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Beginner Camping in Connecticut State Parks

Connecticut camping is compact and approachable, with shoreline parks, wooded ponds, and mountain foothills close to towns.

Use state park campgrounds with bathhouses and reservations, then add easy hikes, beach days, or fishing.

4 places to start

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1288 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443

203-245-1817

244 W. Main Street, Niantic, CT 06357

860-739-1339

2065 Thomaston Road, Watertown, CT 06795

860-283-8088

159 Macedonia Brook Road, Kent, CT 06757

860-927-4100