Betts Pond Brook starts near the southwestern corner of Norwalk's Cranbury Park. In the early 1900's, this park was a the private "Kensett Sanatorium", but today it hosts many public events including an annual Highlands Games, which always brings large crowds.

At Allen Road, this brook encounters a group of small ponds: 14 Acre Pond, Betts Pond, and Woods Pond (connected through Woods Pond Brook). The Beers map of 1867 shows just one large body of water in this area, a "Betts Reservoir", named after the mill operator who controlled its outflow to run his downstream mills. A small North Brook enters from the south slightly further down.



Cranbury Park, near the source of Betts Pond Brook.




The fine buildings and huge lawns at Cranbury Park.




14 Acre Pond, site of the former Betts Reservoir.



Swans and ducks on 14 Acre Pond.

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