Simsbury

Sports and the Outdoors

Talcott Mountain State Park. A roughly 1¼-mi climb from the parking lot at the southern section of Talcott Mountain State Park and up the 165-foot Heublein Tower, a former private home, rewards you with spectacular views of the Farmington Valley and, some say, four states. Rte. 185, Simsbury, CT, 06002. 860/242-1158. www.ct.gov. Free. Park daily 8am-sunset. Tower late May-Labor Day, Thurs.-Sun. 10-5; Labor Day-late Oct., daily 10-5.