State park
Sunrise State Park
The park entrance is 2.4 miles from Moodus. Day use costs CT plates free; out-of-state parking fees Apr–Oct at fee parks. Sunrise State Park is a state park in Connecticut.
Sunrise State Park map
Sunrise State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Entry to Sunrise State Park costs CT plates free; out-of-state parking fees Apr–Oct at fee parks.
- Sunrise State Park is 2.4 miles from Moodus.
- Yes, Salmon River is open to swimming at Sunrise State Park.
Before you go
Sunrise State Park is 2.4 miles from Moodus.
Trails
- National Historical Parks Weir Farm National Trail Named on agency or Wikipedia page
What to see
- State park Designation in agency park name
- State park system unit Listed on the agency park identity roster
Swimming
- Salmon River
Public lands next to Sunrise State Park
- State parkMachimoodus State Park is 0.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkHaddam Island State Park is 1.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkHaddam Meadows State Park is 1.6 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkBrainard Homestead State Park is 2.1 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkGeorge Dudley Seymour State Park is 2.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- State parkHurd State Park is 2.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- portal.ct.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- portal.ct.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)