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View of the Connecticut River looking north from Hurd State Park's half-mile-long jetty made of large quarried blocks.
Hurd State Park Location in Connecticut
Location	East Hampton, Connecticut, United States
Area	991 acres (4.01 km2)
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)
Designation	Connecticut state park
Established	1914
Administrator	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Website	Hurd State Park

Hurd State Park is a public recreation area lying adjacent to George Dudley Seymour State Park on the east bank of the Connecticut River in the town of East Hampton, Connecticut. In addition to offering hiking, picnicking, and mountain biking, it is one of four Connecticut state parks that offer primitive camping for boaters on the Connecticut River.

History

The park is named for the Hurd family, who came to the region from Massachusetts in 1710. The state purchased the park's first 150 acres in 1914. Shortly after its acquisition, the park became the focus of legal action to determine the ownership of mining privileges when Jesse S. Miller claimed rights to the feldspar on the property; the state ultimately prevailed in the Connecticut State Supreme Court in 1935.