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Connecticut’s jagged coastline stretches over 332 miles alongside the blue waters of Long Island Sound. Which means, from Greenwich to Groton, you’ll find dozens of sandy beaches to enjoy. Whether you want to revel in the scenery, relax on the beach, play in the sand, swim in the Sound or all of the above, there’s a beach that’s perfect for everyone in the family. Click on any of the public beaches in Connecticut below for activities, opening times, parking fees, directions and more.
Featuring: Calf Pasture & Shady Beach | Clinton Town Beach | Compo Beach | Esker Point Beach | Hammonasset Beach State Park | Harvey's Beach | Island Beach | Morse Beach | Niantic Bay Beach | Ocean Beach Park | Old Mill Beach | Rocky Neck State Park | Sherwood Island State Park | Silver Sands State Park | West Beach | White Sands Beach | duBois Beach
Overview: Summer is almost officially here in Connecticut, and from the shoreline to the hills, you’ll find so many ways to travel less and experience more this June. For starters, check out our list of popular beaches on Long Island Sound. Then, scroll down for Father’s Day ideas and more!
Audience: Consumer
Sent: 2018-06-14
Featuring: Bear's Smokehouse (Hartford) | Bull & Swine | Calf Pasture & Shady Beach | Chester's Barbecue | Chief | Clinton Town Beach | Compo Beach | Cross Sound Ferry | Custom House Maritime Museum | Downeast Lighthouse Cruises | EMPOWER Leadership Sports & Adventure Center | Esker Point Beach | Essex Steam Train & Riverboat | Hammonasset Beach State Park | Harvey's Beach | Hoo Doo Brown Barbeque | Island Beach | Lady Katharine Cruises - Haddam | Lighthouse Point Park | Little Mark's Big BBQ | Moodus BBQ | Morse Beach | Mystic Aquarium | Mystic River Historical Society | New England Air Museum | New Haven Green | New London Historic Waterfront District | Niantic Bay Beach | Ocean Beach Park | Old Mill Beach | Project Oceanology | R/V "Spirit of the Sound" | Rocky Neck State Park | Saybrook Point Inn Marina & Spa | Sheffield Island Lighthouse Ferry Cruise | Sherwood Island State Park | Silver Sands State Park | The Cookhouse | The Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art Village | The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk | The Stand | Town of Fairfield | Town of Stonington | Town of Stratford | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Walrus + Carpenter | West Beach | When Pigs Fly Southern BBQ | White Sands Beach | Winvian Farm | duBois Beach
Online article from The Day highlighting two southeastern Connecticut beaches being listed in the Boston Globe's top beaches in New England.
Published Date: 2018-05-14
Featuring: Rocky Neck State Park | duBois Beach
Online article from Coast2CoastwithKids highlighting things to do and see in and around the Mystic, Connecticut, area.
Published Date: 2018-05-15
Featuring: B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill | Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House | Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut | City of Groton | City of New London | Coogan Farm Nature & Heritage Center | Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center | Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center | Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park | Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum | Mystic Aquarium | Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream | Mystic Seaport Museum | Ocean Beach Park | Old Lighthouse Museum | Red 36 | S&P Oyster Co. | Town of Mystic | Town of Old Lyme | Town of Stonington | duBois Beach
Online article highlighting this to do in eastern Connecticut.
Published Date: 2019-06-10
Featuring: Connecticut Open House Day: June 8, 2019 | Cross Sound Ferry | Engine Room | Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant | Harkness Memorial State Park | Town of East Lyme | duBois Beach
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