All State Beaches Open for Memorial Day Weekend

All the state beaches in Connecticut are scheduled to be open for Memorial Weekend, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

The state DEEP has tested the water quality at the following state parks and beaches, and all will be open.

  • Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison
  • Rocky Neck State Part in Niantic
  • Sherwood Island State Park in Westport
  • Silver Sands State Park in Milford
  • Black Rock State Park in Watertown
  • Burr Pond State Park in Torrington
  • Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth
  • Cockaponset State Forest (Pattaconk) in Chester
  • Day Pond State Park in Colchester
  • Gardner Lake State Park in Salem
  • Gay City State Park in Hebron
  • Hopeville Pond State Park in Griswold
  • Indian Well State Park in Shelton
  • Kettletown State Park in Southbury
  • Lake Waramaug State Park in Kent
  • Mashamoquet Brook State Park in Pomfret
  • Mount Tom State Park in Litchfield
  • Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown
  • Quaddick State Park in Thompson
  • Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield
  • Stratton Brook State Park in Simsbury
  • Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middlefield
  • Wharton Brook State Park in Wallingford

Local health departments are responsible for sampling municipal swimming areas. For information on closures of local swimming areas, call your local public health agency.

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