West Hartford, CT —
Elizabeth Park

One of the best landmarks of West Hartford and Hartford is Elizabeth Park. The park is on the National Register of Historic Places and offers just over 100 acres of formal gardens, green space, recreational facilities, walking loops, and the Pond House Café for visitors to enjoy. Also, at various times throughout the year, the Elizabeth Park Conservancy presents special events, outdoor concerts, tours, lectures and garden workshops in the Park—many of them free to the public.

Elizabeth Park was designed in 1896 by distinguished landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Sons. It is named after the daughter of Charles H. Pond who bequeathed the land to the City of Hartford.

Location

West Hartford shares a border with Connecticut's capitol to the east and Farmington to the southwest

Distance

Just over 100 miles from both NYC and Boston

Getting Here

West Hartford is minutes from I-91 and I-84

"The fall brings the uniquely ‘New England’ version of fall colors"

The best time to view the roses is usually from the second week of June to about the middle of July. But the park is beautiful all year long. There are incredible tulips and daffodils in the early spring. Following the peak of the rose garden are the wonderful displays of annuals and perennials that take us through early fall. You must check out the huge dahlias in late summer. The fall brings the uniquely ‘New England’ version of fall colors due to the large variety of new and old trees. Snow fall in winter creates yet another level of beauty in the park.

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"The fall brings the uniquely ‘New England’ version of fall colors"

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