Connecticut State Parks

The state announced today that state parks will be open for business without capacity limits, though masks and social distancing will still be in effect.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is encouraging people to get outside and explore Connecticut’s state parks and forests. DEEP is celebrating spring’s arrival by announcing locations for their annual Sky’s the Limit Challenge. The 20 trails included this year have been handpicked by the staff of the state parks system. “I personally along with a few others...

Day Pond State Park in Colchester is closed because of storm damage, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The CT State Parks Twitter account Tweeted the closure on Tuesday morning.

Thousands began the new year with a guided hike in one of Connecticut’s state parks.

Nine months after fire destroyed a much-anticipated addition to Milford’s Silver Sands State Park, construction crews are back at work to replace it. The buildings, which included concessions, a bathroom and changing area, elevated outdoor seating, and a lifeguard office, were supposed to open last Memorial Day weekend. Walkers who take the Silver Sands boardwalk can now see a...