1. Lone Oak Campsites
City: East Canaan, CT
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (800) 422-2267
Address: 360 Norfolk Rd.
Description: This is a huge, fun, family campground with a lot of RV sites, but secluded tent sites are available from April 15 to October 15. Or you could lodge in one of their 40-foot trailers, complete with kitchen, bath, and bedroom, or the two-room cabin. There’s a swimming pool for the kids, a lounge, and a camp store. With 500 sites spread over 250 acres, this is an enormous place, which will take you days to explore walking or biking around. Like most family campgrounds, Lone Oak runs scheduled activities and events, so check their website for both children’s and adult programs, including theater and day trips.
2. Land Of Nod Winery
City: East Canaan, CT
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (860) 824-5225
Address: 99 Lower Rd.
Description: History is rich at Land of Nod Winery. It is a nationally recognized bicentennial farm, and the family has farmed the land for nine generations. Named for a Robert Louis Stevenson poem, Land of Nod offers an intriguing selection of fruit wines made from berries grown on-site. Their offerings include raspberry wine, a blend of blueberry and raspberry, peach wine, and a delicious chocolate-raspberry dessert wine. They now produce two grape wines: Bianca, a lovely white, and Corot Noir, a deep red with hints of spice. Located up the road (you’ll see it as you drive in) is the Historic Beckley Furnace. Built in 1837, the structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and stands as a reminder of the importance of the iron industry.