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Pattaconk Recreation Area (Cockaponset State Forest)
Haddam, Connecticut
Pattaconk Lake swim beach inside Cockaponset State Forest. No lifeguard; DEEP-tested in season.
At a glance
Overview
Pattaconk Recreation Area is Cockaponset State Forest's designated swim beach on Pattaconk Lake in Haddam/Chester. Sand strand, pine shade, and a picnic grove; DEEP water-quality tested in season but no lifeguard on duty. Much quieter than Chatfield Hollow next door.
- Also known as
- Pattaconk Lake, Pattaconk Recreation Area
- County
- Middlesex
- Region
- Connecticut River Valley
- Water type
- Pond
- Swim feature type
- Pond
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Filley Road off Route 148 in Haddam. Follow Filley Road signs to the Pattaconk Recreation Area beach lot.
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