Reviews of Penwood State Park (Park)

560 Simsbury Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002, United States

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REVIEWS OF Penwood State Park IN Connecticut

Neil Joslin

I've hiked at Penwood a few times now and really enjoyed it. It offers some challenging terrain but the views are worth the effort. Lots of parking and definitely a scenic hidden gem.

Jordan Zinn

Can take a path with either a crumbly paved road that goes to the lake ( good for kids or for a run) or can take some rocky trails that require a little more effort and give you some steep rises until you get to the top. I haven't encountered any sheer faces. No hands and feet climbing. The tower up top gives some great views and is in a large area scattered with picnic tables. Can bring a snack or some lunch and then head back down.

Matt Hess

The convenience and view of the Farmington river valley make this park great. Located within minutes of Hartford, Bloomfield, Simsbury, and Avon, Penwood provides hiking, biking, and picnicking at no expense. The walk to the Heublein tower is located right across the street and both parks offer a spectacular view of the river valley below.

Alexandra Sopelak

Parking is limited on a sunny, warm weekend!! Great path for dogs or groups as many of the trails are wide for two or three people. Be sure to get there early, and avoid the crowds by taking the path to the left. When you are ready to turn back head up one of the bike trails to join the metacommet trail that will lead you back to paved path to the parking lot.

Sarah Reiner

Great place to go if you want to be outside. Nice walk

Dominic Hudson

Penwood is a great hiking experience for all ages. This happens to be one of our annual hiking rituals with friends and family. I would deem the trails to be of moderate difficult. The campground is a great place for camping. The view at top of the mountain is breathtaking.

bonnie bercowetz

Have walked the paved road many times but just began exploring the hiking trails in the woods. Clearly marked and vary from easy to challenging (on short sections), a great place to exercise outdoors in the winter.

Saar Golde

Caleb Brendan

nice beautiful location, serene and peaceful.

Angel Martinez

Seen alot of wildlife. Went mountain biking and had a blast. Awesome views

Edward Porter

Great, accessible place to hike.

Jennifer Ng'andu

Beautiful state park with views of the valleys below.

Carl

Go to place for hiking or walking. To the tower or just north on metacomet. Much less crowded than heublien tower trail

Dennis Marcoux

It's a nice place to go for forest walks

James Fitzsimons

Not maintained at all bridges over swampland broken and unpassable

Justin Smith

I hadn't really hiked before so this was my first time and it was an awesome experience. The trail was a great distance for anyone looking to start out and was long enough to be a challenge and get a great workout. I definitely recommend for anyone looking to enjoy nature while getting some cardio.

iEateggs Everymorning

This place is what it is. You could drive down a long narrow road, then have a picnic. You could probably hike somewhere too. Or just sit on a log and contemplate where everything went wrong, and how you got to this sad place in life.

J.C. Small

Well marked trails, decent challenge, beautiful views

Joey Is Pretty Coolio

Pretty place for picnic. Though strange vibe in a desolate park

Yari Zelinka

Great views from the tlyellow trail. We have to see the rest.

Tiffany Dallas

Nice park for hiking.

MaryRose Boysen

Great trails for all hiking experience levels. From the parking lot: Beginner? Use the flat road on your right. Intermediate? Take the yellow trail on the left for spectacular ridge line views. Advanced? Take the blue trail in the middle to be immersed in the woods with steep trails. All trails converge at the same point at which point you can return on the same trail, pick one of the other two trails, or keep going farther on the Metacomet trail.

Catherine Maxwell

beautiful state park, beautiful and serene.

Oliver Thomas

Different from my hometown.

Andrew May

Favorite place in the area for a morning jog

Terri Wilson

Wonderful hike on the Blue Trail or drive to the trail end. Beautiful place.

Missy B.

One of my favorite place to hike. There are a couple scenic overlooks. Around 4.8 mile hike, when you take the yellow trail and then go on to the metacomet trail back to the parking lot.

Ann P.

Great place for a walk

Stefan Rodriguez

Great place for trail running

R S

Nice park for some day hikes.

Jared Barlow

Great place to run and hike. Excellent mountain biking trails. Great views along the ridge

Emily Lopez

Took my dog on a walk here. Really easy paved walk.

Brendan Mahoney

Some of the best rocks in Connecticut!

Richard Krudner

A beautiful park with some great hiking up to a 6 mile loop with some great views!

Michael Rayva

Nice main alley. Good for walking

Hubert van der Harst

Great place for a walk. You have a choice of trails, including getting on the Metacomet, and paved surfaces. Some nice views in the Fall when the leaves don’t get in the way. There’s an area with picnic tables and space for play. If you want to do more, you can combine this with crossing the street and walking to the Hublein Tower.

David Clarkin

It's a lovely green space with well kept trails. I'll definitely be returning for more exploring

Joe Williams

Blue trail nice, some paved areas too

Jen Card

Great for strollers. Trust me

John Damato

Beautiful trails.

Emily Hammonds

Very pretty!

Andrew Stackhouse

Great hiking,awesome view from the top.

Padmashree Ravikiran

We chose to follow red trail. The trails are not marked well enough. Pond was serene.

Colin Spicer

Great views of the Farmington valley plus historic land marks. Large variety of terrain including cliffs, streams and ponds

Ibrain Ortega

Amazing views. Very nice trail

Gabrielle Mya

what a great park and unwind and enjoy nature at its finest :)

Ravikiran R

Went for a short hike. Not all trails are marked well.

Joao Bras-Jorge

Great views along Metacomet trail

Nikki Perry

Beautiful trails and views!

Tori Whaley

Favorite local hiking place.

Diana Vi

Great 7 mile hike (orange/yellow <--> blue loop or blue out-and-back) featuring a fun climb up a rocky staircase and spectacular views of Simsbury/Bloomfield

Josh Jones

Great hiking

Patrick Flanigan

Nice little state park, great for hiking, has some very pretty vistas overlooking the CT river valley

Brian Benjamin

Great place for Mountain biking.

Jay Hayden

Just flew over today

Michael Harrington

Challenging and decent hiking trails. Awesome views.

dee lamoureux

Love this park. Hike the Metacomet.

jeff macel

Awesome hike!

Eric Mazzarella

Great hiking trails.

Guy Cyr

Good hiking

Geoffrey J Miller

Great trails!

Lawrence Hsieh

Peaceful, beautiful, relaxing place to walk with your dog.

Saurin Parikh

Beautiful place to hike, picnic or even pick a spot and read a book. Away from the city yet very easily accessible.

Bill Daum

Great place to hike, lots of trails... parking lot can be full and often I never see anyone on the trails... place is huge and a few view points

Ben Ide

Bring hiking boots and maybe poles unless you want to stay on the main path.

Melanie Guerin

Love taking the blue trail to Lake Louise (more like a pond, but still pretty) and then climbing the steps up to the lookout. Beautiful mountain laurel on the trail in late spring/early summer. Nice elevation changes and variety of scenery, nothing too challenging.

Paul Nunes

Quiet and secluded. Restrooms are impeccable. Plenty of trees and grass. Great for dogs and children. Adults can have a good time too.

Carter Rowe

Great walks for people just looking for something easy or a harder trail for those looking for something a bit harder.

K J

Nice long trails. Mostly easy with little incline on asphalt trails. The blue trail has more ups and downs and the yellow cliff trail - though not as scenic as the talcott mountain cliff trail -is pleasant

Hollie Halse

Nice park. The only complaint we had was that there was so much dog waste. From the moment we go out of our truck there was dog waste everywhere. We did q 5.2 mile loop trail and there was fecal matter scattered all along the trail.

Zach Yeamans

Every time I hike here I find something new or somewhere I haven't explored yet. Spectacular views of the Farmington Valley.

Rachel St.Onge

Great park.

Christopher Rucci

Peaceful. Tranquil. The way a state park should be.

Mriganka Sarkar

Beautiful during fall

Noah Fox

Amazing hike

James Cardillo

Easy trails to enjoy a walk in the woods

Marlon Bolden

Nice peaceful trail

Ann Marie Riddles

Simply beautiful!

Andrew Seth Miller

Take a walk through nature. While Talcott Mt., across the street, fills up, there is usually room at Penwood State Park.

Matthew Cheng

Nice hike

Randy Cole

Great place to go for a hike! If lot is full you can park along side or on the grass. I'm a trail runner and I like the variable terrain; doesn't have any real steep vertical but it's a good training run and you can go as far as you want. Has more exposed roots at times than Tolcott across the street so footing can be tricky when it's wet.

Thomas Brosnahan

Beautiful park with walking trails and pond.

marc kelly

Cathy Leary

Great hiking-Lake Louise and views.

Toki Longsmokes

Five minutes from my house I have no complaints.

Stephan Shaub

Amazing area for trail running. Trails are well marked!

Shibabrata Dey

It's a nice place, though the approach road should be repaired. Has nice trekking and picnic area.

NGS INC ORG

I love to be outside on the trail. Penwood SP trails are well marked and there is plenty of space to stretch my legs. Come here to get outdoors.

Brian Knisely

Nice state park with some hilly hiking trails. Very wooded with some wildlife to see. I saw an owl! Blue trail (Metacomet) is well-marked but make sure you're watching the blazes, since the trail splits several times. Beautiful view on Metacomet trail.

Cullen B.

A favorite of mine, multiple trails, one paved, with a nicely maintained park and pavilion located halfway through the ~3 mile loop. Blue trail also leads all the way to simsbury

Abhishek Chattopadhyay

Very nice trail and lovely view..

Pholla Crahen

It's a beautiful place to hike, kids-friendly

Marc Braun

Love Penwood State Park. Love the slightly challenging tracks as much as the views overlooking Farmington valley.

Robert Crum

Great trails, typically not too crowded.

Celia Scott

Beautiful park. Hiking trails are marked well, but be careful when following the blue trail as it connects to the New England trail and is the same color blue. Nice overlooks, lots of up/downhill. A little too rocky for me to jog.

Hobbes Chan

Views are great. Some paths did not have proper signs / location prompt.

Megan Riley

serene and quiet, greenery all around. hiking is great here!

Nghi Nguyen

Beautiful fall leaves there.

runatem

Turkeys, views and a beautiful lake. Can't beat it.

Alexander Jacob

lovely state place with some of the best views in CT. love this place.

Joseph Dickerson

Great riding and beautiful overlooks from the ridge.

Markita Baskerville

Peaceful

Brian O'Connor

Great trails with some spectacular views.

ben dillow

Stunningly beautiful...terrain will challenge, but that's the point isn't it..no cars. No streets. No intersections. Lovely wooded quiet. Great vistas.