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Higganum Reservoir State Park, Higganum, CT

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Higganum Reservoir State Park

Fish, paddle a canoe or kayak and walk the woods around a quiet reservoir in Haddam, with free parking at the base of the dam.

Route 81, 0.1 mile south of Route 154, Higganum (Haddam), CT · Higganum, CT

About Higganum Reservoir State Park

This 147-acre walk-in park surrounds Higganum Reservoir in the town of Haddam. People come to fish, hike, hunt in season and launch car-top boats such as canoes and kayaks. Park in the lot at the base of the dam on Route 81, just south of Route 154; for the boat ramp, go 1 mile south of Route 154 and turn right on Dish Mill Road. There is no parking fee. It became a state park in 1955.

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