Eagle Landing State Park

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]

Eagle Landing State Park
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Location in Connecticut
LocationHaddam, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°27′00″N 72°27′58″W
Area16 acres (6.5 ha)
DesignationConnecticut state park
Established2003
AdministratorConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
WebsiteEagle Landing State Park

History

While 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
  1. "Eagle Landing State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. July 18, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  2. "Connecticut River Expeditions". Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  3. Lender, Jon (April 3, 2012). "Hotly disputed Haddam land swap is dead". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
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