Arts & Culture
Paddle Sports
Whether you paddle a kayak, canoe, scull, or stand-up paddleboard,
Old Lyme's beautiful waterways always make for a memorable excursion.
Car-Top and Carry-in Boat Launches
Old Lyme has multiple small vessel boat launches to access the Connecticut River and its many estuaries.
Go to the Connecticut River Paddlers Trail website or the State DEEP Boat Launch site
for important details of each launch on its interactive map.
Public Car-Top Boat Launches
Connecticut River
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Ferry Landing State Park Floating Dock- Deep Water (398 Ferry Road)
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Pilgrim Landing- shallow rocky cove (156 and Pilgrim's Landing)
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Tantummaheag Town Landing - limited access (Tantummaheag Road)
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Lieutenant River
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Lieutenant River State Boat Launch (156 near Ferry Road)
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Four Mile River
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Four Mile River State Boat Launch (Oakridge Drive)
Great Island (Easiest Public Access to Black Hall River)
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Great Island State Boat Launch includes boat launch ramp (Smith Neck Road)
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Smith Neck Town Landing (Town Landing Road)
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Black Hall Outfitters offers free launch with a paid parking spot or rentals.
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Rogers Lake
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State Trailered Boat Launch (102 Grassy Hill Road)
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Hains Park (Boston Post Road) Town Resident Scull, Kayak Launch
Excursions & Rentals
For a downloadable trail map that begins at the Smith Neck State Boat Launch
created by the Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency, click here.
Swallow Murmurations
September-Early October
Local organizations including CT Audubon's RTP Estuary Center lead paddle and boat excursions to see what renowned ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson called Old Lyme's “twisting tornadoes of tree swallows."
Rowing is a popular sport among all ages in Old Lyme. Our Rogers Lake offers one of the very few easily-accessible, wind-sheltered 1,500 meter straight courses in Connecticut. Two Lyme-Old Lyme Public School graduates represented the United States in Rowing for the 2020 Olympics and we couldn't be more proud. Learn more about Old Lyme's Rowing Association.
Old Lyme Rowing
Welcome to Old Lyme
Welcome to Old Lyme, a small, historic town on the Connecticut coastline. We are known for our art galleries and beaches, and have so much more. Whether you are thinking about relocating your home or business here, or just looking to visit for the afternoon, welcome! We are glad to have you.