Rocky Neck State Park, Rocky Glen State Park

Name: Rocky Neck State Park
Address: Rocky Glen State Park, United States

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Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The state park's 708 acres include a tidal river, a broad salt marsh, white sand beaches, rocky shores, and a large stone pavilion dating from the 1930s. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. ()

Established: 1931 (94 years ago)Elevation: 7 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°18'30"N, 72°14'34"W

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Rocky Neck State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crystal Mall, Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut, Florence Griswold Museum.

6.9 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Crystal Mall, Waterford
175 min walk • Crystal Mall is an enclosed, two-level regional mall in Waterford, Connecticut. It is situated in a central retail area off the Hartford Turnpike, across from a smaller, open-air shopping center, Waterford Commons.
5.5 miW
Bridge
Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, Old Saybrook
140 min walk • The Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge is a concrete segmental bridge composed of eleven spans crossing the Connecticut River between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Old Lyme, Connecticut. The bridge carries Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1, with an average daily traffic of 82,500 vehicles.
2.5 miNE
Children's museum, Museum
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut, East Lyme
64 min walk • The Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut is an interactive educational and cultural institution located in Niantic, Connecticut. Founded in 1992, the museum covers 5,000 square feet and is designed to encourage children to study arts, sciences, health, and various cultures.
4.5 miW
Museum, Historical place, Art gallery
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme
116 min walk • The Florence Griswold Museum is an Art Museum at 96 Lyme Street in Old Lyme, Connecticut centered on the home of Florence Griswold, which was the center of the Old Lyme Art Colony, a main nexus of American Impressionism.
4.5 miW
Museum, Shopping
Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme
116 min walk • Lyme-Old Lyme High School is a public high school in Old Lyme, Connecticut. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school operated by Lyme-Old Lyme Schools.
3.6 miE
Bridge
Niantic River Bridge, East Lyme
91 min walk • Niantic River Bridge, also known as Amtrak Bascule Bridge No. 116.74, is a railroad bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line across the Niantic River between East Lyme and Waterford, Connecticut. It is a drawbridge with a bascule-type draw span.
5.8 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Lynde Point Light, Old Saybrook
148 min walk • The Lynde Point Light or Lynde Point Lighthouse, also known as Saybrook Inner Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Connecticut River on the Long Island Sound, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
5.3 miNW
Locality
Becket Hill State Park Reserve
135 min walk • Becket Hill State Park Reserve is a public recreation area lying adjacent to Nehantic State Forest in the town of Lyme, Connecticut. The state park is as an undeveloped, walk-in park totaling 260 acres with no officially listed activities. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
5.1 miN
41°22'46"N • 72°13'9"W
Cedar Ridge Golf Course, East Lyme
129 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
0.7 miN
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
Thomas Lee House, East Lyme
18 min walk • The Thomas Lee House is a historic house at the junction of Giant's Neck Road and Connecticut Route 156 in the Niantic section of East Lyme, Connecticut. Built about 1660, it is one of the oldest wood-frame houses in Connecticut.
4.5 miW
Park
Watch Rock Park, Old Lyme
115 min walk • Watch Rock Park is a 25-acre park in Old Lyme, Connecticut owned by the Old Lyme Conservation Trust. It is located off Joel Road at the point where the Duck River flows into the Connecticut River, just above the point where the Connecticut flows into Long Island Sound.

Rocky Neck State Park, Rocky Glen State Park

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Rocky Neck State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)