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Massacoe Spring, Canton, CT

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Description

About 6 feet away from the road, there is a small shed made from local stone. Inside the shed, water bubbles up from the ground and is held in a stone tank. The spring house protects the water from sunlight and contamination. The water in the tank is deep enough to dip a glass 3 gallon water bottle into it and fill it up, larger bottles would not fit. The water is very cold (didn’t check temperature). Wear boots because sometimes the area surrounding the spring can be muddy.

Nearest Address

40 Canton Springs Road, Canton, Connecticut, 06019

Directions from Nearest Address

Just drive along Canton Springs road until you see the spring house on the side of the road. It is past the cemetary, near Oxbow Farm.

Vital Information

  • Fee: None
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Continuous
  • TDS: N/A
  • Temp: N/A
  • pH: N/A

Hours Spring is Open:

N/A

GPS:

Unknown

Map Link: Massacoe Spring Map

Submitted by: RawStrength

Category : Connecticut / USA
  • http://www.deliciousdyes.com rawstrength

    I'm going back here soon. I will definitely take some pictures and maybe make a video to post here.

  • krisnaphtali

    Thank you RawStrength for posting about this spring.. I just got back from my first visit !
    I live only 15 miles away from this spring and am very thankful to find it. Even though the spring house is close to the road,the location is very peaceful. The water is cold and bubbling. I only took a few glass bottles with me because I was not sure what to expect but now I know you can at least fit a three Gal. Jug in there no problems!

    I will be back and I will be back often!

  • Sheila

    I live 15 minutes from here too! I can't wait to visit. Thank you for letting us know.
    Does anyone know where to get some 3 gallon glass bottles locally?
    Thanks.
    Sheila

  • Sheila

    I live 15 minutes from here too! I can't wait to visit. Thank you for letting us know.
    Does anyone know where to get some 3 gallon glass bottles locally?
    Thanks.
    Sheila

  • Ark

    It's a beautiful place, but I hate to say I mistrust the water as it is right now. If you had a good home filtration system then it would be perfect. However, as of February 28, 2010 the water is stagnant and had tadpoles and salamanders living in the holding tank. Will post photos soon.

  • Sheila

    If anyone knows another spring in the area, please let us know.
    I was unsure of this spring when I saw the farm nearby.
    Any info on local springs it greatly appreciated. Thanks.

  • Dick

    You will need more than boots to drink from this cesspool. Whatever path to the stone house there may have been is now blocked by three foot high weeds. The water gurgles out of the building under a poison ivy vine, and the door is broken and off its hinges. Inside the quaint stone house is a stagnant pool of water and leaves. I got some water from the stream running from under the house, thought twice about drinking it after thinking about toxic waste from the now abandoned industrial building close by. I fed it to my plants, which so far have not died.
    RAW Canton

  • http://www.deliciousdyes.com rawstrength

    I haven't been to this spring for a while because I moved. I am sad to hear that it has become “a cesspool” as Dick described it. It used to have beautifully clear and cold flowing sweet water. I hope that whatever the issue with this spring is it will be resolved.