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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
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Howard Johnson Express Inn -Groton $85 3.0 mi 4.8 km 3 of 5 stars
Radisson Hotel New London $141 3.2 mi 5.2 km 3 of 5 stars
Quality Inn $94 3.7 mi 6.0 km 3 of 5 stars
Harborfront Inn at Greenport $289 19.9 mi 32.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Silver Sands Motel & Beach Cottages N/A 20.9 mi 33.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Fred's Shanty 1.7 mi 2.7 km 3.5 of 5 stars
The Recovery Room 1.8 mi 2.8 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Dominican Chimi Bar & Restaurant 2.8 mi 4.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Fort Trumbull State Park 2.4 mi 3.8 km 4 of 5 stars
The Essex Steam Train and Riverboat 16.3 mi 26.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Liars Saloon 18.4 mi 29.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Ocean Beach Park” PlanetWare.com
“Beaches that may suit you to a T” Boston.com / Boston Globe
“Best Beaches” National Geographic Traveler Magazine
“New London on the River Thames in Connecticut!” Gallagher's Travels
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 13 attractions in New London
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Attraction type: Beach
Activities: Swimming

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Reviews of Ocean Beach Park

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“10-12 years ago this beach was Booming!”
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2 of 5 stars
beachgoer0888
Massachusetts
Sep 1, 2008

August 30, 2008 Ocean Beach is a great park. It has gone down hill since ten years ago though. I have been going here since I was a little boy. The beach use to have big valleyball tournaments like the Jose Cuervo Tournament. ESPN would be here doing" live coverage " This alone was a boost to the park's advertising.... more

“terrible”
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1 of 5 stars
limfcConnecticut
connecticut
Aug 26, 2008

I've never seen a bigger waste of beautiful space ever. After paying $14.00 I arrived at 11am. The rides were not open until 12pm. Neither were any of the concessions. (hello? this is the summer. Anyone have toddlers that nap in the afternoon? so stupid.) All I saw were ugly, dated buildings and wasted boardwalk space. Who runs this place?... more

“An awesome day for the family”
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4 of 5 stars
Masscouple
massachusetts
Jul 4, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

For $14 in parking and then $5 in tokens, we and our 2-yr-old twins were able to do the carousel (the only ride for kids under 36" beware), swim at the beach, go searching for crabs in a big tidal pool, use the playground, and run around the sprinkler park. This was the highlight of our trip to the mystic... more

“yuck”
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1 of 5 stars
BLMorris
Bucks Co., Pa
Aug 8, 2007
0/1 found this review helpful

While my husband and I paid $12.00 to enter the park, we walked onto the beach, turned around and left. We are acustomed to the clean beaches of southern New Jersey. Ocean Beach Park was nothing near clean. The sand was littered with cigarette butts and the buildings show their age. While this may be an OK place to bring... more

“LOVED IT! Will go again...”
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5 of 5 stars
JoAnneMontreal
Montreal
Aug 2, 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

What a fantastic place for the whole family! For only 12$ US dollars for parking, you get to enjoy the beach, which is warmer than Maine and other places because is the Long Island Sound and not the wide open ocean BUT there are all the advantages anyway: Waves, tons of seashells for kids to collect, a little lake FILLED... more

“Great family place”
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4 of 5 stars
beechmama
Hamden, ct
May 25, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

This beach park has it all! We love it and go there several times a summer. Bring a net to go crabbing in the little river that flows into the ocean. Also, a raft to float down it. There is something for everyone here. more

“What a great family beach!”
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5 of 5 stars
haalni123
new york
Aug 8, 2005
9/10 found this review helpful

We visited Ocean Beach Park on Saturday August 6th, 2005. We had a wonderful time! We drove from Albany NY, and spent the day. The kids had a fantastic time. Very family oriented! more

“Kindness is still alive at Ocean Beach”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Farmington, CT
Jul 28, 2003
16/17 found this review helpful

This is a letter of tremendous thanks to some very special people at Ocean Beach. Let me first begin by telling you about our day at Ocean Beach. For the first time our family was up and ready to go to the beach early this 27th day of July. We were all looking forward to a quiet day at the... more

“Great Time”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Cromwell CT
Jun 25, 2003
6/8 found this review helpful

We had the best time there was si much to do! more

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Tel: 1-800-510-SAND(7263)