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Growing number of state parks closing as parking lots reach capacity

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Twitter account was busy Sunday as multiple state parks were closed to visitors due to full parking lots.

The Twitter account, @ctstateparks, announced the closures of 10 parks before 2 p.m. on a sun-filled day that meteorologists said could challenge high temperature records in the state.

The list includes: Haddam Meadows in Haddam; Silver Sands in Milford; Mount Tom in Litchfield; Gardner Lake in Salem; Wadsworth Falls in Middletown;; the Pattaconk Recreation Area in the Conkeponset State Forest; Hammonasset and Rocky Neck state beaches; Miller’s Pond in Haddam and Bigelow Hollow in Union.