Becket Hill State Park Reserve | |
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Location | Lyme, Connecticut, United States |
Coordinates | 41°22′20″N 72°17′58″W / 41.37222°N 72.29944°W [1] |
Area | 260 acres (110 ha) [2] |
Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) [1] |
Designation | Connecticut state park |
Established | 1961 |
Administrator | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
Website | Becket Hill State Park Reserve |
Becket Hill State Park Reserve is a public recreation area lying adjacent to Nehantic State Forest in the town of Lyme, Connecticut. The state park is as an undeveloped, walk-in park totaling 260 acres (110 ha) with no officially listed activities. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. [3]
Becket Hill State Park Reserve is named for an early settler of the area named Beckwith; the land was part of the Nehantic tribe's territory. [4] In 1961, the land for the reserve was given to the state by the George Dudley Seymour Trust, to become the 76th designated Connecticut state park. [5] [6] Beckett Hill was listed on the Connecticut Register and Manual for 1962 as having 260 acres of undeveloped land. [7]
The reserve is an undeveloped, walk-in park with access through the Lyme section of Nehantic State Forest, which is entered from Connecticut Route 156. [3] [8] Bushwhacking is required as no roads or trails cross from the forest to the state park reserve. [9] The reserve's boundary with the state forest is created by 69-acre (28 ha) Uncas Lake [10] and Falls Brook, a stream that connects Uncas Lake with 30-acre (12 ha) Norwich Pond. [11] Boat launches for non-motorized craft are located on each. [12] [13] The waters are stocked with brook, brown and rainbow trout; other fish include largemouth bass, yellow perch and sunfish. [4]
Becket Hill State Park Reserve | |
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Location | Lyme, Connecticut, United States |
Coordinates | 41°22′20″N 72°17′58″W / 41.37222°N 72.29944°W [1] |
Area | 260 acres (110 ha) [2] |
Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) [1] |
Designation | Connecticut state park |
Established | 1961 |
Administrator | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
Website | Becket Hill State Park Reserve |
Becket Hill State Park Reserve is a public recreation area lying adjacent to Nehantic State Forest in the town of Lyme, Connecticut. The state park is as an undeveloped, walk-in park totaling 260 acres (110 ha) with no officially listed activities. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. [3]
Becket Hill State Park Reserve is named for an early settler of the area named Beckwith; the land was part of the Nehantic tribe's territory. [4] In 1961, the land for the reserve was given to the state by the George Dudley Seymour Trust, to become the 76th designated Connecticut state park. [5] [6] Beckett Hill was listed on the Connecticut Register and Manual for 1962 as having 260 acres of undeveloped land. [7]
The reserve is an undeveloped, walk-in park with access through the Lyme section of Nehantic State Forest, which is entered from Connecticut Route 156. [3] [8] Bushwhacking is required as no roads or trails cross from the forest to the state park reserve. [9] The reserve's boundary with the state forest is created by 69-acre (28 ha) Uncas Lake [10] and Falls Brook, a stream that connects Uncas Lake with 30-acre (12 ha) Norwich Pond. [11] Boat launches for non-motorized craft are located on each. [12] [13] The waters are stocked with brook, brown and rainbow trout; other fish include largemouth bass, yellow perch and sunfish. [4]