Connecticut State Parks pet policy
Connecticut is one of the few states that has a no-pet policy in its state parks. There are 3 state forests with few sites that allow pets and one state park which was previously a private park (CT re...
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poodlecamper1 wrote:
Hi, original poster here. I've given up on the State park/dog camping campaign. We are moving away from CT, and will be enjoying lots of dog friendly state park camping in other areas and paying less for it, as well as living where leashed dogs are allowed on the beach, and unleashed at specified times.Seems to work out at other locations without mountains of dog doo being left.
Interesting factoid, Chicago has an extensive beach system on Lake Michigan, only a few allow dogs. They do routine testing for bacteria and close beaches when e.coli counts get too high. The dog beaches are closed LESS than the non-dog beaches. Could be the dogs keep the bird population down, so less bird poop??? Unintended consequences.
