Pomfret

Sports and the Outdoors

Connecticut Audubon society. Adjacent to the Connecticut Audubon Bafflin Sanctuary's more than 700 acres of rolling meadows, grassland habitats, forests, and streams, this nature center presents environmental-education programs for all ages, seasonal lectures and workshops, and natural-history exhibits. Miles of trails provide excellent birding. 218 Day Rd., Pomfret, CT, 06259. 860/928-4948. www.ctaudubon.org/. Free. Sanctuary daily dawn-dusk; center weekdays 9-4, weekends, noon-4.

Mashamoquet Brook State Park. This 1,000-acre park has an attractive trail system and swimming, fishing, and camping facilities. 147 Wolf Den Dr., Pomfret, CT, 06259. 860/928-6121.