Paddling near Waterbury, CT

Set in the Naugatuck River Valley of New Haven County, Waterbury has the Naugatuck River running straight through town. The river joins the Housatonic at Derby/Ansonia, where a single boat ramp opens three routes — north on the Naugatuck, north on the scenic Housatonic, or south toward Long Island Sound. Within an hour sit the whitewater of the upper Farmington River and big-water lakes like Lillinonah, Zoar, and Candlewood.