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Hammonasset Beach State Park

 

 

Site Location:   Madison, Connecticut

Basic Information:

Type: State Park

Water Type:

Season:

Site Contact Information:

Site Coordinates:

Longitude  72.557129 ºW  Latitude 41.26227 ºN

Location Map:

Madison - Hammonasset Beach State Park

USGS Quadrangle: Clinton

Navigational Charts:

Use ChartKit Region 3, pages 6 and 32; Maptech Waterproof Charts 1 and 17; and Maptech electronic and NOAA paper charts 12374 (1:20,000), 12372 (1:40,000), and 12354 (1:80,000). Use tide tables for Bridgeport. High tide at Duck Island (Westbrook) is 26 minutes earlier; low tide is 35 minutes earlier. Multiply height of tide at Bridgeport by 0.7 for height of tide at Duck Island. Mean tidal range is 4.5 feet.

Driving Directions:

I-95, Exit 62. Go south off exit. At light go straight into Hammonasset Beach State Park then to Meigs Point.

Directions Map: Google Map

Boat Launch Information:

Hammonassett Beach Boat Launch

ADA Access:

Site Description:

Environment:

Additional Info:

Paddling Hammonasset:

NOAA Chart: 12372 at 1:40,000

USGS Quadrangle: Clinton

Type of Water: Salt

Paddle Length:

Put In: Hammonassett Beach Boat Launch

Google Map

Longitude 72°32'43.37"W   Latitude 41°14'58.27"N

Take Out: Same as The Put-In

On The Water: Once you put in at the boat ramp at Hammonasset Point in Hammonasset State Park - head to the right and follow the shoreline along Hammonasset Beach.

You'll paddle about 4 miles up the coast to Tuxis Island. You can paddle along the islands granite slabbed coast. The island is part of a wildlife refuge - so boats are not allowed to land on  it.

What You’ll See: Tuxis Island and Hammonasset State Park

Cautions: Watch for rip tides

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