A beautiful free quiet preserve along the inlet allows for gentle relaxing walking trails, and you…read morecan bring your dog. It's an 18 acre natural meadow that can be explored. This acreage overlooks the Indian River, marsh and Long Island Sound in the distance. It's a quaint little gem lots of parking, adjacent to the also free McCuster Landing, a small boat dock and cupola called McCusker Landing.

This was truly amazing. You talked about the revolutionary war. It showed many different things and…read moretalked about how Connecticut played a part in this war and how the war was brought to Connecticut and how they fared. If you look at that monument that's in here, you can actually walk in and their steps it's a spiral staircase and it goes up, which seems like forever, but the view of top are amazing to see overlooking the water and seeing everything around, but I will tell you this it's not something I would want to do every day that is quite the walk. But there's so much to see them outside as well as in if you're ever in the area, definitely take a look. It is worth seeing. Thank you for listening.

Great historic site/battlefield. Climbing the monument/tower is exhausting and your workout for the…read moreday. The tunnel is interesting too, as I'm only 5'6 and had to hunch down to get through. I didn't check out the musuem, as the monument climb took a lot out of me, but otherwise the site was interesting and fun experience. Some nice views as well, while also remembering those that passed here

Lots to see at this tremendous fort that protects the Thames River and Groton Connecticut. The…read moreoriginal fort was built in 1777 but has been improved many times that lead to the current structure that completed in 1852 though improved a bit with updated artillery pieces. It is named for Connecticut Governor Trumbull, who served from 1769 to 1784. Interesting tidbit - the fort was captured by British forces under the command of Benedict Arnold (yeah, THAT guy) in 1781. The fort has quite a bit of land, there are smooth handicapped-accessible walkways all about and I even found a shaded picnic table to enjoy my lunch. Parking on the street is free and access to the main fort is open to the public as well as the museum that is in the former officers' quarters. [Review 18666 overall - 83 in Connecticut - 2188 of 2022.]

Beautiful state park and free to walk about. It's something about that fresh crisp ocean air here…read more I love to just come here and walk around. It's really peaceful here. They also have public restrooms available during season.

Another trip to CT landed me at Savin Rock Beach. Very pretty location. There is a nice divided…read more walkway with a bike lane as well. Many gorgeous pictures to be taken here. As you come to the end (or beginning depending on which direction you started) of the trail/walkway there is a nice park for the kiddos. Slides, monkey bars/jungle gym. There is a parking fee if you aren't a resident.

Nice clean park with beautiful hand painted art work and wall murals. Very nice long walking path.read more

This children's park and beach is beautiful and kept clean. People donate sand buckets so there's…read morealways buckets and tools there for the kids to play with free of charge. Everyone is friendly and the walking path is long.

A playground near the beach with grass areas and trees, I mean what more could a kid ask for! There…read moreare multiple play areas for varying age groups. The park is in good condition, all new rubber mats along the bottom and trees surround the park so it's a beautiful spot to picnic that overlooks the water. During fall months there was no fee, I'm sure the summer it is packed here due to the beach. But if you have kids this is a fantastic place to spend a a few hours.

Fantastic beach! It's not huge, but it's still a decent size. Brought my 4 yr old here on a Sunday…read moreand had a great time! We arrived about 10:30 and there was plenty of space. The nice guy in parking told us it was $30 to park for nonresidents (assume that's both parking and pass, though not sure), but free parking was available a short distance up the road and entry fee would be just $10. We went with that even though it meant I would be carrying everything to the beach. The parking was really not far... maybe one wide city block. It's literally across the playground (which you can't cut to since it's part of the park and fenced in). Then you go down the hill which is all sidewalk (good when you have kiddos), and down to the paid parking and beach. Once you arrive to the parking, you go to the restroom building on the left and there's a sign that says "passes" on the right side. Go there to pay the $10 pass. There were some rules I wasn't aware of, so some tips: umbrellas need to be behind the cones. I believe the life guard said it was to keep the incoming tide from washing it out? The tide did come up a little during the day we were there. Also, no boogie boards allowed anywhere at the beaches with life guards. What I didn't know, was it was allowed at the private beach strip between the two public beaches. There are houses overlooking the private beach area, but everyone seems to use it or at least walk it to get from one public beach to the other. I'm sure if someone really didn't want you hanging out there, they'd tell you, but we seemed to be allowed. We also were just 2 people and not a party hanging out, so that probably helps. The water was warmish in the shallow waves but cooler once in. Water is pretty clear and some areas had more seaweed than others, but not bad. There are a ton of boat type shells and not much of others. The sand and waters are full of nice pebbles, stones, and larger stones. There is also a floating raft a short distance out (of both public beach areas) that you can swim to, although we did not since my daughter still doesn't swim well. The beach gets busy after noon, but it wasn't too bad. There are a couple outdoor showers by the bathrooms that worked really well. We didn't use the bathrooms so not sure how they were. I don't know if there's a concession stand; I didn't see one. But there was an ice cream truck that came by at the main beach. A nice playground is up the hill a little bit from the beach that we were going to visit, but decided to keep moving and go home. I'd definitely come here again. For $10 and a little hassle of carrying your things a short distance, it's a really pretty and clean beach, with nice views of sailboats on the water. The waves are gentle too, so it's good for little ones. Still watch them though bc as the day went on, the waves got a little bigger and has a good pull for small kiddos.

A park to run…read more The Daniel P. Wren Park is a small, very open park that is more of a field that a traditional park. It does have a little playground, a basketball hoop and surprisingly a shuffleboard court but most of it is just open space. Of course the open space is used for soccer, baseball and other activities at various times of the year but there is always plenty of room to run, ride a bike or find a place just to relax. The park has a small woody area on one side so you can take a short hike. The park was named after Daniel Wren, a very prominent activist and political figure that served the town of Westbrook for many years. He was considered so popular and important they even had a day in his honor. Mr Wren pasted away in 2004 at the age of 94 but this small park will ensure his name will not be forgotten.

Enjoyed and recommend visiting Walden Preserve in Salem, CT. We viewed several beaver lodges and…read moredams. The Knife Edge trail (accessed from Sonny's Trail) is a don't miss with picturesque views of a branch of Eight Mile River. Be mindful of slippery spots if it has recently rained. Walk through laurel "tunnels" on the Laurel Trail. The South Trail has a peaceful forest of huge pine (?) trees. Lovely preserve.

Not a business, but a beautiful nature preserve that has some trails you can take. Great any time…read moreof year and a favorite for us locals around sunset. You can view lots of birds, and other native wildlife if you have the patience and fortitude to grab a chair and sit out in one of the fields. You sign in before your walk, and let it be known who is in your walking party with you. It's one of a few lovely places that you can walk on in the area. A must for nature lovers, and parents who are looking to get their children out exploring with them.