Candlelight Cottages is located at 323 route 39 in the town of New Fairfield, CT. It is easily accessible from New York and Boston and is in the heart of Connecticut's lake country.

A logging town for nearly two hundred years after its settlement early in the eighteenth century, New Fairfield underwent a basic change in 1927. The catalyst was the creation of Candlewood Lake, the state's largest manmade body of water. Added to two other major recreational resources, Pootatuck State Forest and Squantz Pond State Park, the lake turned New Fairfield into a residential community.

Although a popular vacation spot, the town maintains its rural charm with such events as the old-fashioned parade it staged to mark its 250th birthday. Reflecting a profound civic spirit, New Fairfield turned out to cheer the Governor's Horse Brigade, a cavalry unit with pre-Revolutionary origins, among other highlights.

Today, two paved boat launches provide sportsman with ready access to the excellent fishing and boating waters at Squantz Pond and Candlewood Lake. There are swimming, scuba diving and picnicking facilities located along the shore. For those who enjoy hiking and snowmobiling, the Pootatuck FOrest of 1,000 acres adjoins the park, offering year round enjoyment

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From New York:

1: Take the CROSS COUNTY PKWY EAST ramp toward BRONX RIVER PKWY. 0.09 miles
2: Take the ramp toward HUTCHINSON PKWY. 0.22 miles
3: Merge onto CROSS COUNTY PKWY E. 3.05 miles
4: CROSS COUNTY PKWY E becomes HUTCHINSON RIVER PKWY N. 8.02 miles
5: Take I-684 N toward BREWSTER. 28.25 miles
6: Merge onto I-84 E via exit number 9E toward DANBURY. 8.35 miles
7: Take the exit- exit number 5- toward CT-37/ CT-53/ DOWNTOWN DANBURY/ CT-39/ BETHEL
8: Follow CT-37 into New Fairfield. 5.0 miles
9: Take right at CT-39/ SHERMAN RD. 4.5 miles
10: Candlelight Cottages on left. Look for our sign.

From Boston

1: Take I-90 W/ MASS PIKE. 54.98 miles
2: Merge onto I-84 W via exit number 9 toward HARTFORD/ NEW YORK CITY. 100.65 miles
3: Take exit number 6- toward SQUANTZ POND/ DANBURY/ NEW FAIRFIELD.
4: Follow CT-37 into New Fairfield. 5.0 miles
5: Take right at CT-39/ SHERMAN RD. 4.5 miles
6: Candlelight Cottages on left. Look for our sign.

From New Haven

1: Take CT-34 W/ DERBY AVE. Continue to follow CT-34 W. 8.03 miles
2: Turn LEFT onto CT-34 W/ MAIN ST. Continue to follow CT-34 W. 7.11 miles
3: Turn LEFT onto CT-34/ ROOSEVELT DR. Continue to follow CT-34. 6.33 miles
4 : Turn LEFT onto MILE HILL RD. 0.18 miles
5 : Merge onto I-84 W via the ramp- on the left- toward DANBURY. 11.60 miles
6: Take exit number 6- toward SQUANTZ POND/ DANBURY/ NEW FAIRFIELD.
7: Follow CT-37 into New Fairfield. 5.0 miles
8: Take right at CT-39/ SHERMAN RD. 4.5 miles
9: Candlelight Cottages on left. Look for our sign.

 

       
Candlelight Cottages              323 Route 39, New Fairfield, Connecticut 06812               203-227-3363               Contact Us