Always a lovely experience. The falls are a great spot to relax and even swim in the summer months. If you want to get out and enjoy nature this is a fantastic place to do so. Multiple trails with different difficulties, beautiful scenery, and just an over all peaceful location. Definitely worth checking out. Best part? Its free.

I went there by the end of the fall season, and it was still pretty nice. Waterfalls are always great. Great place!

Clean, properly marked and well maintained trails. Ample parking. The trails are wide and not overgrown, but very rocky and rooty.

Just a great place to take a walk and enjoy the beautiful fall. Yes you can put your feet in the water, some definitely were seen swimming, not sure if thats allowed but I saw no sign that said otherwise. Will be back.

My favorite park to visit in southeastern ct. so many trails and water to go in. Great place to take the kids and the dog to walk around and get out of the house. The kids love wading in the water and looking for frogs and the dog loves all the good sniffs

Good hiking spot with several trails. I havent explored them all yet but hopefully soon.

This was a lovely day trip. The falls area gets busy the later it gets. The trails were beautiful. We enjoyed our day there.

The rocks are great for kids to climb. Very easy to social distance even with a good amount of people there. Waterfall is

I only did one hike here but enjoyed it. The waterfall is a quick and easy visit. I checked out one trail here which had a nice view of a forest valley.

Fun time. Trails marked fairly well. Even when lost there are enough people and trails to find your way back

I just love this place. Nice place to visit during summer. The whole falls area is under the tree sheds.You can swim and take photos.Convenient parking place across the street.

This was a wonderful hiking spot! Very relaxing views with the overlook on the orange trail and the waterfall at the beginning. There was some steep/slippery climbs but overall it was great! Highly recommend coming here to camp, swim, or to walk the dogs. If dog walking, stay on the easier paths!

Ive been going here for years absolutely beautiful make sure you check out the devils oven nice hidden cave

Popular Trail along the beautiful Waterfall. The terrain Is much simpler for hike. The Orange vista trail with White blaze completes around 2-2.5 miles hike which has couple of scenic view along the route. It were kinda crowded over the weekend. No social Distancing at all during this difficult times.

Lovely falls, and trails. Offers a few semi-secluded campsites with picnic tables along the yellow trail. Vista trail is a loop few miles long, moderate hike up.

Amazing hike, short but scenery. Beautiful waterfall. Prefer week days. Gets packed during weekends

Great place to go for a picnic or a hike! Great view of the water falls! Easy to get there also!

Nice trails. Has a small water falls. Very clean. Quite a few, but not crowded with people

Keeping on the proper trails can be difficult. The falls say no swimming, but there are a few places people wade. Fishing, grilling and plenty of hiking.

Beautiful hike and great views, my dog loved it as well!

After my disappointment in not finding the big falls at Wadsworth Falls in Middletown, I decided to try Devils Hopyard. There were two parking places. One was for overflow parking, but I tried the first parking place. From that parking lot we walked across the street and the Chapman Falls were right there. Just had to walk a short path. It wasa little steep getting down to spot to see the falls will, but not difficult at all. The falls are amazing!!

The falls were alot closer than I expected but still beautiful. I recommend taking the hikes out there is more to see than just the falls and bridge. Had alot of fun can not wait to return and check out some more trails.

I did this trail a few times in 2019 and it was a great trail just poorly marked. I just recently did it again October 2020 and they habe made dramatic improvements. The trails are now marked more clearly with HiViz markers. The trails are well travelled but you will still want a sturdy shoe to go over some of the minor technical areas. The two best points of this location are the waterfall abd the beautiful new covered bridge that has just been built at the entrance. Definitely worth the trip.

Super nice park. Waterfall was picturesque. We took a trail and loved crossing the red wooden bridge. Very nice park. You can check out our adventure on YouTube under Erick and Ourbacks

I had a great time at Devils Hopyard. There were beautiful views in several different locations and I loved all the different things you could do. It was a difficult hike so I would not recommend to beginners.

Wicked park, nicely challenging trails for kids and wonderful waterfall at the end

Good Place to hangout with family and friends, with camping sites. Make sure you carry extra pair of cloths, if you want to have fun in waters.

Just beautiful place to hike with friends. Can be very steep, bring a walking stick to help traversing terrain.

Really fun trail to hike. Amazing views and great places for pictures.

Beautiful state park. Loved the trails. The waterfall looks good. Its recommended to visit this park.

My 2nd time here and it’s just a really breathtaking place to see

Great trails. We need rain. Lol. Go up to the Devils oven. Its pretty cool

Great hike, amazing views. Was very crowded, unfortunately, but Im glad so many people are enjoying it!

Such a great place to explore! The waterfall is easily accessible and have all levels of hiking. Something to see and appreciate around every corner!

Definitely worth the drive! We misjudged the terrain and couldnt do much with an infant front-carry (LOTS of exposed roots!) and three year old, plus dog. The falls are gorgeous and we could see others enjoying swimming. Well be back in a few years!!

Great spot but sadly filled with litter and trash from visitors. Some teens were having a wild party in the pools below the falls when we arrived, so we had to wait until morning to hike around. Camping spot was nice and not crowded, thankfully.

We just relocated to Connecticut from Texas for work, and are making our rounds to the parks. This one was pretty cool and we enjoyed the waterfall. Lots of flat areas for camping. The drive into the park is gorgeous too.

Great place to walk,take pics,have a picnic. Very peaceful.

The waterfall is very beautiful but pretty crowded. The trails themselves were unremarkable but well marked.

Great place to hang out. Good pools and waterfalls and hiking. Theres camping up the road also

Absolutely beautiful! Seeing all the families wading in the waterfall was fascinating!!! I will be back to do my own wading soon

Great place to hike and picnic. There are tables and restrooms. The falls are refreshing and the brook along the trails are great for fishing and dripping your feet.Be prepared for a steep hike. The view at the top is amazing.

It was nice to visit ,there parking not too adequate. Alot of knats. But the waterfall was the highlight. I did not hike the trails,because my slow poke wife could not walk fast enough for me.i will have to return and see if I can bring a hiking friend with me.as usual no one wants to hike with me.so there,I may never return

This park was really nice just becareful if your not a good swimmer and decide to get into the river. The stream is tough and will drag you, also there are deep areas that are hidden due to the water color and rocks. Over all my family and I had a great time.

A lovely gem with a picturesque waterfall right next to the parking lot. Take a hike through the hemlock groves to vistas with great views of Connecticuts rolling hills, or stay close to the rivers and enjoy some fly fishing. With any luck you may catch a trout!

I love the hopyard...it is incredibly beautiful there and super peaceful. My only tidbit of advice is when you want to go there make sure you get there early in the morning as many people enjoy it as much as I do.

Absolutely gorgeous waterfall and not far from small parking lot. Dont have to trek through a forest to get to. An easy quick attraction. I went on a day trip to most falls in Connecticut and this was my favorite. I deem it the nicest waterfall in Connecticut. Definitely worth a stop

Great hiking trail and awesome waterfall! Parking located right across from the falls.

Accessible, free range space (if you get there early enough during the weekends), fresh. Just needs maintenance on handles and signs. Overall good to get here.

Very cool place !! I’d go earlier next time because there was a lot of people there around 1:30

Nice hike. Good views

I love this little park. the best time is the fall. there are so many red leaves and people still go there to enjoy the fall but this time me and my son drove up here in august from east berne NY just to enjoy it for our self. this little park is so nice to cook out in.

A beautiful and peaceful place. Just to relax swim in the water. There were port a potties. Some pic nic tables. And dogs are allowed on leash. My family and I spent 4th of July in this serene location. We will definitely go back.

The trails are really cool! Its clean and perfect for a day trip with the family. Very nice park! Worth the drive to see the falls!!

A nice fall turns into a shallow river. Kids loved it.

Park is awesome. Clearly marked trails, waterfall is very good.

Awesome park with a lot of opportunities to take photos. The waterfalls are wonderful just make sure you bring your water shoes as the rocks are extremely slippery. There are hiking trails that are well marked and easily accessible even with dogs. Great outing experience.

Chapman Falls... Definite visit requirement. Combine with a 3-5 mile hike for fresh air in the woods along the babbling 8 Mile River.

We went to hike and the trails are not well marked. The waterfall was fun to swim in, but a bit overcrowded. Only portapotties for restroom use (1 at each end of the park) and no trash receptacles so there was trash everywhere.

Absolutely one our families favorite spots

So many frogs to find. Its a good place for people who like to wander off the trails a bit, as its easy to find a new trail quickly.

Beautiful place! Perfect for nature lovers.Great for hiking and taking pics.

Falls and water holes looked like fun. Too busy to practice social distanting

Great place to hike and picnic on the tables. The bridge to most of the trails was shut down for repairs last time I went however.

Great trails to walk along. Quiet and not too long. Easily 2 hours of enjoyment. Rivers and waterfalls are beautiful.

Nicely kept. That is, dont stray from the paths. Some people use them as toilets.Other than that, very beautiful.

Accessible, lots of different people out enjoying the creek and trails, photography, picnicking, treasure hunting.

OMG. I am a longtime Connecticut resident and never knew about the beauty of this location. The waterfalls are breathtaking. Now I explored the place in the winter but I have a feeling the summer is spectacular and you can even swim by the falls. I will definitely be back when the water is warmer. Absolutely perfect place for a picnic on a weekend.

Fun hikes. Great vista and waterfall.

Absolutely beautiful place to visit. Peaceful and clean. People are respectful to each other. So much to see, not enough time.

This was actually incredibly cool. Steps from the parking lot. You can swim or just take Im the beauty.

Great place to enjoy either with friends and/or family. Nice place to relax enjoy nature and disconnect.

I love hiking here! The waterfalls at the entrance might be my favorite spot :)

I love this place. I dedicate my life to exploring waterfalls and for some reason this place really resonates with me. I come back here every other month or so and always leave feeling at peace. Once youre in the pine forest clearing I highly suggest taking a right and hiking along the river off the trail. Vista is beautiful, I hike it every new years. The waterfall obliterates all negative feelings or stress you might be carrying on your shoulders :)

I love it! So much peace. Necessary

The campground here is literally just a big open field. Not a tree in site, no privacy, everyone is on top of everyone else. If you’re looking for a typical camping experience, this isn’t it.

Im only giving it 4 stars because I wasnt able to explore all of it and a tunnel was absolutely covered in graffiti. Everything else that I saw was gorgeous. The waterfall was just of spectacular.

I love the place, but one thing was terrible the bathrooms, it is something that should be improved very urgent.... I have 6 years old boy and and 10 years old girl and take them to the bath room was something terrible!. But the view, the trails and everything else is beautiful

Beautiful, relaxing experience. Definitely will return.

This park is one of Connecticuts hidden treasures. Its not but about a thousand acers in size but has a lot to offer. I say it is a must see if you are visiting the area and if you live there it is your backyard. Its not crowded and a short walk across the old style bridge over a small stream and the waterfall is there, beautiful. Im from Arkansas and was here 15 years ago but it is burned into my memory like I was there yesterday.

This was my first time camping but I was impressed with this park. There is access to a waterfall and a stream. There is a outhouse which was decent but couldve been a little more sanitary but hey, its camping right? The first night we left a bag with some food near the firepit and in the morning we realized that an animal got into it. We now realize how silly that was. My girl friends and i camped from friday evening to sunday morning. Saturday there was more traffic which we didnt mind as we had reserved two spot so we didnt feel infringed upon. I wouldve love if there was a shower and cell phone service but that was not the reason for the 4 star. There was ongoing construction on the bridge which made access to falls/stream a tad bit difficult. The falls was my absolute favorite part of my trip but we only went there once bc of how lengthy the detour was.

Nice greenery and water fall. Good place for fishing and BBQ. Parking is no problem there but most of you dont get your cellphone network

Great afternoon!

Beautiful waterfall and nice long trails, beautiful open woods lots of streams. Great place to take the family.

On top of the falls there is a fantastic hike, but beware this hike is not made for beginners.

Its a beautiful place for a day hike or a just to see the waterfalls

Beautiful, serene and enjoyable

Nice place to hang out with family and friends. Nice trails for hiking. There are picnic areas where you can enjoy your BBQ.

This was great ! There were eight of us on the hike, kids ages 7, 9 and 10. Parked in the main state park entrance, started at the covered bridge, hiked up to the falls, took the red trail around out and back to the yellow loop up and down, red trail back to the parking lot below the falls. Great loop with lots of varied terrain, kids had a blast, took about two and a half hours or so. Needed boots for the mud, ice and water. The falls are really big ! Super cool will definitely be back !

90% of the people there didnt even wore masks lol but overall it was great, nice falls and lots of hiking trails:)

Crowded, over hundreds of people, don’t expect a spot by the waterfall, only one waterfall, lots of swimming pools but very very crowded. no space unless u get there at 6am. no masks, nobody following 6ft apart

Beautiful hike with TONS or choices for trails. The dogs loved running around and especially cooling off in the creeks.

Great hike with a rewarding view

Very pretty place to visit. After crossing the wooden footbridge, you can go left and find some lesser / hidden waterfalls. You may have to do some off-trail walking to get a clear view (as in - in the water). There is a great view of the main waterfall almost directly from the parking lot.Further back (straight off of the wooden footbridge) headed to the devil’s oven, the trail can get a little camouflaged so just keep the river on your right and press on. It’s worth it.

Very nice place for a stroll, well maintained trails and markers.

A nice place to spend the day hiking around the river and waterfalls.

Love this place. The hiking trails are beautiful. Just a busy place so stray a little...

Amazing small place but good for the family the trails are full of trees fallen from last storm but fun to be walking around the only inconvenience is the parking just got to be early bird and be prepared to pay

Great park. Always a little different, depending on the season. Highly recommend it.

Great spot to hike, enjoy nature including the water falls