Beaches

Dip your feet into the water or plunge head-on into the depths of the ocean with a Connecticut Choice Hotel to conveniently dry off at. Whether you're going for the sunbathing or just like the feel of sand between your toes, Choice Hotels offers convenient Connecticut hotels nearby the state's most picturesque beaches.

In Mystic Country

Rocky Neck State Park
Route 156
Niantic, CT   06357
860-739-5471

Take in the scenic sights and sounds as you relax on this half-a-mile long beach, which spans out on the Connecticut coastline in the shape of a crescent. Enjoy the multitude of outdoors activities to be found both on the sand and beyond the sand, including hiking, fishing, and picnicking areas. Near-beach accommodations include a boardwalk, bath houses, and concession stands.

Williams Beach Park
1 Harry Austin Drive
Mystic, CT   06355
860-536-3575

This shoreline beach offers one of the best New England glimpses out onto the broad Atlantic Ocean that you'll ever come across. Take advantage of the Connecticut location now, and enjoy the various playgrounds and pavilions which dot this site for your recreation pleasure. Grill a delicious barbecue on the waterfront, or pass a football back and forth on one of many sports fields. Dip your feet into the water, but always with caution - there are no life guards on-duty at this rustic Mystic Country location.

Ocean Beach Park
1225 Ocean Avenue
New London, CT   06320
860-447-3031

Relax, pitch a towel, and sprawl out beneath the New England sun at this Connecticut shoreline favorite. This is a major recreation area and among its wetter offerings are saltwater and pool swimming, along with a drenching waterslide. Other amenities afforded guests to Ocean Beach Park are a boardwalk, arcade, food concessions, a dining facility and café, and of course a trinket-laden gift shop.

In Greater New Haven

Hammonasset Beach
I-95 Exit 62
Madison, CT   06443
203-245-1817

Guests traveling to Connecticut will find a sandy refuge on their trip to Hammonasset Beach, a location whose name derives from the Native American name of this beachfront locale. In addition to the various natural commodities one can always expect a beach to afford, Hammonasset offers a dumping station, bathrooms and showers to keep clean in, and saltwater swimming and fishing.

In Fairfield County

Sherwood Island State Park
Westport, CT   06880
203-226-6983

Two large picnic groves and all the field sports in the world can't eclipse the real reason this Connecticut state park is so cherished and adored. One half-mile of some of the most scenic coastline to be offered in Connecticut affords beach-goers the chance to lay out on the sand while the more energetic folk go swimming, fishing, and even scuba diving. Interpretive nature programs and delicious concessions make this State Park a can't-miss attraction for the lover of the outdoors.

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