sleeping giant state park

Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden has closed on Saturday after reaching capacity. State Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection officials said Sleeping Giant State Park reached capacity around 11:15 a.m. and is now closed to new visitors. The park is expected to reopen tomorrow.

Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden is closed after the parking lot reached capacity, according to a Tweet from the Connecticut State Parks. Many people are home today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and temperatures are mild for a January day.

Authorities are investigating after a geocache was found at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden Saturday afternoon.