Shenipsit Lake
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Shenipsit Lake is a 530-acre lake near Tolland, Connecticut, at about 510 feet.
Orange TrailHikingPhoto: reivax, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.2 mi- White TrailHikingPhoto: reivax, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.3 mi
Fox HillSummitPhoto: Elipongo, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.7 mi- Hockanum RiverCanoeing4.1 mi
Soapstone MountainSummitPhoto: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.1 mi- Bolton Notch State Park Scenic ReserveState park6.3 mi
- John and Frederica Johnson Memorial CampCamping7.3 mi
Scantic River State ParkState parkPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lake BonairLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Libkamans Pond No 1Lake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Cigar PondLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Brooks PondLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Upper Bolton LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Sadds Mill PondLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Tankerhoosen LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Windsorville PondLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Dobsonville PondLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Devils Hopyard SwampLake fishing · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Shenipsit Lake
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
37° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
45° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
57° / 38°
11 wet
May
68° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 63°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
73° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
50° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
40° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Storrs, CT, 12 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
