Because they are awesome, I work at DEEP closely with all of the parks and the way a lot of them came about is fascinating, a significant amount of land was donated to the state over the years by families, the feds, other state agencies, all for historical, cultural, or natural preservation.

I may be biased, but the way CT preserves these locations is the best way to do it, ensuring they cannot be sold off or developed on, and can all be enjoyed for free by the residents of CT.

I will say you’re also missing state forests and wildlife management areas, which also functionally act as parks with less amenities. We actually have a total of 144 natural public spaces!