The Connecticut State Park system is looking to expand experiences for visitors, and they need help from the private sector.

The goal is to make state parks more of a tourism destination through outdoor recreation. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is now accepting ideas from businesses on how to do that through a relaunched evergreen RFI, requests for information. A short survey is also now available to the public on amenities and services they would like to see.

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Not sports fields or courts, but more unique activities. Things like river tubing or kayak rentals , which are already available at a handful of state parks.

Katie Dykes is DEEP's commissioner.

“By being able to partner with a small business or private vendor, we can provide

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