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Ellington Town Owned Land of Significance For inquiries on the use of any public land please call 860-870-3100
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Arbor Park
- 39 Main Street
- 3.3 acres
- Pocket Park with walkways, bridges, and gazebo
- Trails - No
- Parking - Yes
- Over 400ft fronting on Main Street (Rte. 286) and over 400ft on Arbor Way
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Batz Property
- 97 Shenipsit Street
- 44.86 acres
- Mix of forest / wildflowers / grasses
- Trails - Yes
- Parking - Yes
- Over 1100ft fronting on Shenipsit Street
- Community garden plots present
- Used for Boy and Girl Scout activities
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Brookside Park
- 45 Sadds Mill Road (Rt. 140)
- 41.42 acres
- Multi-use recreational facility with basketball, tennis, soccer, football, and softball/baseball fields
- Trails - No
- Parking - Yes
- Over 2000ft fronting on Sadds Mill Road (Rt. 140)
- Adjacent to an 18 hole public golf course - Rolling Meadows
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Pinney & Windermere
- No street address (off Pinney Street, Rt. 286 & Windermere Avenue)
- 67.71 acres
- Partially forested / wetlands / open grassed areas
- Trails - Yes, Hockanum River Trail System
- Parking - Yes
- Over 1500ft fronting on Pinney Street (Rt. 286) and 500ft fronting on Windermere Avenue
- Future use may include municipal buildings, recreational fields and walking trails
- Adjacent to Indian Valley Y, which includes a 1/2 mile outdoor walking trail
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Sunset Hill Trail
- No street address (off Porter Road)
- Combination of Northern Connecticut Land Trust Property and Ellington Town Owned Land
- Shenipsit State Forest abuts land to the north
- Forested with hilltop and picnic benches
- Parking beyond end of improved road
- Trail begins on left of woods road
- 40ft fronting on Porter Road
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Town Beach (Sandy Beach)
- No street address (off Sandy Beach Road on Crystal Lake)
- 7.23 acres
- Open public beach, use fee, and seasonal lifeguards on site with 1400ft fronting on Sandy Beach Road
- Trails - No
- Parking - Yes
- 1400ft fronting on Sandy Beach Road (Rt. 140)
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Partial Listing of Other Town Owned Land
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Carriage Hill Open Space
- No street address (off Shenipsit Street)
- 18.51 acres
- Forested
- Parking - No
- 125ft fronting on Shenipsit Street
- Abuts Connecticut Water Company land which abuts Shenipsit Lake
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Crystal Ridge Estates
- No street address (off Sandy Beach Road, Rt. 140)
- 59.25 acres
- Forested
- Trails - No
- Parking - No
- Over 600ft fronting on Sandy Beach Road (Rt. 140) and almost 200ft on Crystal Ridge Drive
- Adjacent to town-owned beach: Sandy Beach on Crystal Lake
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Crystal View
- 24 Grassy Hill Road
- 35.3 acres
- Forested with relatively steep slopes
- Trails - No
- Parking - No
- 16ft fronting on Grassy Hill Road
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Ellington Highlands
- No street address (off Bronisz Drive and Stein Road)
- 29.49 acres
- Forested with a small open field / some steep topography
- Trails - No
- Parking - No
- 10ft fronting on Bronisz Drive and almost 200ft on Stein Road
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Kimball Forest
- No street address (off Crystal Lake Road & Pinnacle Road)
- Four properties totaling 52.31 acres
- Forested
- Trails - No
- Parking - No
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Meadow Brook Estates Open Space
- No street address (off Bridge Street)
- Two properties totaling 15.26 acres
- Mostly forested with a brook and wetlands
- Trails - No
- Parking - No
- With almost 200ft fronting on the north and south side of Bridge Street
- Abuts the rear of the town's Hoffman Road Brush Drop-off Area
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Metcalf Nature Preserve
- No street address (off Cedarwood Drive)
- 15.46 acres
- Forested
- Parking - No
- 20ft fronting on Cedarwood Drive
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Stagecoach Crossing Open Space
- No street address (off of Middle Road and Ryan Drive)
- 5.15 acres
- Forested
- Parking - No
- Almost 300ft fronting on Middle Road and over 200ft on Ryan Drive
- Abuts "T" Properties via a small linkage to the east
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"T" Properties
- No street address (off Frog Hollow, Middle Road & Pinney Street - Rt. 286)
- 73.32 acres
- Partially forested / majority in active cultivation
- Trails - No
- Parking - No
- Over 640ft fronting on Frog Hollow Road, 1300ft fronting on Middle Road and 225ft on Pinney Street (Rt. 286)
- Abuts Stagecoach Crossing Open Space via a small linkage to the west
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