New Haven to Mystic Places

Madison

Sports and the Outdoors

Hammonasset Beach State Park. Hammonasset Beach State Park, the largest of the state's shoreline sanctuaries, has 2 mi of white-sand beaches, a top-notch nature center, excellent birding, and a hugely popular campground with about 550 sites. I-95, Exit 62, 1288 Boston Post Rd., Madison, CT, 06443. 203/245-2785 park; 203/245-1817 campground. Park $13-$22 mid-Apr.-mid-Oct., free off-season. Park daily 8 am-dusk.