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Connecticut Water Trails
Program
Connecticut
Water Trails
Litchfield County
Kent
Lake Waramaug
Site Location:
Lake Waramaug Road, Kent, Connecticut
Basic Information:
Known as “Connecticut’s Alpine Lake”
Scenically, few bodies of water in
Connecticut can rival the picturesque setting of Lake Waramaug. When
vivid fall foliage is mirrored in the unrippled lake surface, the park
becomes a mecca for sightseers and photographers.
Type:
Lake
Water Type:
Fresh
Season:
Site Contact Information:
Lake Waramaug
30 Lake Waramaug Road
New Preston, Connecticut 06777
Phone:
(860) 868-0220
Site Coordinates:
Longitude 73.36055399999999 ºW Latitude
41.698627
ºN
Location Map:
USGS Quadrangle:
New Preston
Driving Directions:
From New Milford:
Follow Route 202 to New Preston. Turn left onto Route 45.
Take a left onto North Shore Road and follow the signs around
the lake to the park.
From Torrington/Litchfield:
follow Route 118 to Litchfield. At the intersection of
Routes 118 and 202 in Litchfield bear left onto Route 202.
Follow Route 202 to New Preston. Take a right onto Route 45 and
then a left onto North Shore Road. Continue around the lake to
the park.
Directions Map:
Google Map
Lake Waramaug
Boat Launch Information:
Waramaug Lake Boat Launch
ADA Access:
Site Description:
Environment:
Additional Info:
Lake Waramaug Map
- DEP
Lake Waramaug State Park
Although Lake Waramaug is natural in origin, its surface
elevation has been raised by a small masonry dam and its surface area
today is approximately 680 acres. The lake has a maximum depth of 40 feet,
an average depth of 22 feet, and contains approximately 4.8 billion
gallons of water. The lake is fed by Sucker Brook (Lake Waramaug Brook),
numerous small streams, and groundwater that enters through the lake
bottom. Drainage from Waramaug Lake flows southward into the East Aspetuck
River.
Site History:
Waramaug is the name
of an Indian chief of the Wyantenock tribe who had hunting
grounds near falls on the Housatonic River, now referred to as
"Lover's Leap", in the town of New Milford. Chief Waramaug
and his followers wintered in the area now covered by Lake
Lillinonah, which was later created by damming the Housatonic,
and made Lake Waramaug their summer residence
The land comprising the park, consisting of approximately 95 acres, was
purchased by the State in 1920.
The lake is
656 acres.
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