Northwest Park (Windsor)

Northwest Park is a municipally owned park in the town of Windsor, Connecticut, which includes walking trails, soccer fields and a nature center. Located in the Poquonock section of Windsor along the Farmington River, the park covers 473 acres (1.91 km²) of forests, fields and recreational areas.

The Luddy/Taylor Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum, dedicated to preserving the history of the tobacco industry in the lower Connecticut River valley, is located near the entrance of the park.

The Northwest Park Nature Center features natural history, geology and meteorology exhibits, and offers nature and environmental education programs including a summer camp. There is an adjacent barn with farmyard animals.^[1]

The park hosts an annual Coffeehouse Concert Series, bringing in a variety of regional and national acts to perform in an intimate setting. Additionally, a country fair annually takes place in the fall at the park.

Other park amenities are trails for hiking, cross-country and skiing, a maple sugar house, a playground, picnic facilities, and a gift shop in the nature center.

References

↑ http://www.ctmuseumquest.com/?page_id=1639 Connecticut Museum Quest - Details and photos

External links

Northwest Park Website

Coordinates: 41°54′18″N 72°42′11″W / 41.905°N 72.703°W / 41.905; -72.703

Nature centers in Connecticut

Fairfield County	Audubon Greenwich Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield Darien Nature Center Earthplace Highstead Arboretum New Canaan Nature Center New Pond Farm Old Quarry Nature Center Sherwood Island State Park Soundwaters Stamford Museum & Nature Center Trumbull Nature & Arts Center Webb Mountain Discovery Zone Woodcock Nature Center

Hartford County	Barnes Nature Center Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center Holcomb Farm Indian Rock Nature Preserve Northwest Park Nature Center Oak Grove Nature Center Roaring Brook Nature Center Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area Stratton Brook State Park Westmoor Park

Litchfield County	Flanders Nature Center Pratt Center Sharon Audubon Center White Memorial Conservation Center

Middlesex County	Bushy Hill Nature Center Chatfield Hollow State Park Platt Nature Center

New Haven County	Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center Audubon Center at Bent of the River Bauer Park Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point Henry Hamel Environmental Center Kellogg Environmental Center Meigs Point Nature Center Riverbound Farm Shoreline Outdoor Education Center West Rock Nature Center

New London County	Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Rocky Neck State Park

Windham County	Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Trail Wood Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center

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