Connecticut
Several state parks, beaches close Friday due to capacity
Connecticut State Parks announced that several parks, recreation areas, and beaches are closed on Friday after reaching capacity.
As of 1 p.m., the following are closed due to the parking lots being full:
- Rocky Neck State Park
- Millers Pond State Park
- Hammonasset Beach State Park
- Mount Tom State Park
- Gardner Lake State Park
- Squantz Pond State Park
- Silver Sands State Park
- Pattaconk Recreation Area (Cockaponset State Forest)
- Scantic River State Park, Powder Hollow
- Satan’s Kingdom State Park
Connecticut continues to face excessive heat heading into the holiday weekend.
For a full forecast, head here.