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Torrington

Burr Pond State Park

Site Location: Burr Mountain Road, Torrington, Connecticut

Basic Information:

Burr Pond is part of a State Park with a beach and canoe/kayak rentals, but the boat launch has a separate entrance and there's no fee to put your boat in the water or park at the launch site. There are no power boats or jet skis to contend with, but you'll find other kayakers and canoeists paddling or fishing.

The wooded hillsides come right to the waters edge, and there is a hiking trail a short distance back from the shoreline. The main body of the pond splits into three coves at the south end which makes for an interesting paddle.

Type: State Park

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Site Contact Information:

Burr Pond State Park

384 Burr Mountain Road

Torrington, Connecticut 06790

Phone: (860) 482-1817

Site Coordinates:

Longitude 73.09581900000001 ºW Latitude 41.869313 ºN

Location Map:

USGS Quadrangle: Torrington and Winsted

Driving Directions:

Route 8 to Exit 46 (Pinewoods Rd.) about halfway between Winsted and Torrington. West to Winsted Road (traffic light). Left to Burr Mountain Road (blinking light). Right to Burr Pond State Park.

Directions Map: Google Map

Boat Launch Information:

Burr Pond Boat Launch

Note: Boat launch is a short distance past the park entrance on the left.

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Additional Info:

Burr Pond State Park - Color Map

Burr Pond State Park - Black and White Map

Burr Pond State Park

Paddling Burr Pond

Site History:

In 1851, Milo Burr placed a dam across the confluence of several mountain streams impounding water for power. The tannery and three active sawmills erected downstream consumed the finest pines and oaks for miles around to meet the needs of lumber production. The clearings became home sites and Connecticut's industrial leadership was further strengthened.

Gail Borden, discoverer of the process of milk preservation by evaporation and condensation, built the world's first condensed milk factory here, in 1857. The new milk product proved to be of great value, particularly to the Union Army during the Civil War. Fire destroyed the mill in 1877. A bronze tablet marks its site, just below the falls.