Handful of State Parks Remain Closed for Holiday Weekend

It's down to a handful of Connecticut's 110 state parks that will remain closed to the public following a recent major storm, packing two confirmed tornadoes, hit the state.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden and Wharton Brook State Park in Wallingford will remain closed through Memorial Day.

Parts of Kettletown State Park in Southbury will be still to be closed to the public. But state officials say the park's sold-out campgrounds will be open for Memorial Day camping.

The May 15 storm knocked down numerous trees in various state parks, creating dangerous situations.

Two boat launches will also be closed.

Eversource, the state's largest energy provider, had to clear up 300 miles of downed power lines and 1,800 broken poles.

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