Sunrise Resort is located in Moodus Connecticut along the Salmon River, about two hours drive Boston or from New York City (longer, with traffic.)
Sunrise Resort spreads over 460 acres, and has 150 rooms from cabins to hotel-type lodging; waterfront rooms have a view of the Salmon River.
Activities include:
-boating tours, kayaks, canoes, peddle boats on a gentle river
-daily activities for different age groups. Aerobics, tennis lessons, dance lessons, lollipop hunts for kids. Each day has a main activity such as a scavenger hunt for kids, or ballgame for grownups
-tennis, softball, volleyball, horseshoes, basketball, bocci
-minigolf, climbing wall
-kids fun room open at night
-adjacent Nature Preserve has hiking trails
-evening entertainment might be live music
- Sunrise is open from Memorial Day until Labor Day
- prices start as low as $105/night per person*. Look for discounts such as Fifth Night Free. Kids get age-based discounts.
- See the Sunrise Resort site
- check recent visitors' comments at a site like TripAdvisor.com
This brief profile is meant to introduce this resort to family vacationers; please note that the writer has not visited in person.
*Always check resort sites for updates.

