DEEP making changes to state park system

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) -

The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said it will be taking steps to reduce operating expenses at state parks.

Included in the plan, after the July 4 holiday weekend, the department will be closing three campgrounds in the state—Devil’s Hopyard in East Haddam, Salt Rock in Baltic, and Greens Falls in Voluntown.

All other state park and forest campgrounds will close after Labor Day, with the exception of Hammonasset Beach and Rocky Neck State Park.

“Our plan is designed to reduce expenses while providing the highest quality outdoor recreation opportunities for the public and ensuring public safety,” said DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee. “By carefully analyzing how and when the public uses our state park system we will achieve the savings we need while keeping much of what we offer at our 109 parks open and available to the public.”

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