News & Updates
The Giant Master Program Returns!
With the spring hiking season right around the corner, SGPA is thrilled to announce the return of the beloved Giant Master program. Since 1995, the program has been a fun way for individuals and...
Trail Crew Update – Year-End 2022
It’s been a busy year on the trails. We started our trail work season on April 3rd and had multiple crews out every Sunday, despite some less than perfect weather, until we wrapped things up for the...
You Make It All Possible…
Together, we can protect and care for our beloved Sleeping Giant SGPA's year-end appeal is on. We are counting on giant-lovers like you to ensure that this special place is cared for today, and long...
New Trees Planted at the Giant – Fall 2022
The Sleeping Giant’s picnic area is now home to many new trees and shrubs, thanks to the efforts of SGPA and its volunteers. Since the area was devastated by a tornado in 2018, SGPA has worked with...
Trail Crew Update – Fall 2022
After a winter break, The Trail Crew started back in April and since then we’ve had 19 work parties (every Sunday 9:30-11:30 AM); 248 Volunteers have showed up and collectively contributed 529 hours...
Welcome to SGPA’s New Website
The Sleeping Giant Park Association's Board of Directors is thrilled to unveil our new website. Made possible through a grant from the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the website was...
A New Look and a Refreshed Mission: Preparing for the Next 100 Years
If you regularly receive the Giant News, you’ll likely notice that this issue looks a bit different. Inspiring stories and timely updates about the Giant abound, but with this current issue, we’re...
Do you work for the Park?
Sleeping Giant Park Association volunteers are sometimes asked this. Well…it depends on what you mean by “work!” The orange T-shirted folks you see trekking around the Giant on a Sunday morning,...
Long before it was a Park …
Remembering our "First People" Can we, today, even imagine the life of a Quinnipiac man, woman, or child? Is it possible to put oneself in the “shoes” of any individual who lived in a time so...