Just next door to metropolitan New Haven, the New England community of Hamden is Quinnipiac University’s proud home.

This lovely town is distinguished by the majestic Sleeping Giant State Park, a mountain that resembles a sleeping man and is a major figure in centuries-old Native American mythology. Today, the mountain is the site of a variety of hiking trails where Quinnipiac students often go to exercise, view the scenery or just find a peaceful place to think.

The Hamden-New Haven area is filled with places to stay and places to eat. Our free student shuttle travels to New Haven and to nearby shopping centers featuring department stores, discount stores, grocery stores and a variety of specialty stores for music, books, electronics and more.

The area is also rich in history and culture. Hamden was the home of inventor Eli Whitney and author Thornton Wilder. The New Haven Green was designed by Puritan colonists in the 1600s. Today it’s the site of free concerts and arts events and bordered by a charming shopping district. New Haven was also the site of the Amistad slave rebellion dramatized in Steven Spielberg’s movie. Today, the ship is available for tours. And legend says Broadway composers Rogers and Hammerstein wrote the song "Edelweiss" for "The Sound of Music" in an upstairs room of New Haven’s Shubert Theater, where you can still catch a show.

Community Boating Program
Quinnipiac University, through a management agreement with the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), is establishing public access to a limited number of seasonal passes. This access will allow car top canoe and kayak launching at the Mansfield Landing site at Farm River State Park. The goal of this program is to enhance public access to Long Island Sound and its waterways and to facilitate public recreation of local residents.

As part of Quinnipiac University's management plan with the State DEP, Quinnipiac University is committed not only to maintaining the public use aspects of the park, but to ensuring that the natural beauty and integrity of the flora, fauna, and geology be preserved. Persons that enter into this agreement with Quinnipiac University will be expected, through their use of the park, to uphold this philosophy. Access agreements with persons that act irresponsibly (as defined within the terms and conditions document) will be terminated immediately.

The terms of this agreement are limited to the use of non-motorized car-top boats, referred to in the following document as self-propelled personal watercraft. View the Terms and Conditions agreement (Adobe PDF)

Register for the 2010 program.
Registration will start on April 1. Marina access begins May 1 and ends Oct. 23, 2010. Please allow 2-3 weeks for card processing.

For additional information, please call 203-582-3777.