Penwood State Park

Talcott Mountain State Park is located at 240 Montevideo Rd, Avon, CT. This business specializes in Outdoor Parks.

Located in Simsbury, Talcott Mountain State Park is a great spot to go on picnics with your family and friends. You may engage in a number of activities, walking the trail, hiking, and the beautiful sight of the Heublein Tower. Check out the website or call ahead for tour timings and more information.

Visitors can enjoy a mountain-top view of four states from the park's 165-foot Heublein Tower. The park also features a museum of local history, a 1.5 mile hike to the tower and a picnic area.

The familiar Farmington River Valley landmark of Heublein Tower sits atop Talcott Mountain, a long, precipitous wooded ledge named after Revolutionary War hero John Talcott. The 165-foot structure was...

A long wooded ridge dominates the sunset-side of the Connecticut River Valley in the vicinity of Hartford. Crested atop the northerly portion of the Talcott Mountain Range lies a sizable portion of the public domain, Penwood State Park. With this gift in 1944 to the citizens of Connecticut of nearly 800 acres, Curtis H. Veeder wished only that his beloved hilltop, "be kept in a natural state so...

The familiar Farmington River Valley landmark of Heublein Tower sits atop Talcott Mountain, a long, precipitous wooded ledge named after the Talcott family. The 165-foot structure was built as a summer home in 1914 by Gilbert Heublein. In the early fifties, two future presidents were guests of the Hartford Times, then General Dwight D. Eisenhower (who was asked to run for office there) and...