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Rocky Beach, New Haven County, Connecticut
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| | The dazzling water and the lovely Connecticut seaboard tops anything. Rocky Beach is a relaxing site, and it's one of those spots where everything is pleasant. You may well have to settle for a hotel a far from the beach if you want to spend a night, but do reserve a room before heading out since it is a very popular destination. If by chance you love the outdoors, you won’t be disenchanted; there's boating, hiking, whitewater paddling, swimming, fishing, and golfing, so it's completely out of the question to get bored. There are campgrounds relatively |
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close to the slice of shore where you can pitch that tent. This part of Connecticut is always a pleasure to visit through the long summer days. This is a fantastically delightful slice of shore. Since you're here at Rocky Beach why not have a look at Bradley Rocks; while you're
| | here you can take a hike along the Quinnipiac Trail. There are plenty of folks from New Haven-Milford here at Rocky Beach, and it's a good idea to take a look at Oyster River. Going for a hike along the Regicides Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity; the summit of Jones Hill can be seen from Rocky Beach. West Rock Ridge State Park is a pleasant site to stretch your legs a bit, and don't leave Rocky Beach without first checking out Bradley Rocks. This is no site for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. A golf course right | |
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next door to Rocky Beach is Orchards Golf Course; you are close to Oyster River Point if you're here. Grassy Hill Country Club is a golf course close to Rocky Beach, and at West Breakwater close to Rocky Beach there are some out of the ordinary things to see. Prospect Beach is
close to Rocky Beach if you're in a beach type of mood, and Bradley Point is rather close. An afternoon playing golf at Orange Hills Country Club is always a joy, and if you want to hit the beach, Oyster River Beach is in the vicinity. If you fancy the outdoors, you'll like Rocky
Beach. On a great day at Rocky Beach you can take a hike along the Naugatuck Trail. During the summertime at Rocky Beach highs are regularly in the 80's, and the nighttime is somewhat colder of course, typically in the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the
30's with temperatures at Rocky Beach dipping down into the 20's during winter nights. All the water falling down from the sky makes Rocky Beach a wet site; May is when you get the most rain here, and February is the month with the least moisture.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.23583
Longitude: -72.97389
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| | Other Beaches Near Rocky Beach, New Haven County, Connecticut:
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Oyster River Beach, New Haven County
, 1 miles away |
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Prospect Beach, New Haven County
, 1 miles away |
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Sea Bluff Beach, New Haven County
, 1 miles away |
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Burwells Beach, New Haven County
, 2 miles away |
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Farview Beach, New Haven County
, 2 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Rocky Beach, New Haven County, Connecticut:
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Best Western Executive Hotel, West Haven
, 2 miles away |
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Hampton Inn and Suites New Haven - South - West Haven, West Haven
, 2 miles away |
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Econo Lodge West Haven, West Haven
, 2 miles away |
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Courtyard By Marriott Orange, Orange
, 2 miles away |
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Hyatt Place Milford, Milford
, 3 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - West Haven, West Haven
, 3 miles away |
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Quality Inn Milford, Milford
, 4 miles away |
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Premiere Hotel and Suites, New Haven
, 4 miles away |
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New Haven Hotel, New Haven
, 5 miles away |
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The Study at Yale, New Haven
, 5 miles away |
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| | Ski Areas Near Rocky Beach, New Haven County, Connecticut:
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Mount Southington, Connecticut
, 18 miles away, 425 vertical feet |
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Powder Ridge, Connecticut
, 23 miles away, 500 vertical feet |
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Woodbury, Connecticut
, 23 miles away, 300 vertical feet |
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Ski Sundown, Connecticut
, 32 miles away, 625 vertical feet |
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Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut
, 39 miles away, 640 vertical feet |
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Thunder Ridge, New York
, 44 miles away, 500 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Rocky Beach, New Haven County, Connecticut:
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Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven County
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, 26 miles away, Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road) |
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Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford County
County
, 28 miles away, Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville) |
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| | Trails Near Rocky Beach, New Haven County, Connecticut:
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Regicides Trail, New Haven County
, 7 miles away |
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Quinnipiac Trail, New Haven County
, 10 miles away |
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Naugatuck Trail, New Haven County
, 12 miles away |
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West Woods Trail, New Haven County
, 16 miles away |
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Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County
, 20 miles away |
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