Connecticut Coastal Access Guide Hammonasset Beach State Park Madison Boston Post Road (Route 1) Madison, CT 6443 ^_

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Legend Selected CoasMtaal Adciscoenss Site 0 500 1,000 Feet Other Coastal Access Site

Site Description: Hammonasset Beach State Activities Park is Connecticut's largest shoreline park and Bird & Wildlife YES Supervised Swimming YES beach hosting over 2 miles of sandy beach and Crabbing YES Unsupervised Swimming YES 3/4 miles of boardwalk. To access the Park's Fishing YES SCUBA Diving YES car-top boat launch, follow signs to Meigs Point and the fishermen's parking area. The launch is Shellfishing NO Historic/Cultural Interest NO on east side of Meigs Point jetty. Trails YES Waterfowl Hunting NO Walkways YES Facilities Access Pier NO Handicapped Access YES

Boat Launch Ramp NO Nature Center/Museum YES

Car-top Boat Access YES Picnic Area YES

Camping YES RV Camping YES

Food Concession YES Sanitary Facilities (Seasonal) YES

Environmental Setting

Bluff, Escarpment NO On Long Island Sound YES

Harbor Setting NO Rocky Shore YES

Intertidal Flat NO Sandy Beach YES

Island NO Tidal River NO

Tidal Wetland YES Lighthouse NO

Parking: Parking Lot Fee: YES

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 79 ELM STREET EXPLORE CONNECTICUT'S SHORE HARTFORD, CT 06106-5127 Connecticut Coastal Access Guide Hammonasset Beach State Park Madison Boston Post Road (Route 1) Madison, CT 6443 ^_

Exit 62

Exit 61 95 ¨¦§ Exit 63 SV81 Clinton Madison SV79 Fence Creek Toms Creek

Indian River

Middle Beach Seaview Beach ¤£1

East Wharf Esposito Beach Beach Clinton Webster Point Pent Road Town Tuxis Island Beach Cedar Island Beach Cedar Knoll Harbor View Hammonasset Clinton River Clinton Dudley Creek Harbor Long Island Willard Sound Island Hammock Point Hammonasset Beach

Legend Selected Coastal Access Site 0 0.5 1 Miles Hammonasset Point Other Coastal Access Site

Latitude: 41.270427 Longitude: -72.558012

Directions: From the East: Take I-95 South to exit 62. Take a left off the exit and go approximately 1 mile. Go straight through the traffic light crossing Route 1 (Boston Post Road) into the park.

From the West: Take I-95 North to exit 62. Take a right off the exit and go approximately 1 mile. Go straight through the traffic light crossing Route 1 (Boston Post Road) into the park. Additional Site Information: CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 http://www.ct.gov/deep

General Questions or Comments: Land and Water Resources Division Phone: (860) 424-3034 Email: [email protected] www.ct.gov/deep

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 79 ELM STREET EXPLORE CONNECTICUT'S SHORE HARTFORD, CT 06106-5127 Updated: August 2019