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East Rock Park

Activities:
Baseball
Basketball
Biking
Canoeing
Cross-Country Skiing
Fishing
Hiking
Kayaking
Picnicking
Playground
Restrooms
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis


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New Haven Connecticut Basketball Courts , New Haven Connecticut Hikes , New Haven Connecticut Parks , New Haven Connecticut Playgrounds , New Haven Connecticut Soccer Fields , New Haven Connecticut Tennis Courts , New Haven Connecticut Trails

Welcome to New Haven's East Rock Park, home to the 200 million year old East Rock. East Rock itself was formed during the early days of continental drift. The drifting of the continents fractured the sandstone bedrock and allowed hot molten rock from down inside the planet to seep up and harden to form a rock known as dolerite (AKA traprock or basalt). Due to it's hardness, the dolerite surivived the erosion forces that took away much of the region's sandstone and it became a much more dominant rock in the region. The elevation difference between the top of East Rock and the bottom of Mill River Valley is 350 feet. Today this park boasts a picnic pavilion, hiking trails, and many other features for the residents and visitors of New Haven as well as the students of Yale University. Come on out and explore!

To reserve a picnic shelter or other facility please call 203-946-8020.

This was RecPlanet place of the day on March 25, 2016.



Ownership: 
City of New Haven


Acreage: 
425.00

Location:

East Rock Park

41 Cold Spring Street

New Haven, Connecticut 06511 United States

41.328068, -72.905638

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