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Burnham Brook Preserve

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Why You Should Visit
This is an upland site that protects the watersheds of Burnham Brook, Strong Brook, and the Eightmile River. It is close to 1,000-acre Devil's Hopyard State Park.

Location
East Haddam

Hours
Dawn to dusk

Size
1,122 acres

Conditions
Trails provide easy access; trail map available at entrance.

How to Prepare for Your Visit
Please see our “Preserve Visitation Guidelines” page.

Directions
From the north:

  • Follow Route 2 and then Route 11.
  • Take exit 5, "Witch Meadow Road", turn right and go 0.5 mile, then turn left onto West Road. 
  • Continue 3 miles to Dolbia Hill Road (second right).

From the west:

  • Take Interstate 95 to exit 70 in Old Lyme. 
  • Turn left on Route 156 and drive about 9 miles to its end. 
  • Turn right onto Route 82 and continue about 2.5 miles, then turn left onto Woodbridge Road. 
  • Drive one mile, then turn left onto Dolbia Hill Road.

From the east:

  • Follow Interstate 95 to exit 77; turn right onto Route 85 and drive about ten miles to the Route 82 intersection. 
  • Turn left onto Route 82 and go 2.3 miles. 
  • Turn right onto Woodbridge Road. 
  • Drive one mile, then turn left onto Dolbia Hill Road.
  • Preserve entrance is 0.5 miles up Dolbia Hill Road on the right.

What to See: Plants
This large and varied preserve includes a wide variety of oaks, hickory, beech, birch, maple, and conifers, as well as a mountain laurel and other shrubs, and many herbs and wildflowers.

What to See: Animals
More than 180 bird species have been sighted on the preserve.

Why the Conservancy Selected This Site  
This preserve's section of the Eightmile River is a classic Atlantic salmon habitat in nearly pristine condition.

What the Conservancy Has Done/Is Doing
Because of its location in the watershed of the Eightmile River, one of the most important conservation areas of the Tidelands of the Connecticut River region, Burnham Brook has remained a high conservation priority in recent years, to which the Conservancy has added wherever possible with acquisitions and conservation easements.