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Tunxis State Forest is the seventh (in terms of creation date) of the state forests of Connecticut. It consists of five (5) separate blocks in the towns of Hartland, Barkhamsted, and Granby.

The five blocks are the and  blocks.

History
The first purchases of lands which comprise the Tunxis State Forest were made by ____ in 192X.

donate the forest parcels to the state.

The other blocks were added afterwards with the block having been added most recently.

Tunxis State Forest now contains 5000 acre located in the towns of Hartland, Barkhamsted, and Granby.

A scenic valley filled with the Barkhamsted Reservoir splits the East Hartland and West Hartland sections. Almost all of the Tunxis State Forest blocks are in the Hartland West Branch of the Farmington River watershed whose sources and mouth are entirely within the limits of Connecticut and Massachusetts and which is itself a tributary of the lower Connecticut River.

The towns in the upper west branch of the Farmington River valley area were settled during the latter part of the 17th century and were typical of the early New England settlements. Most of the current forested land was cleared at the time and there are still many stone fences (and a few remaining stone foundations) marking the boundaries of colonial era farms though portions of the Tunxis State Forest blocks are composed of rocky hills which made poor farmland.

There are two historic sites in Connecticut's Tunxis State Forest which were added to the National Register of Historic Places in September 1986 (the 157th and 158th in Hartford County).

The Tunxis Forest Headquarters House was placed on the National Register on September 4, 1986. It is located in Hartland on the western side of Pell Rd. 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north of Town Road (lat/long coordinates 42°00′13″N 72°54′43″W). The Tunxis Forest Ski Cabin was placed on the National Register on September 5, 1986. It is located in Hartland on the western end of Balance Rock Road (lat/long coordinates 42°00′32″N 72°55′47″W).

Activities
Tunxis State Forest is used for fishing, boating, camping, hiking, hunting, target shooting, mountain biking (often illegally), climbing, geocaching and trail running.

Features

 * Eastern Hartland Block -.
 * Western Hartland Block -
 * West Block - Barkhamsted Reservoir
 * Mount Sanford block - Cromie Grove and the border with the Town of Hamden's Brooksvale Recreation Area/Park.
 * Tunxis Blue-Blazed hiking trail.