fishing, car-top boating, horseback riding, dog walking, picnicking, and other passive pursuits. The Park Road to the South Overlook and Judges Cave is open daily to vehicle traffic from Memorial Day through the last weekend in October. Park access is free of charge for all users. The City of New Haven owns and manages the West Rock Nature Center on the southeast side of the mountain. The center offers interpretive programs on local ecology, outdoor skills workshops, and features laboratories, gardens, interpretive trails, a visitor's center, and classroom facilities. The center has been in operation since 1946 and is listed on the State Register of Historic Places by the Connecticut Historical Commission. The town of Woodbridge owns and manages the Bishop Estate and Darling House Trails, a property on the west flank of the ridge. The property offers a network of trails, historic buildings, gardens, and bridges over the West River. Named for Thomas Darling (1720–1789), active in the American Revolution and a friend and contemporary of Benjamin Franklin, the estate is open to passive activities such as hiking, picnicking, and bird watching. Trails on the property link up with the Regicides Trail on the ridge. The towns of Bethany, Hamden, and Woodbridge are also invested in the conservation of West Rock Ridge and its viewshed. Adjacent summits Nearby summits include Mount Sanford to the north, Sleeping Giant to the northeast and East Rock to the east. See also Metacomet Ridge Adjacent summits: References External links West Rock State Park West Rock State Park map West Rock Nature Center Bishop Estate & Darling House Trails Town of Bethany Conservation Commission Bethany Land Trust Woodbridge Land Trust Town of Hamden Connecticut Forest and Park Association Substitute House Bill No. 5793: Public Act No. 03-131: AN ACT CONCERNING WEST ROCK RIDGE STATE PARK. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bethany, Connecticut Geography of New Haven, Connecticut Hamden, Connecticut Landforms of New Haven County, Connecticut Metacomet Ridge, Connecticut Populated places in New Haven County, Connecticut Ridges of Connecticut Tourist attractions in New Haven County, Connecticut Woodbridge, Connecticut