5
Pull-thru
USACEHop Brook Lake · Connecticut
Hop Brook Lake Recreation Area
Overview Hop Brook Lake Recreation Area is located within the towns of Middlebury, Naugatuck and Waterbury, Connecticut.
Sites5all reservable
Elev.358ft
Comf.Apr-Nov8 months
Max rigtents5 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From New Haven0h31real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 358 ft, Hop Brook Lake Recreation Area has a 8-month comfortable window (Apr-Nov). Winter nights average around 23°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 5 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 5 pull-through, 1 walk-in. Within about 4 miles: 18 named hiking routes, 16 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on quiet.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Apr-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 5.
66°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
New Haven
20 mi
0h31
02
Hartford
33 mi
0h45
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 5 SITES
Color byShow only
5 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
1
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
5
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
18
Trail segments
2185
Peaks
16
Viewpoints
7
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.