Sleeping Giant Picnic Shelter - Hamden Campground

Full Amenity List

• Restaurant
• Fireplace
• Hiking
• Potable Water
• Post Office
• Park Attendant
• Snack Bar
• Bird Watching
• Picnic Area
• Laundry
• Grocery Store
• Gatehouse
• Picnicking
• Within Facility Ada Accessible Picnic Area
• Covered Group Structure
• Paved Ada Accessible Site
• Hospital
• Fishing Supplies
• Golf Course
• Restroom
• Grills
• Paved Roads
• Pay Telephone
• Scenery
• Historic Sites
• Pavilion
• Picnic Tables
• Pressurized Water
• Ice Machine
• Overlook

Descriptions from Across the Web

• Two miles of mountaintop resembling a large man lying in repose, the "sleeping giant" ... more on reserveamerica.com

Directions

From I-91: Take Exit 10. Get onto the Route 40 connector, and stay on it until it ends. At the light, take a right onto Route 10N, and drive 1��� miles. Turn right onto Mt. Carmel Avenue. The park entrance is on the left, across from Quinnipiac University. From Wilbur Cross Parkway: Take Exit 61. Go north onto Whitney Avenue for 3 miles, and take a right onto Mt. Carmel Avenue. The park entrance is on the left, across from Quinnipiac University. From I-84 to Cheshire: Take Route 70S onto Route 10 south, and drive 5 miles. Turn left at the light onto Mt. Carmel Avenue. The park entrance is on the left, across from Quinnipiac University.

Other Web Resources

• http://www.visitnewhaven.com
• http://www.ctvisit.com