{Hammonasset Beach State Park} Swimming Connecticut offers its visitors a wide variety of swimming areas from the "old swimming hole" to the shoreline of Long Island Sound. Whether you enjoy splashing in cool clear water or sunbathing on warm sparkling sand, our State beaches offer the perfect way to spend a hot summer day.

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Current Information on Swimming Water Quality

Lifeguard Opportunities

Shoreline Swimming Lakes and Ponds {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Hammonasset Beach State Park  {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Black Rock State Park {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Rocky Neck State Park {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Burr Pond State Park {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Sherwood Island State Park   {Swimming symbol} Chatfield Hollow State Park {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Silver Sands State Park   {Swimming symbol} Day Pond State Park   {Swimming symbol} Gardner Lake State Park {Swimming symbol} Gay City State Park     {Swimming symbol} Hopeville Pond State Park     {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Indian Well State Park       {Swimming symbol} Kettletown State Park     {Swimming symbol} Lake Waramaug State Park       {Swimming symbol} Mashamoquet Brook State Park     {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Mount Tom State Park     {Swimming symbol} Quaddick State Park     {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Squantz Pond State Park     {Swimming symbol} Stratton Brook State Park     {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Wadsworth Falls State Park {Guard symbol} {Swimming symbol} Wharton Brook Legend: {Swimming symbol} Designated Swim Area     {Guard symbol} Guarded Beach           Map of Guarded Areas {Map of Guarded Areas}

If you have questions or need additional information on Connecticut State Parks and Forests, please contact the State Parks Division by e-mail at dep.stateparks@ct.gov or by phone at 860-424-3200.

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