Gardner Lake State Park
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| Gardner Lake State Park | |
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 Gardner Lake | |
  Gardner Lake State Park Location in Connecticut  Gardner Lake State Park Gardner Lake State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Salem, Connecticut, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°30′09″N 72°13′54″W / 41.50250°N 72.23167°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha)[1] |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m)[2] |
| Established | 2001 |
| Administered by | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| Designation | Connecticut state park |
| Website | Official website  |
Gardner Lake State Park is a public recreation area occupying 10 acres (4.0 ha) on the southern edge of Gardner Lake in the town of Salem, Connecticut. The state park offers opportunities for boating, fishing, and swimming and is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[3]
For most of the 20th century, the site of the state park was a private resort. The state purchased the site in 2001 for $550,000 after previous efforts to purchase it in the 1990s by local government were rejected by voters.[4] In 2008, the state invested $1 million in improvements to the park's boat launch and parking area. Those improved facilities contributed to a marked upturn in public use.[5]