Top rated Nature preserves in West Hartford

Experience the best that West Hartford has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 20 places from Nature preserve category.

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White Memorial Conservation Center
Nature preserve
Nature museum & learning center with info on the surrounding park & start points for hiking trails.
4.80 (623 reviews) (~39.28 km from centre)
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Hidden Valley Preserve
Nature preserve
👍👍 Square Orange and white trail around the river across the two bridges. 1.7 miles mostly flat with some excellent views of the river and falling streams. Farthest bridge has three flights of stairs from the river to trail. The yellow circle trail leading to scenic overlook starts to right of main par...
4.80 (364 reviews) (~49.24 km from centre)
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Sessions Woods Wildlife Management
Nature preserve
👍👍 One of my favorite trails. Most beautiful part of sessions woods is the beaver pond. It it is only about a mile in. There is a dock you can get to that overlooks the whole pond 360°- one of my favorite places to just sit in peace
4.80 (362 reviews) (~18.04 km from centre)
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Roaring Brook Nature Center
Nature preserve
👍👍 Wow what a cool place.!! Took a small drive to check out the new area and found this place.. soOo cool.. we paid 8$ to get in and they have some great educational display of local animals and birds. With nearly all of them having a "taxidermied" (stuffed) animal in the display that looks very profe...
4.80 (200 reviews) (~14.56 km from centre)
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Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
Nature preserve
👍👍 During maple sap season this is the place to go. Watch Harry make delicious maple syrup on the spot...then go on a guided tour of maple lore and learn how it all comes together. No real "New Englander" can rightly wear that badge without an understanding of what goes in the bottle that makes pancake...
4.80 (68 reviews) (~42.59 km from centre)
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Wickham Park
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Private, nonprofit park offering gardens, woodlands, an aviary, playgrounds & sports facilities.
4.70 (2.3K reviews) (~13.79 km from centre)
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Cotton Hollow Preserve
Nature preserve
80-acre retreat providing forested hiking trails, wildlife & a creek for seasonal fishing.
4.70 (377 reviews) (~16.97 km from centre)
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Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Nature preserve
This forested, rugged natural area for day use offers opportunities for climbing & hiking.
4.70 (334 reviews) (~15.92 km from centre)
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Oak Grove Nature Center
Nature preserve
Housed in a 52-acre nature preserve, this center has exhibits about the flora & fauna of the area.
4.70 (100 reviews) (~19.85 km from centre)
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Harry C Barnes Memorial Nature Center
Park
👍👍 I grew up down the street from here and spent most of my days roaming around the nature center and its trails. I was happy to be able to visit and see the changes that have been made. They are also trying to build a 1 mile fully accessible nature trail which I'm happily donating!
4.70 (88 reviews) (~17.21 km from centre)
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Schoolhouse Brook Park
Nature preserve
👍👍 This is a really out-of-the-way Park if you're not from around here you really don't know about this park it's beautiful the playgrounds up-to-date grounds are well cap it's just really nice
4.60 (78 reviews) (~43.54 km from centre)
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Great Pond/Massacoe State Forest
Nature preserve
👍👍 Great trail. Reminds me of the trail at Bond Park in Cary, NC
4.60 (46 reviews) (~16.88 km from centre)
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Trolley Bed Preserve
Nature preserve
👍👍 Markin it up Mr. Milo style. From green to white he marks by day and night......
4.60 (32 reviews) (~45.17 km from centre)
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Shoddy Mill-Coon Hollow
Nature preserve
👍👍 Nice place for a walk and if you need some time for yourself.
4.60 (32 reviews) (~19.26 km from centre)
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Gunntown Passive Park and Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
👍 A nice little park with some history, a walking trail, and some picnic areas. Pretty quiet and scenic.
4.50 (37 reviews) (~42.24 km from centre)
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Newgate Cooperative Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
4.50 (37 reviews) (~21.4 km from centre)
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Sperry Falls Park
Nature preserve
😐 Nice place for hiking and quick break in the water fall. If gate is open you can get closer with a car but still the last 1/2 mile is only accesible walking.
4.40 (59 reviews) (~46.8 km from centre)
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Spiderweed Preserve
Nature preserve
👍👍 Great trail with wonderful rock ridges, streams, views... The stone foundation is so interesting.
4.40 (48 reviews) (~29.5 km from centre)
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Angelo Joseph Sferrazza Memorial Park
Park
👍 When the water is low great wading and smallmouth bass fishing.
4.40 (46 reviews) (~24.99 km from centre)
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Desmond's Pond
Nature preserve
👍 A short walk to a viewing platform, with a bench to sit on, or to stand at the railing to watch the many ducks and Canada Geese that frequently congregate there. Even winter time viewing is fun.
4.40 (39 reviews) (~17.24 km from centre)
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