More Information: Still River Greenway Project http://www.danbury.org/stillriver/shapeimage_2_link_0

Danbury’s Still River

The Still River is nineteen miles long and goes from Danbury to New Milford. Unlike most rivers, it runs east/west instead of North/South. You can see the river as you drive near parts of Route 7.

In 1955, the Still River flooded Danbury. Engineers built a concrete tunnel under downtown Danbury streets to hold the river. Today it is hard to see the river as it flows through Danbury. Check out the map of the river through Danbury.


At one time, the Still River was full of garbage and industrial waste from the hatting factories. A major upgrade to the Danbury Sewage Treatment Plant greatly helped to clean up the river. Today the water is clean, but people still dump garbage in the river. The fish are back and aquatic bugs now live in the river. Fish eat the bugs and great blue herons eat the fish. Living things in the water tell us that the river is coming back to life.

There is a hiking trail along the river and you can go canoeing on the twisting river. There are plans to build a bike trail along it’s shore. Many people now enjoy the meandering Still River.

source: Danbury News Times, September 7, 2006