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| Connecticut Coastal Access Guide | Explore the Connecticut Shore |
 | Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary |
High marsh at Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary, West Haven | Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary is a great place for bird watching. Visitors will find that the site is sometimes closed for protection of the birds. There is a parking lot on-site.West Haven provides 3.5 miles of public beach or waterfront park, each with its own amenities or environmental setting. Most are networked through a 1.7 mile walkway providing pedestrians, bicyclists and roller-bladers a continuous waterfront urban “greenway.” Views of Long Island Sound exist throughout most of the walkway. Most beach parking lots in West Haven close at 11:30 p.m. although the walkway is open 24 hours, every day.
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Beach Street Sandy Point |
| West Haven, Connecticut |
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| Fees |
| Yes. Contact City of West Haven for fee schedule. |
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| Directions |
| From the East: Take I-95 South to exit 44. Turn slight right onto Kimberly Avenue. Take a left onto First Avenue. First Avenue becomes Beach Street. Sandy Point will be on your left. |
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| From the West: Take I-95 North to exit 44. Take the West Haven Ramp. Turn left onto Kimberly Avenue. Turn left onto First Avenue. First Avenue becomes Beach Street. Sandy Point will be on your left. |
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| Site Contact Information |
| Website - | City of West Haven |
| Address - | 355 Main Street |
| | West Haven, CT 06516 |
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| Facilities |
 | Sanitary Facilities (seasonal) |
| Activities |
 | Bird and Wildlife |
 | Fishing |
 | Unsupervised Swimming |
 | Trails |
| Environment |
 | Intertidal Flat |
 | Fronting Long Island Sound |
 | Sandy Beach |
 | Tidal River |
 | Tidal Wetland |
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Select the Map Site tab above to view an interactive map of this site. |
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