State Parks and Beaches Open For Memorial Day Weekend

All 23 state park beaches where water quality tests are conducted are open for Memorial Day weekend, according to a press release from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Four shoreline parks and 19 inland lakes and ponds are included in the list.

And don't forget all the great local parks - perfect spots for picnics and a chance to enjoy the great outdoors!

Shoreline

• Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
• Rocky Neck State Park, Niantic
• Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
• Silver Sands State Park, Milford

Lakes and Ponds

• Black Rock State Park, Watertown
• Burr Pond State Park, Torrington
• Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth
• Cockaponset State Forest (Pattaconk), Chester
• Day Pond State Park, Colchester
• Gardner Lake State Park, Salem
• Gay City State Park, Hebron
• Hopeville Pond State Park, Griswold
• Indian Well State Park, Shelton
• Kettletown State Park, Southbury
• Lake Waramaug State Park, Kent
• Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret
• Mount Tom State Park, Litchfield
• Pachaug State Forest (Green Falls Pond), Voluntown 
• Quaddick State Park, Thompson 
• Squantz Pond State Park , New Fairfield
• Stratton Brook State Park, Simsbury
• Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middlefield
• Wharton Brook State Park, Wallingford

Note: Water quality information is updated Friday afternoon and then again starting on Mondays. For the most up-to-date information on the status of beaches over the weekend, please call the Water Quality Report Information Line at 1-866-CTPARKS (option #5).