Explore East Lyme, CT
East Lyme at a Glance
Part of New London County
My Highlights
Coming soon!
Hiking
Town Parks
- Darrow Pond
- McCook Point Park & Beach – 0.5 miles
- Niantic Boardwalk – 1.1 miles
- Samuel M. Peretz Park – 0.8 miles
Land Trust
- East Lyme Land Trust
- Beaver Brook Tract
- Bobrow Property
- Green Valley Lakes Tracts
- Laurel Hill Tract/Sleepy Hollow Road
- Pattagansett River Watershed Preserve
- Ravenswood Tract
- Rosecliff Tract
- Tanglewood Tract
- East Lyme Land Trust
State Parks / Forests
- Nehantic State Forest -★★- 7 miles
- Pattagansett Marsh WMA
- Rocky Neck State Park -★★★★★- 4 miles –
Blue Blaze
- N/A
The Rest
- Goodwin Trail – This 14 miles long trail has it’s start at Darrow Pond
- Oswegatchie Hills -★★★- 6.5 miles
Boating/Fishing
- Dodge Pond Boat Launch
- Gorton Pond Boat Launch
- Niantic River Boat Launch
- Pattagansett Lake Boat Launch
- Powers Lake Boat Launch
The 138th oldest town in Connecticut. East Lyme was named 1816 and incorporated from Lyme and Waterford in May 1839.