Fall Family Hike at Bennetts Pond

family hike at Bennetts Pond State Park, taking in all of nature's colors, takes place 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. The park's 440 acres features a large pond and is at the southern end of the extensive Ives Trail System. It also connects Ridgefield's own . 

Participants will meet at Bennetts Pond State Park parking lot on Bennetts Pond Road in Ridgefield. Because of the terrain, hikers should be 5 years old and above or be carried throughout. No strollers, please. 

Discovery Center members are free; non-members pay $7.

Check out the Discovery Center's blog on "Why Fall Foliage" to find out why New England's Fall Foliage is world class.

Via Discovery Center at Ridgefield