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Kettletown State Park

Kettletown State ParkPhoto: H. Morrow Long, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
7 routes
V2- – V7
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Kettletown State Park is a Connecticut state park about 1.2 miles from the town of Cedarhurst, and it works as a climbing area as well as a base for hiking. The park is close to several trails, which makes it easy to build a day around more than one outing. The park's climbing is all bouldering, and the seven routes listed run from V2- up to V7. The Warm-up V2 is the easiest, and the Roman's Roof Traverse is the hardest. For hikers, the Zoar Trail starts just 0.3 miles away, and the Crest Trail and Pomperaug Trail are both about 0.7 miles off. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 75°F. Summer is warm, with July and August highs near 82°F. Webb Mountain Park is a climbing area about 3.2 miles away. The Pomperaug River offers canoeing roughly 7.9 miles out, and Hop Brook Lake Recreation Area, about 9.6 miles away, has camping.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Kettletown State Park

    Best months: April–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.

    1. Jan

      36° / 18°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      38° / 19°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      47° / 27°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      58° / 37°

      10 wet

    5. May

      69° / 47°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      77° / 58°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      82° / 63°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 62°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      75° / 54°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 41°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 32°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 23°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ansonia 1 Ne, CT, 7.5 mi away at 136 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (7)