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Hammonasset Beach State Park is a public recreation area occupying two miles of beach front on Long Island Sound in the town of Madison, Connecticut. It is the state's largest shoreline park and one of the most popular attractions in the state, drawing an estimated one million visitors annually. [3] [4] The state park offers beach activities ...
Hammonasset Connector Map of New Haven County in southern Connecticut with Hammonasset Connector highlighted in red Route information Length 1.35 mi (2.17 km) Existed 1957–present Major junctions South end US 1 in Madison North end I-95 / Duck Hole Road in Madison Location Country United States State Connecticut Counties New Haven Highway system Connecticut State Highway System Interstate US ...
Gay City State Park is a public recreation area on the Blackledge River in the towns of Hebron and Bolton, Connecticut. [3] The state park occupies 1,569 acres (635 ha) bordering Meshomasic State Forest and is accessible from State Route 85. In addition to its deep forest, millpond, and marshland, the park bears trace remnants (foundations ...
Cedar Island is a former island in Long Island Sound belonging to the town of Clinton, Connecticut in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Currently the island is a peninsula attached to Hammonasset State Park in Madison, Connecticut due to the filling of the strait in a public works project to improve flow of the Hammonasset River through Clinton ...
The Hammonasset River is formed about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Durham, Connecticut along a gully on the north end of Bunker Hill at about a half mile northeast of the junction of Route 148 and Bunker Hill Road. The river travels for 21.0 miles (33.8 km) [1] to Clinton Harbor on Long Island Sound just east of Hammonasset Beach State Park.
Rocky Neck State Park. / 41.30833°N 72.24278°W / 41.30833; -72.24278. Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. [4] The state park 's 708 acres (287 ha) include a tidal river, a broad salt marsh, white sand beaches, rocky shores, and a large stone ...
The Hammonassets moved and became Mohegans. [citation needed] They were once a band of Quinnipiac people, who were recorded living near Guilford, Connecticut. Their leader was named Sebequnash, or "The Man Who Weeps." [6] In 1730, the band's population was 250 to 300 people. By 1774, they were reduced to only 38 people.
This is a list of state parks, reserves, forests and wildlife management areas (WMAs) in the Connecticut state park and forest system, shown in five tables. The first table lists state parks and reserves, the second lists state park trails, the third lists state forests, the fourth lists Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and the fifth lists other state-owned, recreation-related areas.