Eagle Landing State Park is a public recreation area occupying 16 acres (6.5 ha) on the west bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Haddam, Connecticut. The state park has facilities for picnicking, fishing, bird watching and car-top boating.[1] A private concessionnaire offers river excursions from a dock in the park.[2]
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  Location in Connecticut  Eagle Landing State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Haddam, Connecticut, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°26′56″N 72°27′56″W / 41.44889°N 72.46556°W |
| Area | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
| Designation | Connecticut state park |
| Established | 2003 |
| Administrator | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| Website | Eagle Landing State Park |
History
editWhile the population of bald eagles in the park was reduced to practically nothing in the 1950s, it has since increased. The site was acquired by the state in 2003 for $1.3 million. An attempt to exchange the land for a larger forested parcel owned by a development firm elsewhere in the town was abandoned in 2012.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Eagle Landing State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. July 18, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Connecticut River Expeditions". Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ Lender, Jon (April 3, 2012). "Hotly disputed Haddam land swap is dead". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
External links
edit- Eagle Landing State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Eagle Landing State Park Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection