Salt Rock State Campground

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| name = Salt Rock State Campground

| photo = Providence and Worcester Railroad line within Salt Rock State Park, Sprague, Connecticut.jpg

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Salt Rock State Campground

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| label = Salt Rock State Campground

| location = Sprague, Connecticut, United States

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| coordinates = {{coord|41|38|15|N|72|05|35|W|display=inline,title}}

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| area = {{convert|149|acre|abbr=on}}

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| established = 2001

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| designation = Connecticut state park

| administrator = Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

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Salt Rock State Campground is a public recreation area that preserves {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} of wooded riverfront along the Shetucket River in the town of Sprague, Connecticut. In 2001, the state purchased the {{convert|149|acre|adj=on}} campground for US$750,000 from Dwight and Jean Lathrop, whose "sensitive stewardship" of the property as its previous owners was recognized in the press. The state park offers RV and tent camping sites and river fishing.{{efn-ua |The state curtailed camping services in 2016, reinstating them in 2018.}}

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{{cite web |url=https://portal.ct.gov/deep/state-parks/campgrounds/salt-rock-state-campground |title=Salt Rock State Campground |publisher=Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |access-date=August 27, 2024}}

{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=20011206&id=av1GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6fgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1748,964502 |title=State finalizes purchase... |first=Paul |last=Choiniere |newspaper=The Day |location=New London, Conn. |date=December 6, 2001 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}

{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=20010917&id=6-4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pHIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2514,3418300 |title=Opinion: A gem preserved in Sprague |newspaper=The Day |location=New London, Conn. |date=September 17, 2001 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}

{{cite news |url=http://wnpr.org/post/budget-cuts-state-shortening-park-hours-closing-connecticut-campgrounds |title=With budget cuts, state shortening park hours, closing Connecticut campgrounds |first=Katie |last=Burns |newspaper=WNPR |location=Hartford, Conn. |date=July 4, 2016 |access-date=October 25, 2017}}

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