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31 reviews
Hop Brook Lake Recreation Area is highly praised for its cleanliness, beautiful surroundings, and helpful park rangers. Many visitors enjoyed family gatherings and events at the pavilions, appreciating the spaciousness and amenities available. The area is ideal for outdoor activities such as walking, hiking, and picnicking, making it a popular choice for both casual visits and special occasions.
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4.9
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June 7, 2026 Google Maps
This park is super big. Is maybe about 10 blocks long! Theres picnic tables and grills everywhere! First time and i had an amazing day! This video is only a little section of it! Beautiful and clean! Very peaceful as well!
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May 25, 2026
Easy, clean, zero complaints! Rangers were very nice as well.
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October 21, 2025
The occasion we booked for was a family get-together/remembrance for our loved ones. This location is ideal. We brought food,drinks, etc and the Pavillion was the perfect place, (due to that it did rain a little but there was plenty of room for everyone under the Pavillion until the rain passed.) The younger generations, had so much space to run and play games, such as corn hole, horse shoes, bocci and so much more. We set up one of the tables for coloring and crafts for the young ones. The rest room was not too far from the site. And our goal was achieved. We got to spend a wonderful day with our loved ones from all over including out of state. And the park itself with the surrounding trees is a beautiful setting for enjoying the warmer summer/ almost fall weather.
The park help checked in with us and were super friendly and helpful.
We will be doing this every year at this very convenient, wonderful location.
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August 9, 2025
Great space, clean, helpful and friendly rangers and volunteers made our rental of the ball field an amazing experience.
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July 12, 2025
My family and I had the absolute best experience. We rented the Meadows site. It was clean, spacious, Perfect for our gathering. Mike was so helpful and kind. We are actually thinking of renting the space annually to get our family together.
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July 5, 2025
The park was amazing and clean. Great place to have a party and will rent the pavilion again!
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June 22, 2025
My church rented out this area. It was such a find time. We were greeted with a clean space, 2 very large grills and a large area to have the kids play. We also met one of the rangers. Very nice and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful time. We have rented it again for August and we can’t wait to return. The nature walks and the river were an added bonus. We would highly recommend this park for a function. Thank you for having us!
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October 25, 2024 Google Maps
Great place for a nice evening walk, the park is always clean and feels safe. Beautiful foliage!
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September 9, 2023
Great site. A little hard for guests to find, but it’s nice an secluded. We had roughly 30 people an could definitely fit more! Park rangers were extremely nice!
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June 28, 2023
Nice place
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Hop Brook Lake, Middlebury, CT 06762 United States
Elevation: 111 ft
From Bridgeport, take Route 8 N 23.5 mi to Exit 26/CT-63 S in Naugatuck. Head southeast on Main Street and turn onto CT-63 N. Travel approx. 3 mi. The park entrance is on the right side of the road at the intersection of CT-63 and CT-188.
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From Bridgeport, take Route 8 N 23.5 mi to Exit 26/CT-63 S in Naugatuck. Head southeast on Main Street and turn onto CT-63 N. Travel approx. 3 mi. The park entrance is on the right side of the road at the intersection of CT-63 and CT-188.
From Hartford, take I-84 W 31 mi to the CT-64 exit, Exit 17 (Watertown/Middlebury, Rte. 63). Go straight until you come to the intersection of CT-64 and CT-63. Turn left on CT-63. Travel approx. 1.5 mi. The park entrance is on the left side of the road at the intersection of CT-63 and CT-188.
From Danbury, take I-84 E to the CT-63 exit, Exit 17 (Naugatuck/Watertown, Rte. 63). Take a right off the exit ramp. Travel approx. 1.5 mi. The park entrance is on the left side of the road at the intersection of CT-63 and CT-188.
The Hop Brook Lake Recreation Area is accessible via Route 8 and CT-63. It is approximately 1.5 miles from I-84, which provides access from Hartford and Danbury.
Last updated: October 7, 2026
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