Best Camping in Coastal Connecticut

Cue up that old Julia Roberts movie, Mystic Pizza, and you’ll get a good sense of charming Mystic, one of the many historic coastal villages that dot this New England coastline. From Mystic to Old Lyme and quiet Stonington, you’ll find no shortage of picture-postcard seaside villages along Connecticut’s shore, all with seemingly endless hiking, biking, and ocean to explore. Tour the Stonington Lighthouse Museum or duck into any number of quaint shops in Mystic. In the afternoon, head to Flander’s Fish Market in East Lyme, where you can spring for a killer lobster roll on site – or pick up fresh-off-the-boat fish to grill up camp side.