Directions & Hours

The entrance to the Talcott Mountain State Park is on Route 185, seven miles west of Hartford, diagonally opposite the entrance to Penwood State Park. Access to the Tower is by a foot trail from a paved parking lot off Route 185. The Tower is only accessible by foot, no driving access is available.

The Tower is open from Thursday through Sunday from 10am to 5pm from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day.

From Labor Day through the end of October, the Tower is open daily from 10am to 5pm.

Hours and dates are subject to change. For more information, call the Department of Parks and Recreation at the Tower (860) 677-0662.

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