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Trail Crew 2025 – Every Sunday, April through November

Sleeping Giant State Park - Main Parking 200 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, United States

The Trail Crew always welcomes new members! Volunteers meet in the parking lot at 9:30 on Sunday mornings, April through November. The work sessions usually last for about two hours (weather permitting), and there are a variety of tasks suited for all abilities. Trail Crew projects typically involve clearing fallen trees, removing litter, repainting trail […]

The Founding of Sleeping Giant State Park

Wallingford Public Library 200 North Main Street, Wallingford, CT, United States

This event is presented by the Wallingford Public Library: In 2024, Sleeping Giant State Park turned 100 years old! Creating the park was not easy nor quick. This is a dynamic story of early 20th-century conflicting priorities and hard-reached resolutions: destructive commercial interests, the public’s passion for preservation, and thorny legal battles. The cast includes […]

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CT Trails Day 2025 – 3 Hikes at Sleeping Giant!

Sleeping Giant State Park - Main Parking 200 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, United States

The Sleeping Giant Park Association is thrilled to again be participating in CT Trails Day, a statewide event that showcases the incredible trails that criss-cross our beautiful state. For 2025, […]

Giant Master Trail Series – Hike 3 (Orange, Green & Tower Path)

Sleeping Giant State Park - Main Parking 200 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, United States

Join the Sleeping Giant Park Association for this guided hike series designed to help you complete the Giant Master Challenge*—or simply explore new trails at Sleeping Giant State Park! The Giant Master Program challenges hikers to traverse all 32 miles of blazed trails in the park, and this six-hike series will guide participants through every […]

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Insect Life Hike

Sleeping Giant State Park - Main Parking 200 Mt. Carmel Avenue, Hamden, United States

The Sleeping Giant Park Association invites you to join us in learning about insects on the Giant - this hike will introduce participants to some of the many insects that call the Giant "home", and their incredible adaptations and diversity. Raymond Simpson, former President of the CT Entomological Society, will lead the hike. Ray used […]

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