Haddam Meadows State Park | |
Photo Width: | 280 |
Photo Alt: | Meadow |
Map: | USA Connecticut#USA |
Map Width: | 280 |
Relief: | 1 |
Label: | Haddam Meadows State Park |
Location: | Haddam, Connecticut, United States |
Coordinates: | 41.4789°N -72.5086°W |
Area: | 175acres |
Elevation: | 3feet |
Established: | 1944 |
Designation: | Connecticut state park |
Administrator: | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
Haddam Meadows State Park is a public recreation area occupying on the west bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Haddam, Connecticut. The state park offers picnicking, fishing, and a boat launch. Park trails lend access to a diversity of riverside landscapes: marsh, beach, sand bar, fern growths, meadow lands, and hardwood forest. The park was established through the donation of land in 1944 by the Edward W. Hazen Foundation. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.