Farnham-Connolly State Park

October 5, 2019 Sunny

This small state park is on the site of the former Canton Airport, and includes paved trails and wetlands.

The paved trail is a loop with several stops overlooking the wetlands and a few signs about the birds and animals you might see. The “wetlands” were quite dry the day we came, which the signs assured us is normal. But the changing colors of the grasses and trees were lovely against the bright blue skies.

In the middle of the short loop is an interesting structure with some stone benches and wall that make a lovely spot to just hang out and read.

There’s also a straight gravel path that heads out into the marshland and offers some great views. The path leads far outside the boundaries of the park and is part of a larger trail system, which we leave to explore another day.

The paved section is small, but the gravel path through the wetlands is peaceful and beautiful.
It’s really small. Maybe fun for little kids to bike on, but not much to see.
The wetlands were dry but there were a lot of grasshoppers.
There were lots of grasshoppers. I liked the structure. The wetlands were cool.