Ahead of the weekend, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection released a new list of what state parks, wildlife areas and campgrounds are open starting Friday.
Some of the state parks and other areas run by DEEP are still recovering from damage sustained during Tropical Storm Isaias.
The following places remain closed:
- Assekonk Swamp Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Babcock Brook Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Bartlett Brook Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Belding Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Bishop Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Candlewood Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Durham Meadows Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Eightmile River Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Franklin Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Gillette Castle State Park (the park is open but the castle is closed)
- Higganum Meadows Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Kent Falls SP
- Kettletown SP
- Kettletown SP Campground
- Larkin State Park Trail
- Mansfield Hollow Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Meadow Brook Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Messerschmidt Pond Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Nehantic SF
- Paugussett SF
- Pierrepont State Park and boat launch
- Quinebaug River WMA (incl. Sugar Brook Field Trial Area)
- Rose Hill Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Ross Marsh Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Tankerhoosen Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- George Waldo SP
- Wangunk Meadows Wildlife Mgmt. Area
- Zemko Pond Wildlife Mgmt. Area
