Area 24 ha | ||
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Similar Brainard Homestead State Park, Stoddard Hill State Park, Dart Island State Park, Mohegan State Forest, Becket Hill State Park Reserve | ||
Hopemead State Park is a publicly owned recreation area managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, located on the eastern shore of Gardner Lake, 8 miles (13 km) west of Norwich, in the towns of Bozrah and Montville, Connecticut. The state park occupies a 60-acre (24 ha) site and offers opportunities for hiking and fishing.
History
The park lands were purchased in 1954 with funds bequeathed to the state by George Dudley Seymour. Seymour's trustees acquired the land from the children of James E. Fuller, who had bought them when they were the lakeside farm of Salomon Gardner. The donation was announced in 1955. At the time of the donation, the site included a main house, summer lodge, carriage house, and barn. The structures were torn down and the site allowed to return to its natural state.