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Sleeping Giant State Park
- Established
- 1924
- Acreage
- 1,500 · ~1,500 acres (some sources cite 1,439); SGPA donated original 600 acres in 1924; expanded over time
- Location
- Hamden, CT (New Haven County; Mt. Carmel range)
- Key features
- Two-mile-long traprock ridgeline resembling a sleeping giant figure; Mount Carmel summit; 32-ft stone observation tower built by the CCC; 32+ miles of trails
- Activities
- Hiking (including the Tower Trail to the stone tower), picnicking, mountain biking, fishing, cross-country skiing, geology study
- Notable
- Quarrying on the giant's 'head' in 1911 led to the formation of the Sleeping Giant Park Association, one of the earliest land-conservation groups in the U.S.
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Source: ctparks.com · 2026-05-09