State Campgrounds Close Early Saturday Due To Incoming Storm

CONNECTICUT — In anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Henri, all campgrounds inside Connecticut state parks will be closed as of 4 p.m. Saturday, and will remain closed through at least 1 p.m. Monday, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).

All campers will be required to leave the campground during that period; there will be no exceptions. RV equipment, such as trailers and motor homes, may remain at the risk of the owner, but campers may not return to retrieve equipment or anything else during the closure period, the DEEP said.

All other equipment, including tents, must be broken down and stored inside RVs or taken off site, the DEEP said.

State campgrounds are located at:

• American Legion State Forest, Barkhamsted
• Black Rock, Watertown
• Devil's Hopyard, East Haddam
• Hammonasset Beach, Madison
• Hopeville Pond, Griswold
• Housatonic Meadows, Sharon
• Kettletown, Southbury
• Lake Waramaug, New Preston
• Macedonia Brook, Kent
• Mashamoquet Brook, Pomfret
• Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown
• Rocky Neck, Niantic
• Salt Rock, Baltic

Day use areas, such as state parks, facilities and state forests, could also close this weekend.

More information may be found via the @CTStateParks Twitter feed.

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