Greenwich Point Park
Once reserved for residents of exclusive Greenwich CT, this pretty beach and forested park is now open to all.

Calf Pasture Beach
Lots of room to swim and walk here and in adjacent Shady Beach Park and Taylor Farm Park, south of East Norwalk CT.

Sherwood Island State Park
On the shore of Westport CT, this sprawling 234-acre (95-hectare) park has wetlands and woods as well as beaches with bands of colored sand.

Penfield Beach & Rickards Beach
Fairfield CT has a fine town beach with recently-renovated facilities including a children's playground, toilets, locker rooms and snack stands.

Hammonassett Beach State Park
Perhaps Connecticut's longest, most magnificent beach!

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