State Swimming Water Quality Report
The parks below are the swimming areas and beaches that the DEEP tests. Samples are collected weekly by DEEP staff and are analyzed at the Department of Public Health (DPH) Lab for the presence of certain indicator bacteria.
* Local health departments are responsible for sampling municipal beaches and swimming areas. For information on closures of local swimming areas, contact the local public health agency.
Shoreline Beaches
STATE PARK |
TOWN |
STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| Hammonasset Beach State Park | Madison |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Rocky Neck State Park (West Beach) | Niantic |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Sherwood Island State Park | Westport |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Silver Sands State Park | Milford |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
(Date of last bacteria test results: N/A)
The swim area open/closed statuses listed above are determined by the most recent water quality test results. Tests are conducted weekly from Memorial Day to Labor Day. When a closure occurs, a retest will be scheduled within the next day when possible.
| * | Indicator bacteria are not disease-causing pathogen but are one of the tools used by public health and environmental protection authorities to evaluate the potential for contamination of waterbodies. |
| ** | Coastal sampling and laboratory analysis partially funded by the Environmental Health Section of DPH. |
Lakes & Ponds
STATE PARK |
TOWN |
STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| Black Rock State Park | Watertown |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Burr Pond State Park | Torrington |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Chatfield Hollow State Park | Killingworth |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Cockaponsett State Forest (Pattaconk) | Chester |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Day Pond State Park | Colchester |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Gardner Lake State Park | Salem |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Gay City State Park | Hebron |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Hopeville Pond State Park | Griswold |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Indian Well State Park | Shelton |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Lake Waramaug State Park | Kent |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Mount Tom State Park | Litchfield |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Pachaug State Forest (Green Falls Pond) | Voluntown |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Quaddick State Park | Thompson |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Squantz Pond State Park | New Fairfield |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Stratton Brook State Park | Simsbury |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Wadsworth Falls State Park | Middlefield |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
| Wharton Brook State Park | Wallingford |
CLOSED FOR SEASON |
(Date of last bacteria test results: N/A)
The swim area open/closed statuses listed above are determined by the most recent water quality test results. Tests are conducted weekly from Memorial Day to Labor Day. When a closure occurs, a retest will be scheduled within the next day when possible.
| * | Indicator bacteria are not disease-causing pathogen but are one of the tools used by public health and environmental protection authorities to evaluate the potential for contamination of waterbodies. |
