Connecticut Coastal Access Guide Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge-Milford Point Unit Milford Milford Point Road Milford, CT 6460 ^_ Milford d R t in o P d or ilf Cedar Beach M Milford t P s h it Sm d R t in o P rd fo il M Milford Point B Legend rea ke Selected Coastal Access Site 0 rs 500 1,000 Feet L n Other Coastal Access Site Site Description: Stewart B. McKinney Activities National Wildlife Refuge-Milford Point Unit is Bird & Wildlife YES Supervised Swimming NO adjacent to Charles Wheeler Wildlife Crabbing NO Unsupervised Swimming NO Management Area. This site offers views of the Fishing YES SCUBA Diving NO Long Island Sound and a chance to view wildlife from an observation platform. Park at Shellfishing NO Historic/Cultural Interest NO Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center lot and Trails NO Waterfowl Hunting NO walk to the beach to site's observation Walkways NO platform (the upland portion of the refuge is Facilities closed to public access). Beach area is open Access Pier NO Handicapped Access NO from September 1 to March 31. No public access to beach at other times. Boat Launch Ramp NO Nature Center/Museum NO Car-top Boat Access NO Picnic Area NO Camping NO RV Camping NO Food Concession NO Sanitary Facilities (Seasonal) NO Environmental Setting Bluff, Escarpment NO On Long Island Sound YES Harbor Setting NO Rocky Shore NO Intertidal Flat NO Sandy Beach YES Island NO Tidal River YES Tidal Wetland YES Lighthouse NO Parking: None Fee: NO CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 79 ELM STREET EXPLORE CONNECTICUT'S SHORE HARTFORD, CT 06106-5127 Connecticut Coastal Access Guide Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge-Milford Point Unit Milford Milford Point Road Milford, CT 6460 ^_ Myrtle Beach SV130 Rivercliff 1 Goose Island ¤£ Walnut Beach Housatonic River Wildermere §95 Milford Beach ¨¦ Academy Hill Exit 32 Nells Island Exit 31 Laurel Beach Cedar Beach Crimbo Point Milford Point Long Island 113 Sniffens SV Sound Point Stratford Short Beach Stratford Lewis Gut Point Legend Lordship Selected Coastal Access Site 0 0.5 1 Miles Stratford Other Coastal Access Site Lordship Latitude: 41.173679 Longitude: -73.104707 Directions: From the East: Take I-95 South to exit 34 to Milford. Turn left onto Bridgeport Avenue. Turn right onto Lansdale Avenue. Turn right onto Milford Point Road. From the West: Take I-95 North to exit 33 which is Ferry Boulevard. Turn slight right onto Washington Bridge. Turn right onto Naugatuck Avenue. Turn left onto Milford Point Road. Additional Site Information: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 733 Old Clinton Road Westbrook, CT 06498-1760 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.