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Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, CT is a beautiful coastal park located on Long Island Sound. It features a beach, picnic areas, and a nature center. This is a great park for family fun!
If you’re looking for a public beach in Fairfield County to enjoy a hot summer day, you’ve come to the right place! The park offers just over a mile of beaches on Long Island Sound.
Amenities at the beach include a concession stand, picnic shelter, picnic tables, bathrooms, and showers.
Sherwood Island also makes a great location for a picnic! There are various pavilions and picnic tables around the park.
Another great way to enjoy the park is by walking the Sherwood Island Trail. The main trail is a 2.9 mile out and back trail. The trail takes you along the shoreline with sunning views of Long Island Sound.
There are a couple of other trails off of this main path. One will take you to a marsh. In the marsh area, you can expect to view marsh life including birds like ospreys, herons, and egrets.
Another popular thing to do within the park is fishing. During the season, surf and shore fishing is allowed anywhere on the shoreline outside of the swimming areas. These areas include Sherwood Point, the East Jetty.
There's also a nature center! Sherwood Island Nature Center is a great place to visit with kids! The nature center offers a wide variety of displays and exhibits of the rich diversity of plant and animal life that live in the park.