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Rocky Neck State Park
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| State Park Overview: |
 | The large stone pavilion, diverse trail systems, and gently sloping beach make this park ideal for families. Try crabbing or fishing. Look for hawks, cranes, and herons. Rocky Neck provides something for all members of the family. |
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AWESOME
i have never been campingand this was the first place i gone now i go every year. It is so much fun and so much to do.
Written by Kat
9-May-2008
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Family Friendly
Our family went for the first time last year and loved it. It is not the best campground in the world but for basic, safe, coastal camping it rocks. The beach was clean and lifegarded. The campsite was trimmed and ready to go. The price was ridiculously low for our stay and we will be going back again this year for a full week stay. I recommend this location to anyone looking for a solid campground with supervised activities and an ocean beach.
Written by Dave
2-Jul-2008
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| History of the Area: |
| Located on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, 710-acre Rocky Neck is a popular recreation spot. The public now enjoys use of the park because of a few farsighted conservationists who secured the land in 1931, using their personal funds until the State Legislature authorized its purchase.
Rocky Neck's varied terrain offers something for everyone. Clear waters and the stone-free beach with expanses of white sand make it ideal for swimming. Picnickers find the large stone pavilion useful and unique. In the 1930's, relief agencies constructed the curved masonry building of native materials and crafted supporting pillars with wood cut from each of the state parks and forests. Diverse trails within the park provide easy and interesting walks to the scenic salt marsh and to such points of interest as Baker's Cave, Tony's Nose and Shipyard. Family camping within walking distance of saltwater bathing is also popular at Rocky Neck with 160 wooded and open campsites offering weekenders and vacationers attractive overnight accommodations.
Bounded on the west by a tidal river and to the east by a broad salt marsh, Rocky Neck was known to both Indians and colonists as a place of abundant fish and wildlife. Today, high spring tides allow schools of alewives (herring) to swim into Bride Brook toward inland spawning grounds. The osprey, or fish hawk, is a frequent early summer visitor. In the fall, cranes, herons and mute swans wade among cattails and rose mallow. Seasonal changes provide opportunities to fish for mackerel, striped bass, blackfish and flounder. |
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| Area Accommodations |
|  | Copper Beech Inn - Ivoryton, CT
Selected by Connecticut Magazine as 'BEST COUNTRY INN' for 3 consecutive years, the Inn is a Beautiful Restored Turn-of-the-Century Inn with 22-Rooms and two top rated AAA Four-Diamond Restaurant.
Price Range: $150 - $375
Web Site: http://www.copperbeechinn.com |
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| |  | The Mill House Inn - East Hampton, NY
Fine accommodations, warm hospitality and the very best breakfast in the heart of East Hampton Village! Walking distance to spectacular beaches, world-class restaurants, shops, galleries & theatres.
Price Range: $250 - $1075
Web Site: http://www.millhouseinn.com |
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| Rocky Neck State Park Information - Located on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, 710-acre Rocky Neck State Park is a popular recreation spot. | | Rocky Neck State Park - The Pavillion at Rocky Neck State Park - ... us State Parks and Forests Home The Pavilion at Rocky Neck State Park, Niantic Available for Rent Sited atop a rocky bluff with ... Information: Contact Rocky Neck State Park at (860) 739-5471 ... | | Human Development Department - Connecticut College - Rocky Neck State Park - Rocky Neck State Park. Route 156, Niantic. (860) 739-5471. Admission: $5 - $7 CT residents; $8 - $12 Out of State ? depending on the season (prices are per car); Off-Season ? Free! Rocky... | | Area Campgrounds | | Odetah Camping Resort
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860-873-9681
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| Camp Niantic-By-The-Atlantic
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| Laurel Lock Family Campground
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| Indianfield Campground
306 Old Calchester Road
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39 Alexander Road
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| Witch Meadow Lake Campground
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| Eastern Long Island Kampground
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| Directions: |
| Exit 72 off I-95: Follow the turnpike connector south to Route 156. Turn left and take Route 156 east for 1/4 mile to the park. The park street address is 244 West Main Street (Route 156). |
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