Middletown Trail Guide, pp. 58.

"This 40-acre former golf course is now a conservation area with segments in Berlin and Middletown. Parking is at the former Club House at 600 Spruce Brook Road. This conservation area presents a spectacular panoramic view of the surrounding hills, and is a particularly beautiful spot to enjoy the autumn color. The cart paths are a bit more rugged, but easily manageable, along the back nine (the portion of the old course that is in Middletown). A large wooden bridge takes visitors over a scenic marsh area. It is hard to tell that the property was once a golf course on the Middletown side, where secondary succession is well underway with cedars and birches growing where fairways and greens once were. So explore the wilds of Pistol Creek Golf Course, but bring a walking stick instead of a club."

Pistol Creek Park is divided into two different hotspots on eBird. The first portion is in Hartford County north of Spruce Brook Road. The second portion is east of Atkins Street and is in Middlesex County. General Parking for Pistol Creek Park is located at the clubhouse on the south side of Spruce Brook Road.