State park
Brainard Homestead State Park
The park entrance is 2.8 miles from Moodus. Day use costs CT plates free; out-of-state parking fees Apr–Oct at fee parks. Brainard Homestead State Park is a state park in Connecticut.
Brainard Homestead State Park map
Brainard Homestead State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Entry to Brainard Homestead State Park costs CT plates free; out-of-state parking fees Apr–Oct at fee parks.
- Brainard Homestead State Park is 2.8 miles from Moodus.
Before you go
Brainard Homestead State Park is 2.8 miles from Moodus.
Trails
- National Historical Parks Weir Farm National Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
What to see
- State park Designation in agency park name
- State park system unit Listed on the agency park identity roster
Public lands next to Brainard Homestead State Park
- State parkEagle Landing State Park is 0.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkMachimoodus State Park is 1.3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkHaddam Meadows State Park is 1.9 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkSunrise State Park is 2.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkHaddam Island State Park is 2.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkGillette Castle State Park is 2.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- portal.ct.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- portal.ct.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)