Day Paddling Long Island Sound Pa

by Oldmixon,Eben

• ISBN13: 9780881506846
• ISBN10: 0881506842
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-03
• Publisher: Countryman Press
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Summary

A guide for kayakers and canoeists to find access to the safer alongshore waters of Long Island Sound. This guide offers kayakers and canoeists hundreds of miles of relaxing, scenic excursions in Long Island sound. Each launch site is described in detail: its address and location (as latitude and longitude) are given, plus driving directions, where to park, whether fees are charged, where to launch at the site and whether special precautions should be observed, and suggested routes to try once on the water. each trip has been tailored to avoid dangerous areas through which large vessels, powerboats and strong tides pass, to ensure maximum safety and paddling enjoyment. 100 black & white photographs, 10 maps.

Author Biography

Eben Oldmixon is a retired biomedical researcher and also the author of Day Paddling Narragansett Bay

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 5
Introduction	p. 11
Shoreline Access	p. 11
Web Information About Public Shoreline Access for Cartop Boaters	p. 12
Norwalk Area: Norwalk to Westport	p. 15
Launching Sites	p. 23
Veterans Memorial Park and Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 23
Second Street (ConnYak)	p. 25
Calf Pasture Point Beach, Norwalk, CT	p. 27
Canal Road Water Access Area (CTCAG)	p. 29
Saugatuck River Connecticut State Boat Ramp (CTCAG)	p. 31
Old Mill Beach (CTCAG)	p. 33
Bridgeport Area: Southport to Milford	p. 36
Launching Sites	p. 42
Southport Boatyard (CTCAG)	p. 42
Brewster Street Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 44
Long Beach (CTCAG)	p. 46
Point No Point	p. 47
Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area (CTCAG)	p. 49
Silver Sands State Park (CTCAG)	p. 50
Wilcox Park (CTCAG)	p. 51
Gulf Beach (CTCAG)	p. 53
New Haven to Old Saybrook	p. 56
Launching Sites	p. 70
Lighthouse Point Park (CTCAG)	p. 70
Branford River near Harbor (ConnYak)	p. 72
Branford High School (CTCAG)	p. 74
Stony Creek Waterfront (ConnYak)	p. 75
Joshua Cove	p. 76
Guilford Town Marina (CTCAG)	p. 78
West Wharf Beach (CTCAG)	p. 79
Hammonasset Beach State Park (CTCAG)	p. 81
Clinton Town Marina (CTCAG)	p. 83
Clinton Town Beach (CTCAG)	p. 84
Old Lyme to New London	p. 86
Launching Sites	p. 92
Lieutenant River State Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 92
Great Island State Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 94
Four Mile River State Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 96
McCook Point Park	p. 98
Niantic River State Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 99
Kiddie Beach (CTCAG)	p. 101
Dock Road State Boat launch (CTCAG)	p. 102
Groton, Stonington, and Westerly	p. 103
Launching Sites	p. 121
Bayberry Lane State Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 121
Peruzotti Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 124
Bluff Point State Park and Reserve (CTCAG)	p. 125
Tanglewood Open Space (CTCAG)	p. 127
Noank Main Street Dock and Beach (CTCAG)	p. 128
Mystic River State Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 130
Water Street Public Dock and Launching Area (CTCAG)	p. 132
Mystic River Dinghy Dock (CTCAG)	p. 133
Foot of Isham Street (CTCAG)	p. 134
Williams Beach	p. 136
Barn Island State Boat Launch (CTCAG)	p. 138
Long Island's North Shore	p. 142
Inner Harbor at Cold Spring Harbor	p. 154
West Neck Beach along Lloyd Neck	p. 156
Scudder Park in Northport Harbor	p. 158
Nissequogue River State Park	p. 160
Stony Brook Town Parking Lot B	p. 162
Satterly Landing on Mount Sinai Harbor	p. 164
Wildwood State Park	p. 166
Old Main Road by Southold Bay	p. 167
Glossary	p. 169
Index	p. 179
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