CWTA - Connecticut Coastal Paddling - Fairfield County - Norwalk

Owned by the Westport town government, the island (Pronounced "kah-KEE-nee") has almost all the bird rookeries in the chain. Herons, egrets, black cormorants can be seen on Cockenoe. The cormorants' guano, which leaves some of the rocks white, is toxic to the trees and kills them off after the birds nest in a spot for less than a year.

Overnight camping is allowed by the town Conservation Department, but for only four parties per night.

Type: Island

Water Type: Saltwater

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Site Contact Information:

Town of Westport

260 South Compo Road

Westport, Connecticut 06880

Site Coordinates:

Longitude 73.213992ºW Latitude 41.050541ºN

Location Map:

Norwalk - Cockenoe Island

USGS Quadrangle: Sherwood Point

Navigational Charts:

Driving Directions:

From the East :This is an island off the coast of Westport. Take I-95 South to Westport

From the West : This is an island off the coast of Westport. Take I-95 North to Westport

Directions Map: Google Map

Boat Launch Information:

Comber Drive, Norwalk

Bluff Point, Westport

ADA Access:

Site Description:

Cockenoe Island is off Seymour Point in Westport and only accessible by boat. There is a boat launch ramp at Compo Beach and Marina and Saugatuck River State Boat Launch in Westport.

Environment:

Harbor Setting, Intertidal Flat, Island, Fronting Long Island Sound, Rocky Shore, Sandy Beach, Tidal Wetland

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