Chapman Pond Preserve

From Route 91 southbound:
Take Route 9 south to exit 7 for Route 82.

• At the end of the Route 82 connector, turn left to continue briefly on Routes 154 & 82, then turn right at the traffic light to continue on Route 82.
• Follow 82 across the bridge into East Haddam. Route 82 winds up a hill and comes to a stop sign 1.5 miles from the bridge.
• At that sign, take a right and proceed approximately 1.2 miles, then turn right onto River Road (look for brown Gillette Castle State Park sign). The preserve entrance is 0.3 mile on the right.

From I-95 north or south:
Drive north on Route 156 approximately 7 miles to its conclusion at the intersection with Route 82 in Lyme.

• Turn left onto Route 82 west and drive 3.2 miles to Hadlyme center (4-way stop sign, junction with route 148), and turn right to continue on 82.  
• Drive 2.6 miles and turn left onto River Road.  The preserve entrance is 0.3 mile on the right.

By Boat:
Launch canoe from the landing behind Goodspeed Opera House. 

• Paddle downstream near the eastern shore, keeping the main channel and both islands to your right. 
• Even with the southern end of the farther north of the two islands is an inlet into the pond. 
• At the southern end of the pond is the other inlet, which is more scenic and meets the main river about a half mile south of the first. It is a little over a half-mile north of the boat launch at Gillette Castle State Park.