Falls Village had a population of 383. Falls Village is situated 2½ miles north of Dean’s Ravine.

Canaan

Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canaan is in the Litchfield Hills, otherwise known as the Connecticut Berkshires, in northern Litchfield County.

Cornwall

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cornwall is a town in Connecticut. It is comprised of many small parts from yesteryear, but today is generally divided into three parts, Cornwall Bridge, West Cornwall, and Cornwall Village.

Dean’s Ravine

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.92037° or 41° 55′ 13″ north

Longitude

-73.34832° or 73° 20′ 54″ west

Operator

Connecticut Forest & Park Association

Open location code

87H8WMC2+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 786037900

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights include Hough Mountain and Cascade.

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