Be a FRIEND...
Obey The Rules And Be Courteous To Other Users
The Mianus River Park is open for use during daylight hours, 365 days a year and the Mianus River State Park (commonly referred to as Treetops) is open from 8 am to sunset.
Help to preserve this park by treating it as a nature preserve.
Please respect the kiosks and trail signs. They are municipal property and vandalism is subject to prosecution.
All Park Users
- Remain on the existing trails.
- Avoid creating new trails unless authorized.
- Stay off of closed trails and out of the deer-exclusion fenced area.
- Place litter and garbage in the garbage cans.
- Stay out of adjacent private property.
- Park your cars only in the parking lots and in two pull-out areas near the bridge on Merriebrook Lane.
- Avoid walking near or along steep river banks, unless using a hardened river access point.
- Stay out of the river, unless you’re a fisherman.
- Avoid wet trails
Dog Walkers
- Pick-up your dog's poop.
- Control your dog. Many people are afraid of dogs and others are allergic.
- Keep the dogs away from the sensitive riverbank areas, we are designing reinforced access points.
- Both the cities and the state require dogs to be on leash.
- Respect the dog warden. He is only doing his job.
- Animal Control officers randomly patrol the Park, and have been ticketing dog owners who’s dog(s) are not on leash. Fines are expensive.
- Read the Rules > (click to show - click again to hide)
Municipal and state laws require that dogs be kept on leash at all times when in the parks. Connecticut prohibits anyone from allowing their dogs to enter the Mianus River
CT State Statutes, Chapter 474 (Pollution), Part III (Water Supplies), Sec. 25-43 - Bathing in and pollution of reservoirs:
"b. No person, after having received notice or after notice has been posted that any reservoir, lake or pond, or any stream tributary thereto, is used for supplying the inhabitants of a town, city or borough with water, shall wash any animal or clothing or other article or allow any animal to enter therein."
Bicyclists
- Alert hikers of your approach.
- Avoid biking when the trails are wet.
- Avoid the very sensitive river-edge trails.
- Slow down when passing people, especially children.
- Greenwich prohibits biking in its 110 acres.
Fishermen
- Have the required permits.
- Comply with all posted catch and release laws.
- Avoid damaging plants and river bank when entering the river.
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