Hammonasset Beach State Park – Connecticut’s largest shoreline park that was opened on July 18, 1920. It includes a beach, trails and paved path, picnic shelters, camping, fishing and a nature center.
Back Dunes – established dunes in a coastal setting that lie detached from the shoreline by other dunes.
Fun Facts
Hammonasset means “where we dig holes in the ground” and is the place where a settlement of eastern woodlands Native Americans lived.
The back dunes at Hammonasset include many varieties of flowers (such as the purple chicory and white Queen Anne’s lace) and plants, including cedar groves.
