Vermont lake resorts offer outdoors & luxury for fun family vacations

Waterskiing, kayaking, swimming, canoeing, paddle boarding, anyone? How about just relaxing by the water? You can do all of that at the Lake Morey Resort, on the shores of a pristine 600-acre lake. It’s one of the many pleasures afforded guests who stay at the popular full-service resort, where you can drive in, park your car, and never leave until it’s time to go home. In the summer, take a pontoon boat tour; in the winter, ice skate on a trail around the lake. Rent a bike or e-bike, play tennis or pickle ball or golf the resort’s scenic 18-hole course. Many rooms and suites have lake views, as do private cottages. Dine in a restaurant by the water or in the golf course Clubhouse Grill.

A mountain resort with a private beach on a crystal-clear lake: How perfect is that? And creating the perfect vacation is their goal at the Mountain Top Resort, perched on top of a central Vermont mountain with over 700 acres of woods and meadows. But the resort also has a private sandy beach on a quiet cove on a 740-acre lake, which means swimming, fishing, pontoon boat rides and just relaxing in a lounge chair and watching the kids play in the water. You can also take out one of the resort’s kayaks, paddle boards or canoes to explore the pristine lake. And lake views are everywhere on the property, from the windows of your lodge suite to the dining room and terrace.