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Rocky Glen State Park
Rocky Glen State Park is located in Connecticut
Rocky Glen State Park
Rocky Glen State Park
Location in Connecticut
Location Newtown, Connecticut, United States
Area 46 acres (19 ha)
Elevation 322 ft (98 m)
Designation Connecticut state park
Established 1943
Administrator Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Website Rocky Glen State Park

Rocky Glen State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area covering 46 acres (19 ha) along the west side of the Pootatuck River in the town of Newtown, Connecticut. The state park offers opportunities for hiking to a scenic cascade and includes a one-and-a-half mile stretch of Al's Trail, a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) greenway trail that winds through Newtown. It appeared as the state's forty-seventh state park in the 1943 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual. The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

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