As Fourth of July festivities continued into the weekend, so too did the pandemonium the holiday brings to Connecticut’s state parks — their parking lots.
The following state parks reached capacity and were closed to new visitors Sunday:
- Burr Pond State Park in Torrington
- Mount Tom State Park in Litchfield
- Pattaconk Recreation Area (Cockaponset State Forest) in Chester
- Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme
- Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield
- Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middletown
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