Had enough with the winter blahs? The SGPA is offering a short, informative hike designed to explore the variety of trees and shrubs in their winter condition. Want to know the difference between an ash and a hickory, or a maple and a sycamore? We will discuss these and more and offer some simple keys […]
Join the Sleeping Giant Park Association for our first guided hike of the spring. This hike will be led SGPA's own Mike Miller and his wife, Karen Marotta. This hike will involve traveling over uneven terrain, with some possible rock scrambling. As such, participants should be in good physical condition, dress appropriately for the weather […]
Join us for a joint AMC/SGPA St. Patrick’s Day loop of about 5 miles at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden. We will travel on the Yellow & Green Trails (and a short bit of the Tower Path), though if there is interest we can extend the route by about a mile to include a […]
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 […]
Join the Sleeping Giant Park Association for a guided hike about early spring wildflowers, led by SGPA Board Member and retired US Forest Service Scientist, Chris Fagan. Participants will learn how to identify some of the Giant's ephemeral wildflowers, and the incredible ways they have evolved to thrive in the early spring. Advanced registration is […]