More than a dozen state parks closed after reaching capacity on July 4th.
The parking lots at following parks were full:
- Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union
- Black Rock State Park in Watertown
- Burr Pond State Park in Torrington
- Gardner Lake State Park in Salem
- Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison
- Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford
- Hopeville Pond State Park in Griswold
- Indian Well State Park in Shelton
- Kent Falls State Park in Kent
- Miller Pond State Park in Haddam
- Mount Tom State Park in Litchfield
- Pattaconk Recreation Center (Cockaponset State Forest)
- Quaddick State Park in Thompson
- Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme
- Sherwood Island State Park in Westport
- Silver Sand State Park in Milford
- Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield
- Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middletown
Any parks that closed on Thursday will reopen to new visitors on Friday.
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