Connecticut State Parks

Several State Parks Closed to Capacity Amid Hot and Humid Temps

NBC Connecticut

Several Connecticut state parks are closed to capacity amid hot and humid temperatures across the state.

Below is a list of state parks with parking full to capacity:

  • Bigelow Hollow State Park, Union
  • Black Rock State Park, Watertown
  • Garder Lake State Park, Salem
  • Haddam Meadows State Park, Haddam
  • Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
  • Millers Pond State Park, Haddam
  • Mount Tom State Park, Litchfield
  • Pattaconk Recreation Area (Cockaponset State Forest)
  • Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme
  • Silver Sands State Park, Milford
  • Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield
  • Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middletown

Officials with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said Bigelow Hollow State Park will be closed to new visitors for the remainder of the day because traffic trying to get into the park is backed up all the way to Interstate 84.

Temperatures are approaching the middle 90s away from the shoreline this afternoon.

Several school districts have announced early dismissals for Monday afternoon with high temperatures expected to continue through Tuesday. For a full list of school delays and closings, click here.

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