Free Camping Collection
Established Camping
Onion Mountain Park
About
Connecticut Department of Envir. Protection
This town-owned park consists of 190 acres of wooded, rocky mountainside. Trails here are relatively easy on the flat but significantly more difficult on the hillside. The ground can be very wet after rains. Onion Mountain Park is accessed on the west side of West Mountain Rd. just south of Shingle Mill Rd. Visitors will find a good size parking lot.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
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- T-MobileGood
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Phone Service
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
RangerA great spot for CT hiking!
We arrived at the parking lot of Onion Mountain Park at around 2 pm and proceeded to get our bags packed for the hike. I saw in the other review, that it is classified as a walk-in but it's definitely more of a hike. We ended up finding a very primitive spot off the blue trail (on top of the mountain), where we settled down for the night. The spot is not very big so make sure to bring a smaller tent (no group sites) but has a firepit already set up. We set up the tent and started a fire (very easy as there are sticks and wood everywhere). Overall a very good camping trip, and we highly recommend it.
P.S - There are a lot of bugs so be prepared, and we did put a bear bag about 100 feet away.
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ScoutA good old place
My BSA troop has been going here for years to help new scouts learn to camp. It is a very casual site and good for your first trip, you are close to your car and the road in case you need it so no need for a bear bag. I like the sites
Location
Onion Mountain Park is located in Connecticut
Coordinates
41.86684685377048 N
72.86638698871023 W