With reduced capacity, numerous state parks, beaches already closing

Cousins from left Samantha Bradley, 6, Rachel Bradley, 4, Nora Harrington, 6, and Steven Barber, 11, play with water guns and water bottles as they enjoy their time together at Rocky Neck State Park Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Niantic.Anyone heading out today to the Rocky Neck, Scantic River/Powder Hollow, Millers Pond or Bigelow Hollow state parks should make new plans: They’ve already reached capacity.

With blazing sunshine and temperatures projected to reach well into the upper 90s today, traffic is heading to Connecticut beaches and parks.

That would mean huge crowds even in normal times. But the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the state to sharply reduce capacity, so many park and beaches…