[5][6] Beckett Hill was listed on the Connecticut Register and Manual for 1962 as having 260 acres of undeveloped land.

[7] The reserve is an undeveloped, walk-in park with access through the Lyme section of Nehantic State Forest, which is entered from Connecticut Route 156.

[3][8] Bushwhacking is required as no roads or trails cross from the forest to the state park reserve.

[9] The reserve's boundary with the state forest is created by 69-acre (28 ha) Uncas Lake[10] and Falls Brook, a stream that connects Uncas Lake with 30-acre (12 ha) Norwich Pond.

[12] The waters are stocked with brook, brown and rainbow trout; other fish include largemouth bass, yellow perch and sunfish.