Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut     Custom Search   AMENITIES: Tent camping is available Fishing Boating Picnic and Barbecue area is available Activities: boating, fishing, hiking, swimming and biking This is a fine place for boating. Outdoors recreation is abundant, some of the cool stuff you can do is playing golf, swimming, hiking, whitewater paddling, and fishing, so there's no way to get bored. How long has it been since you went for a camping trip? Gillette Castle State Park in Connecticut is such a great place. Gillette Castle State Park is often visited by the people from Chester. So many enjoyable things in close proximity to Gillette Castle State Park, and to be at this place       is always fun. The workforce that runs this campground and all the fun things to do have folks coming from far and wide. The good local attractions and the close by outdoors recreation will undeniably have you coming back time   and again. Loads of people stay here in order to be close to Gillette Castle State Park. This segment of Connecticut has a great deal of outdoors activities on hand. Salmon River has a class II run of whitewater close by. The 4.6-mile-in-length Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16 sector is good to paddle. This run of Salmon River is suited for kayak paddlers who haven't been kayak paddling for so long. In case you are going kayak paddling, you should always check restrictions. Bring the young ones on some fun rides at nearby Amf Saybrook Lanes, and if you are trying to locate a marina, Chester Point Marina is in the vicinity. Everybody enjoys an enjoyable trip to close   by A New World Laser Tag; Fox Hopyard Golf Club is a fine golf course close by. A campground like this is too nice to miss. For all you boaters, Hays Haven Marina is a nice marina close at hand, and a journey to Stannard Beach is always a fine idea.   Super 8 Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook 7 miles away    Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Old Saybrook - Westbrook, Old Saybrook 7 miles away    Days Inn Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook 7 miles away    Quality Inn Old Saybrook - Westbrook, Old Saybrook 7 miles away Other campgrounds near Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut:    Selden Neck State Park, Hadlyme, 1 miles away    Wolf's Den Family Campground, East Haddam, 2 miles away    Wolf's Den, East Haddam, 2 miles away    Wolf's Den Family Campground, East Haddam, 2 miles away    Devil's Hopyard State Park, East Haddam, 3 miles away    Sunrise Resort, Moodus, 5 miles away    Grandview Camp Resort and Cottages, Moodus, 5 miles away    Markham Meadows Campgrounds, East Hampton, 7 miles away    Salem Farms Campground, Salem, 9 miles away    Witch Meadow Lake Campsites, Salem, 9 miles away Marinas near Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut:    Hays Haven Marina, Chester, 1 miles away    Chester Point Marina, Chester, 1 miles away    Chrisholm Marina, Chester, 1 miles away    Brewer Deep River Marina, Deep River, 2 miles away    Andrews Marina, Haddam, 3 miles away Paddling Rivers Near Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut:    Salmon River, New London County, 10 miles away       Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16)    Hammonasset River, Middlesex / New Haven County, 14 miles away       Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road)    Roaring Brook River, Hartford County, 16 miles away       Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17)    Whitewater Outfitter - White Water Outfitt, Suffolk County, 28 miles away       Whitewater outfitter    Natchaug River, Tolland / Windham County, 28 miles away       Class II-IV - 0.9 miles long (England Road to Route 198) Public Lands near Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut:    Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 46 miles away    Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 47 miles away    Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut, 0 miles away    Selden Neck State Park, Connecticut, 2 miles away    Haddam Meadows State Park, Connecticut, 6 miles away    Devils Hopyard State Park, Connecticut, 7 miles away    Hurd State Park, Connecticut, 9 miles away Trails near Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut:    Mattabesset Trail, New Haven County, 20 miles away Beaches Near Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut:    Middle Beach, Middlesex County, 7 miles away    Stannard Beach, Middlesex County, 7 miles away    Chapman Beach, Middlesex County, 7 miles away    Quotonset Beach, Middlesex County, 7 miles away    Chalker Beach, Middlesex County, 8 miles away Golf Courses Near Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut:    Hillside Links Golf Course, Deep River, 2 miles away    Fox Hopyard Golf Club, East Haddam, 6 miles away    Chanticlair Public Golf Course, Colchester, 10 miles away    Blackledge Country Club, Hebron, 13 miles away    Cedar Ridge Golf Course, East Lyme, 14 miles away Lakes Near Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut:    Bashan Lake, Middlesex County, 4 miles away    Moodus Reservoir, Middlesex County, 5 miles away    Cedar Lake, Middlesex County, 5 miles away    Pocotopaug Lake, Middlesex County, 10 miles away    Lake Terramuggus, Hartford County, 12 miles away Current weather conditions at Gillette Castle State Park, Connecticut Local climate location: HARTFORD-BRAINARD FLD 2 miles away Outdoors Recreation Near Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut, the metro area neareast to Gillette Castle State Park. 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