jcwitty t1_jdvajbd wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:42 PM

New Haven sits “between two rocks.” West Rock and East Rock are both state parks and have great hiking. I don’t think you can go in there and start digging and hammering away with a pick axe, but if you pick up a few loose pieces and put them in your backpack you should be fine. Also, Sleeping Giant state park in Hamden is great.

Edit: East Rock is a city park, not a state park.

kvlt22 t1_jdvwd43 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:11 PM

West Rock is best rock

froghag t1_jdwxcuk wrote on March 27, 2023 at 8:06 PM

Pretty sure West Rock also has some sort of geological remnants of glaciers in the area. I don't remember exactly what to look for to spot that, but I feel like OP will.

eagsye t1_jdwzdnt wrote on March 27, 2023 at 8:19 PM

Judges Cave is a glacier erratic, meaning it rode in on a glacier and was left there when the glacier receded. OP west rock is probably your best bet, and the two parks are some of the best examples of “trap rock”

froghag t1_je0fj4s wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:57 PM

Thank you for expanding on what I could not :)