While tramping up a steep, rocky trail toward the 739-foot summit of Mount Carmel at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden last week, our hiking group paused to watch a garter snake slither ...

Sleeping Giant reopened in 2009 after it closed in 2004. It has roots dating back to the 1930s when it was known as the Red Star ski area and operated across the highway from the current location.

People gather on the quarry floor at Sleeping Giant in Hamden to celebrate the Sleeping Giant Park Association's purchase of the mountain's head and the exit of the quarrying company in Oct. 1933 ...

Despite living near the park for four years, I never climbed to the top of Sleeping Giant Mountain. On social media, I had seen several photos of my fellow alumni on top of the mountain ...

HAMDEN — Sleeping Giant State Park will reopen to the public Friday, June 14, ... You couldn’t see the top of the mountain from my porch — and now I can.

Sleeping Giant State Park is one of Connecticut’s most beloved hiking destinations. The mountain is about 210 million years old, but this October marks the 100th anniversary of its designation ...