Swimming
Connecticut offers its visitors a wide variety of swimming areas from the "old swimming hole" to the shoreline of Long Island Sound. Whether you enjoy splashing in cool clear water or sunbathing on warm sparkling sand, our State beaches offer the perfect way to spend a hot summer day.
Burr Pond State Park, Torrington
Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth
Day Pond State Park, Colchester
Gardner Lake State Park, Salem
Gay City State Park, Hebron
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison+
Hopeville Pond State Park, Griswold
Indian Well State Park, Shelton
Lake Waramaug State Park, Kent
Mashamoquet State Park, Pomfret
Mount Tom State Park, Litchfield
Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth
Day Pond State Park, Colchester
Gardner Lake State Park, Salem
Gay City State Park, Hebron
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison+
Hopeville Pond State Park, Griswold
Indian Well State Park, Shelton
Lake Waramaug State Park, Kent
Mashamoquet State Park, Pomfret
Mount Tom State Park, Litchfield
Pattaconk Lake Recreation Area, Chester/Haddam
Quaddick State Park, Thompson
Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme+
Sherwood Island State Park, Westport+
Silver Sands State Park, Milford+
Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield+
Stratton Brook State Park, Simsbury
Wadsworth State Park, Middlefield/Middletown
Wharton Brook State Park, Wallingford
+ Guarded beach
Quaddick State Park, Thompson
Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme+
Sherwood Island State Park, Westport+
Silver Sands State Park, Milford+
Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield+
Stratton Brook State Park, Simsbury
Wadsworth State Park, Middlefield/Middletown
Wharton Brook State Park, Wallingford
+ Guarded beach