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Connecticut Coastal Access Guide Explore the Connecticut Shore  Chaffinch Island Park Guilford, Connecticut Describe Site   Map Site Printable Version Help Chaffinch Island Park, Guilford Lovely low-key municipal park with minimal amenities. Views include the mouth of the West River, Long Island Sound and Faulkner’s Island.  More Photos...  Location Chaffinch Island Road Guilford, Connecticut  Fees None  Directions From the East: Take I-95 South to exit 58. Turn left off the exit onto Route 77 South (Church Street). Travel south on Route 77 for approximately 0.8 miles to the center of Guilford. Turn right onto Broad Street and then take a quick left onto Whitfield Street driving around the Guilford Town Green. Continue south on Whitfield Street for approximately 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Route 146 (Water Street) and travel approximately 1 mile. Turn a slight left onto Mulberry Point Road. Travel on Mulberry Point Road for approximately 0.5 miles. Turn left onto Chaffinch Island Road. Travel approximately 0.7 miles to the end of Chaffinch Island Road where Chaffinch Island Park is located. From the West: Take I-95 North to exit 58. Travel for approximately 0.3 miles and turn right off the exit onto Route 77 South (Church Street). Travel south on Route 77 for approximately 0.8 mile to the center of Guilford. Turn right onto Broad Street and then take a quick left onto Whitfield Street driving around the Guilford Town Green. Continue south on Whitfield Street for approximately 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Route 146 (Water Street) and travel approximately 1 mile. Turn a slight left onto Mulberry Point Road. Travel on Mulberry Point Road for approximately 0.5 miles. Turn left onto Chaffinch Island Road. Travel approximately 0.7 miles to the end of Chaffinch Island Road where Chaffinch Island Park is located.  Parking Parking Lot  Accessibility Parts of the site offering views of the water are wheelchair accessible. Some facilities/uses listed may not be fully accessible to the mobility-impaired.  Site Contact Information Website - Town of Guilford Address - 32 Church Street   Guilford, CT 06437  Facilities Handicapped Access Picnic Area Sanitary Facilities (seasonal)  Activities Bird and Wildlife Crabbing Fishing  Environment Harbor Setting Intertidal Flat Fronting Long Island Sound Sandy Beach Tidal River Tidal Wetland Select the Map Site tab above to view an interactive map of this site.

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