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(Redirected from Sunrise Resort State Park) State park in Connecticut, United States

Sunrise State Park
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LocationEast Haddam, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°30′26″N 72°28′50″W / 41.50722°N 72.48056°W / 41.50722; -72.48056
Area143 acres (58 ha)
Established2009
Administered byConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DesignationConnecticut state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Sunrise State Park (originally Sunrise Resort State Park) is a public recreation area occupying the site of the former Sunrise Resort in the town of East Haddam, Connecticut. The state park encompasses 143 acres (58 ha) on the east shore of Salmon River and shares an entrance with Machimoodus State Park to the south. The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

History

Abandoned buildings at Sunrise State Park

The property came to life as Ted Hilton's Vacation Hide-A-Way in 1916, before becoming the Frank Davis Resort, and finally Sunrise Resort, when the property was purchased by the state in 2009 for $3.2 million. At that time, the state planned to maintain the resort as a meeting place with camping and other recreational facilities in place. After failing to find redevelopers, in 2013 the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection began demolishing the dilapidated resort buildings—more than 80 in all, allowing the land to return to its natural state and leaving only patchy vestiges of asphalt basketball courts and a filled in swimming pool.

Activities and amenities

The park offers hiking, fishing and concessionaire kayak rentals added to the site in 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Sunrise State Park". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. "Sunrise State Park Map" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. May 22, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  3. Marteka, Peter (April 17, 2014). "Sun rising on an unblemished state park". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  4. Church, Diane (January 3, 2009). "Sunrise Resort bought by state, open to public". The Middletown Press. Middleton, Conn. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. Marteka, Peter (September 19, 2013). "Sunrise just a memory: State demolishes abandoned resort". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  6. Marteka, Peter (May 12, 2022). "Taking in the sights and sounds of Machimoodus and Sunrise state parks". CT Insider. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  7. Marteka, Peter (June 11, 2016). "A waterfront re-opening of hope at Sunrise State Park". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved September 8, 2016.

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