Chaffinch Island Park is actually an island-less peninsula located down an obscure path in Guilford, CT. It is a shoreline gem due to its low crowds and beauty. It is technically a registered park in the sense that it is maintained by the town, but it has a far quieter and relaxed ambiance than other public waterfronts in the area. Chaffinch Island has a plethora of scenery. Surrounded on three sides by water this 22-acre park has a strip of well-groomed elevated grass running down the middle, the perfect place to throw a frisbee with friends. The peninsula extends out beyond the grass in the form of wave smooth boulders that can only be accessed and walked on during low tide. There are several picnic tables scattered around the area and a few barbecue stands.
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This park has provided me with a lot of great memories. From throwing the frisbee there yesterday with my quarantined high school friends to meeting up with the gang after our last day of high school and cooking up some ribs while having the whole park to ourselves.
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Seen above is the chiseled rock and grass that people can walk out as the tides shift, this makes Chaffinch Park a favorite for fishing and kayaking. To me, one of the best representations of a healthy ecosystem is grass running right up to the water. Chaffinch Park represents a perfectly functioning public space that maintains its environmental integrity
I am not a particular fan of the Northeast, but your blog is enticing me to come visit. This sounds like the ideal day trip for New Englanders, and a beautiful place to embrace nature and its beauty.
Yes! Going to these parks and the ocean is the ideal quarantine activity! Glad you’re taking advantage of it as well. I like that you included these nice pictures as well to give everyone a view of what it’s like there.
Those pictures look great! I’m particularly fond of parks with large bodies of water and it looks like a great place to spend a relaxing day.
These photos were truly breathtaking! I hope you get to write about the White Mountains in New Hampshire — Franconia Ridge was by far the most beautiful hike I have ever been on (but the backpacks were pretty killer).
Wow, another beautiful spot to just chill out, enjoy the water, and bathe under the sun rays! I’m so grateful that you share all of these wonderful and hidden spots with us, even though I probably will never get the chance to visit most of them. Enjoy your quarantining!