Connecticut State Parks · Connecticut
Rocky Neck State Park
Connecticut State Parks · Connecticut, United States
- Sites
- 152
- Hookups
- 152 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to September 24
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- No
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Long Island Sound
- Nearest town
- Niantic (East Lyme)
- Address
- 244 West Main St (PO Box 676)
- Phone
- (860)739-1339
About
Rocky Neck State Park is a Connecticut State Park campground with 152 sites near Niantic (East Lyme). Open and wooded sites (Crane and Egret areas) near East Beach on Long Island Sound; camping season runs May through early September. Also has 3 rustic cabins (excluded from this campground's site count as lodging). No electric or water hookups at individual sites. Reservable through Connecticut State Parks' own ReserveAmerica contract (connecticutstateparks.reserveamerica.com), up to 11 months in advance. Connecticut's camping system is uniformly reservation-based - no first-come-first-served-only campground was found in this state's system.
Fees
$20/night for CT residents, $30/night for non-CT residents (portal.ct.gov DEEP fee schedule). Plus a ReserveAmerica reservation processing fee. Pets are NOT allowed here - Connecticut DEEP's own policy: "Pets are prohibited in State Park camping areas, but permitted at State Forests." (ctparks.com/camping, confirmed live.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 16° | -7° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 18° | -15° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 25° | 6° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 40° | 32° | 20° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 48° | 41° | 29° | 60° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 56° | 49° | 44° | 66° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 63° | 58° | 51° | 69° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 65° | 58° | 51° | 72° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 60° | 53° | 42° | 69° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 41° | 29° | 61° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 29° | 15° | 55° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 24° | 6° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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