Connecticut State Park Journeys: Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park

Locally this is referred to as the Essex Steam Train and I did not know until more recently the actual name and that it’s considered a state park. Awesome! I have been on the train many times for their super popular Christmas train. One autumn I dragged some family on the train and boat ride for a fall tour; that ride was my favorite of them all. I have yet to do the dinner train but it’s on my list.

The grounds are beautifully decorated for autumn, highly recommend going in the fall!
  • On the boat
  • Opera House
  • Gillette’s Castle from the water

If you’ve ever only done the Essex Christmas train I highly recommend the autumn train and boat ride and buy tickets early 🙂

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