Compo Beach – Westport CT

For generations, Westporter’s have celebrated Compo Beach as a safe heaven to enjoy the good life with friends and family. Town forefathers managed the beach area with foresight. In the 1920s a charming electric streetcar trolley system swiftly carried beach goers from Main Street to Compo’s Pavilion. Today Westport’s “Mini Bus” system is available to everyone in town and the most popular recreational stop in the summer is Compo Beach.

Traffic calming planters and speed humps has made the beach safer for young families. The beach is commercially groomed on a daily basis and residents take pride in making sure that it is pristine.  A sensibly priced beach and recreational pass enables residence’s to access the beach, golf course, tennis and pools.

These enhancements to the beach area have made it a model environment for other local towns to follow.

The spirit of the community has embraced the beach area and strives to continually enhance it. One of the most recent projects is the rebuilding of the children’s “Compo Beach Playground”. The layout and features are designed by the children and built by volunteers.

The state of the art playground is fun and safe place for kids to let lose and just have fun. One of the best features is that it’s constructed from all-natural splinter free materials.

If you’re a boater then you’ve come to the right place. Compo Basin Marina was completely renovated and now sports a modern concrete dock system, which is typically used in private marinas and yacht clubs. It is recommended to register with the Parks and Recreation Department for a slip as soon as you can because there is a waiting list for this first class facility. There is also dry rack storage for windsurfers, kayaks, and small one-design sailboats as well.
One of my favorite pastimes is barbequing or hosting a clambake near the famous colonial cannons, (This historic site is where British troops landed in 1777 a raid on Danbury, CT) while watching the spectacular sunsets with family and friends. Another favorite is riding bicycles to watch the spectacular 4th of July firework display where the whole town turns out at Compo Beach to celebrate.

Westport, Norwalk, Danbury and Fairfield Avenues all run perpendicular to Long Island Sound and make up the quintessential cottage style beach neighborhood.

Here young families, “empty nesters”, writers and artists all come together to create one of the most special beachside communities in town. F. Scott Fitzgerald summered in the beach area in the 1920s where he worked on his novel “The Beautiful and Damned”.

Everything you need is at your fingertips. Whether you’re visiting with friends close by or strolling down to Elvira’s deli for a cup of “Joe” and a Sunday Times Compo Beach is know for its convenient location and laid back lifestyle.

If you’re considering Westport as a community to live I’d love to share my passion, knowledge and experience with you. Please feel free to call me at 203-814-6100 or email me at livingwestport.com to set up an appointment so you too experience the allure of this special place so many of us are proud to call home.