SPORTS & RECREATION / LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Racing & Competitive Sports

International Skating Center of Connecticut
1375 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury 860-651-5400
www.isccskate.com
World-class, twin-rink skating facility hosts Olympic-level shows.

Lime Rock Park
60 White Hollow Road
Lakeville 800-RACE-LRP
www.limerock.com
Major professional races and amateur road racing, car shows, and auto festivals.

Shallowbrook Equestrian Center
247 Hall Hill Road
Somers 860-749-0749
www.shallowbrook.com
The center features U.S. Polo Association tournaments and AHSA horse shows.

Shoreline Star Greyhound Park
255 Kossuth Street
Bridgeport 888-GO-DOG-GO
Greyhound racing combines with simulcast wagering on horses and greyhounds.

Stafford Motor Speedway
55 West Street
Stafford Springs 860-684-2783
www.staffordmotorspeedway.com
NASCAR auto racing on a semi-banked, paved, half-mile oval track.

Thompson International Speedway
205 East Thompson Road
Thompson 860-923-2280
www.thompsonspeedway.com
Auto racing thrills are the focus of this 5/8-mile high-banked oval track.

Waterford Speedbowl
1080 Hartford Road
Waterford 860-442-RACE
www.speedbowl.com
NASCAR stock car auto racing combines with many special events.

 

Connecticut Resort Casinos

Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket 800-FOXWOODS
www.foxwoods.com
Touted as the largest casino in the Western Hemisphere, Foxwoods boasts thousands of slot machines, 300 gaming tables, nearly a dozen restaurants, a theater, wonderful accommodations, and an amusement park. Nearby is the Foxwoods Golf and Country Club. The Foxwoods Arena and Foxwoods Theatre host everything from championship boxing matches to some of the nation’s most celebrated entertainers in live concerts.

Mohegan Sun Resort Casino
Uncasville 888-226-7711
www.mohegansun.com
Luxurious accommodations, fine dining selections, live entertainment, sports events, shopping, and gaming excitement in a striking design of Native American Mohegan themes that includes an indoor forest.

 

Ski Resorts & Centers

Mohawk Mountain Ski Area
Cornwall 860-672-6100
www.mohawkmtn.com

Mount Southington Ski Area
Southington 860-628-0954
www.mountsouthington.com

Ski Sundown
& Gun Barrel Terrain Park
New Hartford 860-379-SNOW
www.skisundown.com

WMF Nature Center
White Memorial Conservation Center
Litchfield 860-567-0857
www.whitememorialcc.org

Winding Trails
Cross Country Ski Center
Farmington 860-677-8458
www.windingtrails.org

Woodbury Ski Area
& Tubing Hill
Woodbury 203-263-2203
www.woodburyskiarea.com