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Review:
Rocky Neck State Park is set amid coastal dunes, salt marshes, and features a pristine white sand beach which is perfect for swimming and sandcastle building. A boardwalk runs the length of the beach, and there are trails leading to viewing platforms overlooking the sea from which visitors might see some of the park's bird life.
Osprey, cranes, herons, and mute swans make their homes here, no doubt attracted by the herring spawning grounds on the coast. Salt water fishing is permitted, and the catch is usually mackerel, blackfish, flounder, and striped bass. The park has a 160-site campground, showers, restrooms, picnic areas, and a seasonal lifeguard.
Rocky Neck State Park , 244 West Main Street, East Lyme, Connecticut 06333, Phone: 860-739-5471
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