State parks fill up quickly on holiday weekend
July 03, 2016 12:00 am
• Last Updated: July 04, 2016 7:46 pm
A group of beachgoers pose for a photo in the sand bar shallows at Rocky Neck State Park, Sunday, July 3, 2016. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Several Connecticut state parks quickly reached capacity over the July Fourth weekend.
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced Monday that a handful of parks were closed to new vehicles, including Quaddick Lake, in Thompson; Burr Pond, in Torrington; Rocky Neck, in East Lyme; and Gardiner Lake, in Salem.
Several parks were also closed on Sunday after reaching capacity.
Darnell Williams, of Montville, grills chicken for his family as they spend the day at Rocky Neck State Park, Sunday, July 3, 2016. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Beachgoers frolic in the water at Rocky Neck State Park, Sunday, July 3, 2016. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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