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Macedonia Brook State Park

1918 establishments in ConnecticutHistoric American Landscapes Survey in ConnecticutKent, ConnecticutParks in Litchfield County, ConnecticutProtected areas established in 1918
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Macedonia State Park's Cobble Mountain summit with Catskill Mountains in background
Macedonia State Park's Cobble Mountain summit with Catskill Mountains in background

Macedonia Brook State Park is a public recreation area covering 2,302 acres (932 ha) in the town of Kent, Connecticut, United States. Visitors can camp in a 51-site campground, picnic, fish, and hike the blue-blazed Macedonia Ridge Trail, which crosses Cobble Mountain and other peaks. The park's first 1,552 acres (628 ha) were a gift made in 1918 by the White Memorial Foundation.

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