Camping in Connecticut

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1. Guest27149289
   

   Camping in the state parks stinks now and it is just corporatized.  Most of the sites are all gone by memorial day every year and most are camper sites because the offer more of a profit for the parks.  There are no good campsites for tent campers and if there are we usaully have to pay the same rates as the campers with more strict rules, and when I say strict rules i don't mean rules that enforce the cleanliness, safety and maintenance of the site rented, I mean stupid rules like charging 3 more dollars for teenages as opposed to children, apparently because the teens are little larger..how foolish and greedy is that?  All about the greedy profits.  There are also more add on fees for various things such as extra guests, pets and so on but also rules that you cannot bring any of your own wood in so that you have no choice but to purchase their wood.  Some places do not even let you have a fire anymore and I have even made reservations at one campsite, Hammonasset where when we got there they gave our site away to someone else and we were stuck in a field site.  It doesn't seem fair that just because tent campers do not want to sit in a camper all day and use the internet that we should loose all enjoyment, we pay taxes to use these state parks to.

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2. kate
   

   The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection offers 1400 campsites within the state for outdoor thrill. Camping areas can be discovered in several destinations including shadowy woodlands, sandy shoreline beaches, inland lakes, and secluded islands. The official camping season for the next year will start from April 15 and ends September 30. Although, few campgrounds may be open on a restricted basis prior to Memorial Day Weekend. Additionally the off season camping is available in restricted areas of the state from October 1st through December 31.
   Beer in tins greater than one liter is strictly prohibited and State law limits the possession of alcoholic beverages to individuals below twenty-one years or younger. Moreover few campgrounds are alcohol free and they are: Black Rock, Housatonic Meadows and Macedonia Brook
   For Boating Campers there is facility to launch their car-top boats at Hopeville Pond, Hammonasset Beach, Kettletown, Pachaug State Forest and Lake Waramaug camping areas. Camp Visitors are permitted to enter state campgrounds from eight to sunset and may stay until ten in night. The Equipment which are include in Camping are properly curtained station wagons and vans, is subject to the approval of the supervisor. Trailers and RV's have greater length then 35' are not allowed. All equipment must be dispose safely from the campsite site at the end of each stay. Fires are permitted in assigned fireplaces and ground fires are strictly prohibited at all State campgrounds. The use of camp stoves is highly encouraged as grills are not offers at Hammonasset Beach Campground. It is recommended that all grounds & buildings Campsites are to be kept in a neat, clean and well maintained sanitary condition.
    

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