Rocky Neck State Park

Rocky Neck State Park
Marsh
Bride Brook Salt Marsh
Rocky Neck State Park is located in Connecticut
Rocky Neck State Park
Rocky Neck State Park
Rocky Neck State Park is located in the United States
Rocky Neck State Park
Rocky Neck State Park
LocationEast Lyme, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°18′15″N 72°14′52″W / 41.30417°N 72.24778°W / 41.30417; -72.24778[1]
Area708 acres (287 ha)
Elevation66 feet (20 m)[1]
Established1931
Administered byConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DesignationConnecticut state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Rocky Neck Pavilion
LocationLands End Point,
Rocky Neck State Park,
East Lyme, Connecticut
Area6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1934
Built byFederal Emergency Relief
Administration (FERA), Civilian Works Administration (CWA)
ArchitectBarker, Russell F., et al.
Architectural styleRustic
MPSConnecticut State Park and
Forest Depression-Era
Federal Work Relief
Programs Structures TR
NRHP reference No.86001745
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1986

Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 710 acres (290 ha) on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The park encompasses a tidal river, a broad salt marsh, white sand beaches, rocky shores, and a large stone pavilion dating from the 1930s. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Rocky Neck". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DEEP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).