 The park and forest are located in a large hollow or depression approximately 700' below the surrounding ridgelines.They are managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.The state park is a significant feature of the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor and is part of one the largest unbroken forest tracts in Connecticut, which includes in the Nipmuck State Forest, in the Yale-Myers Forest, in the Natchaug State Forest, of the Norcross Wildlife Refuge, and the of forest held by Hull Foresters.