Tvov wrote:
CT will never close Hammonasset State Park - that is by far the most financially lucrative park for the state. Hammo essentially pays for most of the rest of the state parks.
Another state park you might want to look into is Rocky Neck State Park, about 30 minutes farther north on I95.
Pachaug state forest is, if I remember correctly, all tent camping sites.
A couple CT state parks have "horse camping" sites! I did not know that until a few years ago. These are areas that you ride to (no room to trailer a horse in, not sure where you would start!), can set up a tent, and there are "hitching" posts and water troughs for horses.
That would be SUICIDE to close Hammonasset; I think I read Rocky Neck is the 2nd biggest revenue maker. That reality was why I was head scratching over why they didn't remove the popular parks from the budget "pot" long ago. 'Course I canna forget the years CT went w/o funding the tourist office either but there you are. Something in the air in this region at times; canna recall the last time NYS' budget was done on time:B.
We have day-tripped @ Rocky Neck visiting camping friends who used to move from Hammo to Rocky Neck all summer long before that loophole was closed;).
Yeah, I wuvvvv CT...such a beautiful state that's close but "far".
Horse-camping in the NE?! Ga-dang...wish I was younger:).
