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Sunrise State Park

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121 Leesville Rd, Moodus, CT 06469, USA

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Machimoodus State Park, Brainard Homestead State Park, Hopemead State Park, Whitte Glen State Park, Dart Island State Park

Sunrise state park reopens


Sunrise State Park, originally called 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 north of Machimoodus State Park. The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

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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, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection demolished more than 80 dilapidated resort buildings in 2013, allowing the land to return to its natural state. Kayak rentals offered through a concessionaire were added to the site in 2016.

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Sunrise State Park Wikipedia