Address Danbury, CT 06810, USA Elevation 535 ft (163 m) | Area 180 ha | |
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Similar Rocky Glen State Park, Whitte Glen State Park, Brainard Homestead State Park, Above All State Park, Mount Bushnell State Park | ||
Wooster Mountain State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area located within the city limits of Danbury, Connecticut. The state park covers 444 acres (180 ha) that are suitable for hiking, hunting, and target shooting. The park is crossed by the Ives Trail.
HistoryEdit
The park was established in 1920 as Connecticut's 23rd state park through an initial purchase of 100 acres. The State Park Commission adopted the name Wooster Mountain, which was not used locally, "for its historical association, as marking the mountain mass over which General [David] Wooster pursued British troops in their hasty retreat from Danbury" in 1777, during which General Wooster was mortally wounded.
The Civilian Conservation Corps was active in the park from 1935 to 1937, clearing trees that were infected with Dutch elm disease. The CCC's former campground forms the site of the Wooster Mountain Firing Range.