Hammonasset Beach State Park
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Hammonasset Beach State Park is a state park located in Madison
, a town in New Haven County
, Connecticut
, United States
.
It is Connecticut's largest shoreline park, with over two miles of beach. Activities include bicycling, boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking and swimming. The park has over 550 campsites available. The Meigs Point Nature Center offers programs and activities for park visitors on a limited year round basis.
the park was closed to the public and used as a U.S. Army reservation. Meigs Point functioned as an aircraft range, with planes flying over Clinton Harbor, firing at the range and then flying out over the Long Island Sound
. In 1955, a stone breakwater was built at the Meigs Point end of the park.
Madison, Connecticut
Madison is a town in the southeastern corner of New Haven County, Connecticut, occupying a central location on Connecticut's Long Island Sound shoreline. The population was 18,812 at the 2000 census....
, a town in New Haven County
New Haven County, Connecticut
New Haven County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2010 Census, the county population is 862,477 making it the third most populated county in Connecticut. There are 1,340 people per square mile...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
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, United States
United States
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It is Connecticut's largest shoreline park, with over two miles of beach. Activities include bicycling, boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking and swimming. The park has over 550 campsites available. The Meigs Point Nature Center offers programs and activities for park visitors on a limited year round basis.
History
Hammonasset Beach State Park opened on July 18, 1920, attracting over 75,000 visitors in its first season. During World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the park was closed to the public and used as a U.S. Army reservation. Meigs Point functioned as an aircraft range, with planes flying over Clinton Harbor, firing at the range and then flying out over the Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
. In 1955, a stone breakwater was built at the Meigs Point end of the park.
External links
- Hammonasset Beach State Park (official site)
- Friends of Hammonassett Beach State Park, information on events and Meigs Point Nature Center
- Interactive Virtual Tour, Photo Galleries and Interactive Virtual Tours of Hammonasset Beach State Park