| 词条 | Hammonasset Beach State Park |
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| name = Hammonasset Beach State Park | iucn_category = | iucn_ref = | photo = Hammonasset 12.JPG | photo_caption = | map = USA Connecticut | map_caption = Location in Connecticut | relief = 1 | location = Madison, Connecticut, United States | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = {{coord|41|15|54|N|72|33|21|W|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = [1] | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_acre = 936 | area_ref = [2] | elevation = {{convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on}}[1] | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = Connecticut state park | established = 1919 | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | administrator = Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | website = Hammonasset Beach State Park | embedded = }} Hammonasset Beach State Park is a public recreation area occupying two miles of beach front on Long Island Sound in the town of Madison, Connecticut. It is the state's largest shoreline park and one of the most popular attractions in the state, drawing an estimated one million visitors annually.[5] The state park offers beach activities, large campground, and nature center. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. HistoryThe park began with the purchase of 499 acres in 1919.[6] The park drew over 75,000 visitors in 1920, its first year of operation, a figure that grew to nearly 450,000 by its fifth year of operation, 1924.[7] In 2013, Hammonasset accounted for over one-quarter of statewide park attendance and over one-third of the revenue generated statewide by the state park system.[8] Officials estimate annual attendance at one million visitors. The park closed during World War II when the site became a U.S. Army reservation and active aircraft firing range. In 1955, a stone breakwater was built at the Meigs Point end of the park. Nature centerA new Meigs Point Nature Center was opened in 2016 to replace the center's original farmhouse site that had been in use for more than 40 years. The facility offers {{convert|4000|sqft}} of exhibit space with observation deck and hands-on learning experiences.[11] Exhibits feature a touch tank and live turtles, snakes, amphibians, crabs and fish.[12] Activities and amenitiesThe park offers bicycling, boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and swimming as well as a campground with 550 units. References1. ^1 {{cite gnis|207645|Hammonasset State Park}} [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]2. ^1 {{cite |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-2 |accessdate=March 20, 2014}} 3. ^1 {{cite report |url=http://www.cga.ct.gov/pri/docs/2013/State%20Parks%20and%20Forests%20Funding%20Staff%20Findings%20and%20Recommendations%20.pdf |title=State Parks and Forests: Funding |series=Staff Findings and Recommendations |publisher=Connecticut General Assembly |date=January 23, 2014 |page=32 |accessdate=September 22, 2016 |quote=Hammonasset, which accounts for roughly one-quarter to one-third of all paid [park] visitors in the state, generates over one-third of all park revenues...}} 4. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.meigspointnaturecenter.org/about-us/ |title=About the Meigs Point Nature Center |publisher=Meigs Point Nature Center |accessdate=August 22, 2016}} 5. ^1 The most popular Connecticut attractions are the casinos in Uncasville and Mashantucket, which draw an estimated seven million and eight million visitors annually. {{cite news |url=http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20150518/DATAJOE/150519936/largest-tourist-attractions-in-connecticut |title=Largest tourist attractions in Connecticut |newspaper=Hartford Business Journal |date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=August 22, 2016}} 6. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20160812/state-budget-cuts-may-force-meigs-point-nature-center-in-madison-to-close |title=State budget cuts may force Meigs Point Nature Center in Madison to close |author=Norton, Sam |newspaper=New Haven Register |date=August 12, 2016 |accessdate=August 22, 2016}} 7. ^1 {{cite report |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tNxWAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA10 |title=Report of the State Park Commission to the Governor 1920 |publisher=State of Connecticut |location=Hartford, Conn. |date=December 29, 1920 |pages=10 |accessdate=October 2, 2017}} 8. ^1 {{cite report |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tNxWAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA5-PA26 |title=Report of the State Park and Forest Commission to the Governor 1924 |publisher=State of Connecticut |location=Hartford, Conn. |date=December 29, 1924 |page=26 |accessdate=September 22, 2016}} }} External links{{Commons category|Hammonasset Beach State Park}}
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