Squantz Pond, Indian Well State Parks Already Filled For The Fourth

UPDATE: FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — You had to get up pretty early to spend your Fourth of July at Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield.

Squantz Pond is already filled for the Fourth.
Photo Credit: *Skip Pearlman*

Daily Voice

07/04/2017 10:30 a.m.

The park was full to parking capacity and closed to new vehicles as of 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 4th, the state announced via Twitter.

And by 11 a.m. Tuesday, Indian Well State Park in Shelton was also closed.

Connecticut's state parks‏ were proving to be popular destinations on a sunny Independence Day: The following parks were also closed to new vehicles by 11 a.m.:

Indian Well State Park in Shelton
Stratton Brook State Park in Simsbury

Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme
Mount Tom State Park in Litchfield
Quaddick State Park in Thompson
Gardner Lake State Park in Salem
Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union
Miller's Pond Srate Park in Durham
Pattaconk Lake State Recreation Area in Chester
Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middletown

First to fill up was Squantz Pond. More state parks are expected to fill by Tuesday afternoon.

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