Becket Hill State Park Reserve

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Becket Hill State Park Reserve
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location Lyme , New London County , USA
surface 1.05 km 2
Geographical location 41 ° 23 ′  N , 72 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′ 41 ″  N , 72 ° 18 ′ 15 ″  W
Becket Hill State Park Reserve, Connecticut
Becket Hill State Park Reserve
Setup date 1938
administration Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State
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Becket Hill State Park Reserve (also: Beckett Hill ) is a state park in the US state of Connecticut in the area of ​​the Lyme community . The 105 hectare (260 acre) park was donated to the State of Connecticut in 1961 by the George Dudley Seymour Trust and became the 76th state park. It is run as a walk-in park and offers opportunities for hiking and picnicking.

history

Becket Hill State Park Reserve was named after an early settler named Becket. The land was part of the Niantic tribal area . The state park was set up to preserve the mountain. In contrast to the surrounding Nehantic State Forest , Becket Hill lacks convenient access and so the park is slowly returning to its natural state. In 1961 the George Dudley Seymour Trust bought the land and donated it to the state. Beckett Hill was first listed in the Connecticut Register and Manual in 1962 as "260 acres of undeveloped land".

geography

Becket Hill lies between the south shore of Norwich Pond and the north-northeast shore of Uncas Lake . Uncas Lake was after Uncas , the sachem of the Mohegan named. A small stream (Falls Brook) runs between the two lakes and probably forms the northern border between PArk and the State Forest. Grassy Hill Brook runs east of the park and takes up some of the springs from Becket Hill and flows south of the park into Roger's Lake .

Freetime activities

Activities in the park include camping and hiking. Becket Hill State Park Reserve is an "undeveloped walk-in park": that is, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has no facilities or projects. The Oh Ranger website lists picnicking as an activity, but also states that visitors should contact the park administration if they want to hike there. The Day writes: "if you just want to hike, this undeveloped area is sufficient." The park boundaries are also not marked. There are boat ramps from Nehantic State Forest at Norwich Pond and Uncas Lake . However, no motor boats are permitted. Brook trout , trout, and rainbow trout are used regularly , and naturally occurring species of fish include largemouth bass , American river bass, and sunfish .

Access to the park is via Connecticut Route 156 , but you must also cross the Nehantic State Forest . The Oh Ranger's website recommends access from US Highway 1 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
  3. ↑ Good Ole Days . The Day. July 31, 1986. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Connecticut Register and Manual - 1962 . State of Connecticut, 1962, p. 437.
  5. ↑ a b c d Leary, Joseph: A Shared Landscape: A Guide & History of Connecticut's State Parks & Forests . Friends of the Connecticut State Parks, Inc., 2004, ISBN 0974662909 , pp. 130-131.
  6. ^ Beckett Hill State Park Reserve, CT . Itouchmap. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ a b Becket Hill State Park Reserve . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  8. ↑ a b Beckett Hill State Park Reserve . Oh ranger. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "[i] if you want to do is hike, this undeveloped property is suitable." Cotter, Betty: Centennial SoJourn spotlights state parks in an 11-day trek . The Day. August 15, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  10. ^ Beckett Hill State Park . The A to Z of CT State Parks. March 11, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2014.

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