Quaddick State Park

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Quaddick State Park is a public recreation area located on {{convert|203|acre|adj=on}} Middle Quaddick Reservoir in the town of Thompson, Connecticut. The state park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and offers opportunities for boating, swimming, fishing, and picnicking.

History

The park was originally developed as a forest recreation area as part of {{convert|614|acre|adj=on}} Quaddick State Forest. It was split off as a state park in 1951. It appeared for the first time in the 1952 Connecticut Register and Manual as a developed state park of {{convert|118|acres}}, with Quaddick State Forest reduced to {{convert|496|acres}}. Prior to its use for public recreation, the park, which is located on Town Farm Road and crossed by Poor Farm Brook, had been the site of Thompson's town farm, where indigent and elderly residents were taken care of by the local government.

Activities and amenities

In addition to a swimming beach and picnicking facilities, the park offers a boat ramp and a one-and-half-mile circular trail for hikers.

References

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{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325252 |title=Quaddick State Park |work=State Parks and Forests |publisher=Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |access-date=February 5, 2013}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/stateparks/maps/quaddicktrailmap.pdf |title=Quaddick State Park Map |publisher=Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |date=February 4, 2009 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}

{{cite web |url=http://cteco.uconn.edu/maps/lake/bathymetry/Bathymetry_Quaddick_Reservoir_Middle.pdf |title=Quaddick Reservoir (Middle) |publisher=Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |date=September 2011 |access-date=December 6, 2018}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.cga.ct.gov/pri/docs/2013/State%20Parks%20and%20Forests%20Funding%20Staff%20Findings%20and%20Recommendations%20.pdf |title=Appendix A: List of State Parks and Forests |work=State Parks and Forests: Funding |series=Staff Findings and Recommendations |publisher=Connecticut General Assembly |date=January 23, 2014 |page=A-3 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2686&q=384256 |title=Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launch |publisher=Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |date=June 5, 2017 |access-date=October 14, 2017}}

{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/registe51conn#page/506/mode/2up |title=State Forests |work=State Register and Manual 1951 |publisher=State of Connecticut |year=1951 |page=506 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}

{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/stream/register52conn#page/478/mode/2up/ |title=State Parks |work=State Register and Manual 1952 |publisher=State of Connecticut |year=1952 |page=479 |access-date=July 29, 2016}}

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External links

[http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325252 Quaddick State Park] Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
[http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/stateparks/maps/quaddicktrailmap.pdf Quaddick State Park Map] Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Category:State parks of Connecticut

Category:Parks in Windham County, Connecticut

Category:Thompson, Connecticut

Category:Protected areas established in 1951

Category:1951 establishments in Connecticut