Completely by chance we found this wonderful private campground in Clinton, Connecticut called Riverdale Campgrounds where we stayed for 3 nights. We tried to get a site at a state park close by but they were full, so we ended up at this place and it turned out to be a really cool spot. Our site was at the very end of the property, right on the Hammonasset River, with our own dock. While there we witnessed a beaver in the early morning swimming in the fishing hole by our campsite, a blue heron fishing for dinner, a family of geese, an owl catching breakfast, several trout jumping out of the water for bugs and a variety of smaller birds. In addition, when the wind blew in the right direction we got the sweet smell of honeysuckle from a huge bush across the river. It felt like we were in paradise. We took in the summer activities including fishing, playing bocce ball & cards, sun bathing, and of course, BBQing! We considered ourselves lucky for being graced with good weather, but it didn't last the whole time. Our last day there it rained all day and all night. Today we got a hotel in New Haven (home of Yale University) so we could let our stuff dry before taking a train to New York City for 2 nights.
Our camp site in Clinton, Connecticut
The river was right by our site
"our dock"
Kyle trying his luck...
he caught one blue gill, but that was about it.
I had no luck at all!
He decided to get in...
And it got deep
playing cards
The family of geese
There they go!
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