Nice place close to the city, but small and always a little crowded. Sleeping giant is a little further out but much larger, has longer trails and can be explored in more than one trip!

Nice place close to the city, but small and always a little crowded. Sleeping giant is a little further out but much larger, has longer trails and can be explored in more than one trip!
A beautiful view from East Rock park. You can see all of New Haven. You can have a picnic up there as well. It's quite a windy drive in parts while going up but nice views while ascending to the top of the park.
The work in the quaint forest track. The view at the top is nice way to see Yale University and surroundings.
Can't beat the view or nature or the walk to the top
one of the last carousels in existence IN THE WORLD....
It's a beautiful view of New Haven from a great, high vantage point. In most cities, you'd have to pay an entry fee to some building owner to ride their elevator up to a viewing floor to get this kind of panaramic view. East Rock is a beautiful park to walk or ride through, and when you get to the...
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ERP is in a nice area, with nice views of New Haven and LI Sound, from its summit, but its an urban park. There are many places for people to lurk. Some areas are drug abused. The worst part is the rampant homosexual activities taking place there at all hours. Avoid the area at night.
Whenever I am hosting a visitor to New Haven, I make sure (weather and season permitting) to bring them right to the top of the Rock. Here they will get a spectacular view of the entire city below, as well as New Haven Harbor, Long Island Sound, and Long island on the horizon. For the slightly intrepid, there is a...
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Light trailing, great views, long history. Do not miss!
East Rock Park is a wonderful place to visit for hiking, having a picnic, or just sitting back and admiring the view from the 366 foot summit.
There is an access road to the summit found at entrance to the park near the Hamden town line. The road is open daily from April to the end of October. From November...
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