Mill Pond Falls
Hartford County, Connecticut
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Hartford County, Connecticut
- Access status
- Town park viewpoint and parking documented
- The walk
- Less than 0.1 mile; the falls are visible from the parking area
- Ground & access
- Level and short. The source says the falls are partly viewable from the roadside and the parking area.

Mill Pond Falls is a 12-foot fan at the outlet of Mill Pond in a small town park in Newington. The falls are fenced, with a red wooden footbridge just above them. You can see the falls from the parking area; walk a few steps closer for the best views.
Plan your visit
Mill Pond Park parking area on Garfield Street to the falls
New England Waterfalls gives a trail length of less than 0.1 mile and says the falls are visible from the parking area.
Level and short. The source says the falls are partly viewable from the roadside and the parking area.
Where to start
Parking area a few hundred feet along Garfield Street on the right, off CT 173, marked by a sign for Mill Pond Falls.
Timing & water
Best from March to May when the pond outlet runs strong.
Before you go
Town park. The source listed no cost to visit (as of 2016).
Visitor informationVisit sources
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