Sleeping Giant State Park Remains Closed Indefinitely Nearly Two Months After Storms
”As we get further and further into the park, we are discovering more and more damage, and it’s simply not safe.”
By Sujata Jain ••
A massive area of Sleeping Giant State Park has been cleared nearly 2 months after it was severely damaged by storms, but the DEEP says there is still a lot of work to be done.
After a line of powerful storms moved through nearly two months ago, Sleeping Giant State Park is closed indefinitely, according to state officials.
The park was heavily damaged on May 15, leaving it unrecognizable.
”It really just takes you back because it looks like a different planet,” said Shana Daly of Wallingford. It’s just insane how different and really gives you a perspective of the amount of destruction that happened.”
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said they do not know when the park will re-open.
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Here’s a look at the Tower Path as of July 15, two months after storms hit. The Sleeping Giant Park Association said the state is working to clear not only the path itself, but any trees in the “fall zone” to ensure the safety of future hikers.
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The landscape and treescape at Sleeping Giant State Park was permenantly altered after severe storms on May 15, 2018. This is a look at the park on July 12, 2018.
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The landscape and treescape at Sleeping Giant State Park has been altered after severe storms on May 15, 2018. This is a look at the park on July 12, 2018.
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Sleeping Giant State Park was closed for over a year after the storms. Here is a view of the park on June 14, 2018.
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Crews worked on tree cleanup for months. Here is a view of the park nearly one month after the storms on June 14, 2018.
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The storm damage has changed the entire look of sections of the park. Here is cleanup as seen on June 14, 2018.
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A significant amount of trees have been taken down, as seen one month after the storms. Here is a view as seen on June 14, 2018.
Here's a look at the park in the immediate aftermath of the storm.
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Here is a look at the park several days after the storm.
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Damage to the Jonathan Dickerman House in the immediate aftermath of the storm.
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Storm damage as seen the day after the storm.
Storm damage as seen soon after the storms.
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Storm damage as seen a day after the storms.
Storm damage as seen soon after the storms.
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Storm damage as seen soon after the storms.
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Tree trunks chopped in half as seen soon after the storms.
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Storms have changed the tree line of the park.
”As we get further and further into the park, we are discovering more and more damage, and it’s simply not safe,” explained DEEP’s Chris Collibee. “It’s just going to take us an extensive amount of time to get the park cleared.”
State officials asked for the public’s patience as they take their time to ensure the park is safe prior to re-opening.
