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Connecticut Water Trails
Program
Connecticut Coastal Paddling
New Haven County
Guilford
Chaffinch Island
Site Location:
Chaffinch Island Road, Guilford, Connecticut
Basic Information:
Type:
Island
Water Type:
Saltwater
Season:
Site Contact Information:
Town of Guilford
32 Church Street
Guilford, Connecticut 06437
Site Coordinates:
Longitude 72.677561 ºW Latitude
41.264244
ºN
Location Map:
USGS Quadrangle:
Guilford
Navigational Charts:
Driving Directions:
From the East: Take I-95 South to exit 58. Turn left off the exit onto Route 77 South (Church Street). Travel south on Route 77 for approximately 0.8 miles to the center of Guilford. Turn right onto Broad Street and then take a quick left onto Whitfield Street driving around the Guilford Town Green. Continue south on Whitfield Street for approximately 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Route 146 (Water Street) and travel approximately 1 mile. Turn a slight left onto Mulberry Point Road. Travel on Mulberry Point Road for approximately 0.5 miles. Turn left onto Chaffinch Island Road. Travel approximately 0.7 miles to the end of Chaffinch Island Road where Chaffinch Island Park is located.
From the West: Take I-95 North to exit 58. Travel for approximately 0.3 miles and turn right off the exit onto Route 77 South (Church Street). Travel south on Route 77 for approximately 0.8 mile to the center of Guilford. Turn right onto Broad Street and then take a quick left onto Whitfield Street driving around the Guilford Town Green. Continue south on Whitfield Street for approximately 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Route 146 (Water Street) and travel approximately 1 mile. Turn a slight left onto Mulberry Point Road. Travel on Mulberry Point Road for approximately 0.5 miles. Turn left onto Chaffinch Island Road. Travel approximately 0.7 miles to the end of Chaffinch Island Road where Chaffinch Island Park is located.
Directions Map:
Google Map
Boat Launch Information:
East River State Boat Launch
ADA Access:
Parts of the site offering views of the water are wheelchair accessible. Some facilities/uses listed may not be fully accessible to the mobility-impaired.
Site Description:
Lovely low-key municipal park with minimal amenities. Views include the mouth of the West River, Long Island Sound and Faulkner’s Island.
Environment:
Harbor Setting, Intertidal Flat, Island, Fronting Long Island Sound,
Rocky Shore, Sandy Beach, Tidal Wetland
Additional Info:
Chaffinch Island
State Park
Site History:
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