Connecticut’s largest shoreline park featuring over 2 miles of sandy beach on Long Island Sound. Includes Meigs Point Nature Center, campground with 550 sites, and extensive recreational facilities.
A diverse park featuring a crescent-shaped sandy beach, salt marsh, and rocky shoreline. Includes a unique stone pavilion built by the Works Progress Administration with camping and hiking trails.
A 3-mile barrier beach separating Ninigret Pond from the Atlantic Ocean. Offers a natural beach experience with opportunities for 4×4 beach driving, primitive camping, and excellent surf fishing.
A sandy beach at the start of the Cape Cod Canal with camping facilities and a 3,000-foot jetty popular for fishing. Offers excellent views of ships entering and exiting the canal.
A 2-mile barrier beach on Buzzards Bay with panoramic views and rolling surf. Features camping facilities, excellent bird watching in adjacent salt marshes, and consistent breezes for windsurfing.
A 3.8-mile stretch of Atlantic Ocean beach with a campground and recreational facilities. Features a lively beachfront area with food stands, arcade, and entertainment adjacent to the state reservation.
A 6-mile barrier beach with diverse coastal habitats including maritime forest and salt marshes. Offers off-road vehicle access, primitive camping, and hiking trails through unique ecosystems.
A sandy beach on Lake Groton within the extensive Groton State Forest. Features a beach house with changing facilities, hiking trails, and connections to other recreational areas in the forest. Visiting Facts below come from the linked official pages, checked in October 2026. Anything not listed was not found on an official source. Season: Friday […]
A small beach on Lake Elmore with mountain views including Elmore Mountain. Features a campground, hiking trails to a fire tower, and boat rentals for exploring the scenic lake.
A 20-acre lake with emerald green waters surrounded by forest. Features a small beach area, campground, hiking trails, and rental boats for exploring the picturesque lake.