Address Lyme, CT 06371, USA | Area 105 ha | |
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Similar Brainard Homestead State Park, Hopemead State Park, Platt Hill State Park, Whitte Glen State Park, Mohegan State Forest | ||
Becket Hill State Park Reserve is a public recreation area lying adjacent to Nehantic State Forest in the town of Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The state park is listed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as an undeveloped, walk-in park totaling 260 acres (110 ha) with no officially listed activities. The park's name is sometimes misspelled as Beckett Hill.
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HistoryEdit
Becket Hill State Park Reserve is named for an early settler of the area named Beckwith and the land was part of the Nehantic tribe's territory. This state park was acquired by the State of Connecticut in order to preserve the hill, but unlike the abutting Nehantic State Forest, Becket Hill has accessibility problems and is returning to its natural state. In 1961, the land for the Becket Hill State Park Reserve was given to the State of Connecticut by the George Dudley Seymour Trust. Beckett Hill was first listed on the Connecticut Register and Manual for 1962 with its present 260 acres of undeveloped land. The Becket Hill State Park Reserve is the 76th designated Connecticut State Park.
ActivitiesEdit
The reserve is an undeveloped, walk-in park with access through the Lyme section of Nehantic State Forest, which is entered from Connecticut Route 156. Bushwhacking is required as no roads or trails cross from the forest to the state park reserve. The reserve's boundary with the state forest is created by 69-acre (28 ha) Uncas Lake and Falls Brook, a stream that connects Uncas Lake with 30-acre (12 ha) Norwich Pond. Boat launches for non-motorized craft are located on each. The waters are stocked with brook, brown and rainbow trout by the State of Connecticut and other fish include largemouth bass, yellow perch and sunfish.