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| Connecticut Coastal Access Guide | Explore the Connecticut Shore |
 | Clinton Town Beach |
Clinton Town Beach, Clinton | Clinton Town Beach is a sandy beach facing the entrance to Clinton Harbor with views of Long Island Sound. Enjoy the beach at high tide, and walk out to the sand bars in Clinton Harbor at low tide. There is a car-top boat access area for sea-kayaks and car-top boats, and a walkway for fishing off an old stone bridge that crosses the Hammock River at the entrance. In season, sanitary facilities and a food concession are open to the public. A pavilion is available for picnic lunches as well as a viewing platform with interpretive signs to enjoy wildlife in adjacent tidal marshes.
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Waterside Lane |
| Clinton, Connecticut |
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| Fees |
| Yes. Contact Town of Clinton for fee schedule. |
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| Directions |
| From the East: Take I-95 South to exit 63. Turn right off the exit onto Route 81 South (High Street). Travel on Route 81 for approximately 0.6 miles. At the end of High Street, turn right onto Central Avenue. Travel on Central Avenue for approximately 100 yards, and turn left onto Hull Street. Travel on Hull Street for 0.1 miles to a traffic light. Turn left at the traffic light onto Route 1 (Boston Post Road/West Main Street). Travel on Route 1 for approximately 0.5 miles. Turn right onto Waterside Lane. Travel to the end of Waterside line, and cross an old stone bridge to the Clinton Town Beach entrance. |
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| From the West: Take I-95 North to exit 63. Turn left off the exit onto North High Street and travel approximately 50 yards to a traffic light. Turn right at the traffic light onto Route 81 South (High Street). Travel on Route 81 for approximately 0.5 miles. At the end of High Street, turn right onto Central Avenue. Travel on Central Avenue for approximately 100 yards, and turn left onto Hull Street. Travel on Hull Street for 0.1 miles to a traffic light. Turn left at the traffic light onto Route 1 (Boston Post Road/West Main Street). Travel on Route 1 for approximately 0.5 miles. Turn right onto Waterside Lane. Travel to the end of Waterside line, and cross an old stone bridge to the Clinton Town Beach entrance. |
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| 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. |
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| Site Contact Information |
| Website - | Town of Clinton |
| Address - | 201 Killingworth Turnpike |
| | Clinton, CT 06413 |
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| Facilities |
 | Car-top Boat Access |
 | Food Concession |
 | Handicapped Access |
 | Picnic Area |
 | Sanitary Facilities (seasonal) |
| Activities |
 | Bird and Wildlife |
 | Boating |
 | Crabbing |
 | Supervised Swimming |
 | Unsupervised Swimming |
 | Trails |
| Environment |
 | Harbor Setting |
 | Intertidal Flat |
 | Fronting Long Island Sound |
 | Sandy Beach |
 | Tidal River |
 | Tidal Wetland |
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