Day Trips for the Brooklyn-Based Roller Coaster Enthusiast
Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce – Bristol, CT (about 2 hours from NYC by car)
I’m all about the generous amount of water rides at appropriately named Lake Compounce, but the park’s real claim to fame is the Boulder Dash, a wooden coaster weaving its way through the area’s natural mountainous terrain. As one of the the East Coast’s fastest and longest wooden tracks, it’s taken top honors in various “best wooden coaster” rankings over the last decade.