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Litchfield

Bantam River

Site Location: Goshen Road, Litchfield, Connecticut

Basic Information:

If you're looking for a peaceful, relaxing paddle through pristine marshes and woods, this is the place for you. Bantam River is a quite small river (more like a stream) that goes between Bantam Lake and a very small pond. Bantam River is a small, calm river that flows between Little Pond and Bantam Lake. Lots of songbirds, vacated beaver dams, water plants. A very nice quiet place to paddle. Follow the river southwest to Bantam Lake, which is a small, quiet lake. It's a good fishing spot, so weekends might be busy here with motorboats, etc. This is a good place to go if you have limited time/energy and need some quiet.

Type: River

Water Type: Fresh

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Site Coordinates:

Longitude 73.18146299999999 ºW Latitude 41.741576 ºN

Location Map:

Bantam River Litchfield

USGS Quadrangle: Litchfield and West Torrington

Driving Directions:

I-84 East to Rte. 7 north, to 202 East. Follow to Bantam, turn right into White's Woods Memorial Foundation (past grocery store). Follow road to end, turn right on White's Woods Road. Go over bridge, river launch area is just at the other end on the right.

Directions Map: Google Map

Boat Launch Information:

Goshen Road Put In :

Longitude 73.20921800000001 ºW Latitude 41.786124 ºN

Wells Run

Longitude 73.18114900000001 ºW Latitude 41.746758 ºN

Camp Dutton Road

Longitude 73.185693 ºW Latitude 41.730076 ºN

Little Pond

Longitude 73.19875399999999 ºW Latitude 41.732934 ºN

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Additional Info:

Bantam River Paddling Trail

Paddling The Bantam River:

Bantam River (West Branch) - Litchfield - Intermittent sections from the Goshen-Litchfield town line at Brooks Road through Route 63 to the confluence with the Bantam River Inlet near Route 202.

Bantam River (Inlet To Bantam Lake) - Litchfield - Intermittent sections from Route 202 to approximately one half mile upstream of confluence with Bantam Lake.

Bantam River (Outlet From Bantam Lake) - Litchfield - Downstream of Bantam Lake from Bantam to Kenyon Road in West Morris Station.

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