Pootatuck State Forest

Squantz Pond is a 288-acre lake in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It is located on the town line of Sherman and New Fairfield, and is bordered by manmade Candlewood Lake. The south shore is protected as Squantz Pond State Park (established in 1926), and is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The pond is named for Chief Squantz, a leader of the Schaghticoke tribe.

Squantz Pond State Park is a public recreation area located 10 miles (16 km) north of Danbury in the town of New Fairfield, Connecticut. The state park encompasses 172 acres (70 ha) on the southwestern shore of 270-acre (110 ha) Squantz Pond, offering opportunities for boating, swimming, fishing, and hiking. The park is bordered on the west by Pootatuck State Forest and is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Inglenook is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northeast part of the town, atop a broad peninsula in Candlewood Lake. It is bordered to the east by Sail Harbor and to the north by the town of Sherman. Inglenook was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Knollcrest is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northeast part of the town, on a peninsula on the western side of Candlewood Lake. It is bordered to the northeast, across Squantz Cove, by Bogus Hill. Knollcrest was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The community was established in 1936.

Sail Harbor is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of New Fairfield and Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northeast corner of New Fairfield and the southeast corner of Sherman, on Great Neck and Shelter Harbor, landforms on the west side of Candlewood Lake. It is bordered to the west by Inglenook. Sail Harbor was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

New Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,579 at the 2020 census. New Fairfield is one of five towns that surround Candlewood Lake, the largest lake in Connecticut. The town is located 55 miles (89 km) northeast of New York City, making it part of the New York metropolitan area.

Bogus Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northeast part of the town, on a hill of the same name occupying a peninsula in Candlewood Lake. It is bordered to the southwest, across Squantz Cove, by Knollcrest. Bogus Hill was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Lakeside Woods is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southern part of the town, on the western shore of Candlewood Lake. It is bordered to the north by the main village of Sherman. Lakeside Woods was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Bigelow Corners is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southwest quadrant of the town, northwest of the village of New Fairfield and east of Ball Pond. Bigelow Corners was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

The New Fairfield Historical District is in New Fairfield, Connecticut. In 2005, the newly created state-funded Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism awarded its first Endangered Properties Grant to the Town of New Fairfield. The $50,000 grant was used to relocate and preserve the Parsonage and the Gideon Hubbell House, two historically significant State Register properties threatened with demolition. Both properties were to be adapted for reuse as part of New Fairfield’s new community center, the first step in the creation of a living history village and town center. The houses were moved to their new location on March 4, 2007.

Candlewood Knolls is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southeast part of the town, on the western shore of Candlewood Lake. Candlewood Knolls was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

The Cosier-Murphy House is a historic house at 67 Connecticut Route 39 in New Fairfield, Connecticut. Built about 1840, it is one of the town's best-preserved 19th-century houses, and a good local example Greek Revival architecture. The house, along with a small agricultural outbuilding, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.