Central Vermont offers gorgeous lakes for paddling, canoes, and kayaks
1621 Black Pond Road
Hubbardton, VT
Phone: 802-273-2848
Season: Memorial Day-Columbus Day
This is a camping only park and there are no day-use opportunities. The campground offers camping for all tastes with its waterfront campsites and lean-tos and five furnished cabins. For those seeking more creature comforts, Tall Timbers Cottage, with its waterfront location and private boat dock, offers all the amenities of home. Hikers are likely to see a variety of wildlife. Rowboats, kayaks, canoes and pedal boats are available for rent from the park office, and two small, sandy beaches provide locations for sunbathing and swimming. The pond also has excellent fishing.
Hancock Overlook
Hancock, VT
Phone: 802-767-4261
This park features hiking and nature trails, cross-country ski trails, fishing, boating, canoeing, and picnic areas. Hunting for big game, small game and waterfowl is permitted.
787 Kingsland Bay State Park Road
Ferrisburgh, VT
Phone: 802-877-3445
Season: Memorial Day-Columbus Day
Visitors can enjoy the picnic areas and historic buildings of the park, or rent a canoe or kayak for an easy paddle around this protected bay. Picnicking, swimming, and toilet facilities are available. There are scenic trails along the shoreline of Lake Champlain. Boating, fishing, and sailing are also popular. Day use hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Pets are not permitted
3034 VT Route 30 South
Poultney, VT
Phone: 802-287-9158
Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day
The campground contains 50 tent/trailer sites and 11 lean-to sites. Grassy open areas, wooded sites and lake access make this camping area very popular. Flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station are provided. The park has well-developed picnic, play, and swimming areas. There is a snack bar concession with canoes, kayaks, rowboats and pedal boat rentals. Boating and fishing are popular on the lake.
Day use hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
3444 Little River Road
Waterbury, VT
Phone: 802-244-7103
Season: Mid-May-Columbus Day
Waterbury Reservoir is particularly favored for boating with a portion of the reservoir devoted to quieter uses. Angling for bass and trout is as popular here as water-skiing. Enjoy swimming beaches, play areas, boat rentals and a launch, and miles of hiking and mountain bike trails in the adjacent Mt. Mansfield State Forest. Self-guided history and nature trails are located close to the camping area. There is a campground with 81 tent/trailer sites, 20 lean-tos and three cabins. Adjacent to the park are miles of hiking trails (open for day use) that take in the rich cultural and natural history of the area.
North Hartland Lake
North Hartland, VT
Phone: 802-295-2855
Visitors to this lakeside park will enjoy fishing, hiking, canoeing, boating, swimming and picnic areas.
North Springfield Lake
Springfield, VT
Phone: 802-886-2775
This federally-owned lake is open to visitors. They can enjoy fishing, canoeing, boating, swimming, as well as hiking and nature trails. Hunting is permitted here for small game, large game and waterfowl.
Peavine
Stockbridge, VT
Phone: 802-767-4261
Visitors to this park will enjoy picnic areas, hiking and nature trails, swimming, fishing, canoeing and boating. Hunting for big and small game, as well as waterfowl, is permitted.
Riverbend
Rochester, VT
Phone: 802-767-4261
Visitors to this park will enjoy picnic areas, hiking and nature trails, swimming, fishing, canoeing and boating. Hunting for big and small game, as well as waterfowl, is permitted.
214 North Road
Bethel, VT
Phone: 802-234-9451
Season: Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Weekend
There are 40 tent/trailer sites and 7 lean-to sites. There are two rest rooms in the camping area with running water and hot showers ($). There is a trailer sanitary station, but no hookups. The beach has a large grassy area, food concession, rest rooms, changing rooms, and boat and canoe rentals. There is a large picnic shelter for gatherings such as family reunions, company picnics, etc. as well as a play area.
Day use hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Wilgus State Park
Ascutney, VT
Phone: 802-674-5422
Visitors can enjoy boating, canoeing, hiking and fishing. Hunting for big game and waterfowl is permitted.
Wrightsville
Middlesex, VT
Visitors to this park will enjoy picnic areas, hiking and nature trails, swimming, fishing, canoeing and boating. Hunting for big game and waterfowl is permitted.
22 Cedar Mountain Road
Fair Haven, VT
Phone: 802-265-4242
Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day
The campground contains 66 campsites including 10 lean-tos. The sites are both wooded and grassy open areas. Some are located along the lakeshore. Flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station are provided. The park has a beach for swimming and a picnic area. An open pavilion-type picnic shelter can be reserved for large gatherings. A snack bar concession and boat rentals (canoe, kayak, row, and pedal) are available at the beach. Several hiking trails, including one to Half Moon State Park, provide great hiking opportunities. There is boating and fishing in Lake Bomoseen, as well as in nearby Glen Lake.
3570 Lake Dunmore Road (Route 53)
Salisbury, VT
Phone: 802-247-5925
Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day
Branbury is located on the eastern shore of Lake Dunmore at the base of Mount Moosalamoo, with the Green Mountain National Forest to the east. The 1,000-foot natural sandy beach on Lake Dunmore and the large open grassy areas make the area popular for swimming, sunning, or picnicking. Flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station are provided. There is fishing and boating (rowboats, canoes, paddle boat rentals) on Lake Dunmore. Open late May to early October.
5 Button Bay State Park Road
Vergennes, VT
Phone: 802-475-2377
Season: Memorial Day-Labor Day
Button Bay, a 253-acre park, is located on a bluff in Ferrisburgh along the 130-mile long Lake Champlain. The camping area is an open, grassy area with 73 sites, including 13 lean-tos. Flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station are provided. The park has a play area and a swimming pool with lifeguards. There is a picnic area and a large open picnic shelter pavilion. Boating (canoe, kayak and rowboat rentals available), fishing, and sailing are popular on Lake Champlain. You can explore Button Point Natural Area, hike the trail, and visit the Nature Center. Day use hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
CCC's Camp
Rochester, VT
Phone: 802-767-4261
Visitors to this park will enjoy the boating, canoeing, nature and hiking trails, swimming, and fishing. Hunting for large and small game, as well as waterfowl, is permitted.
