Ages: 0 and up
With a 1375-acre surface area, Carmi is the fourth largest natural lake entirely within Vermont. It is 7.5 miles around, averaging about 20 feet in depth, and is 33 feet at its deepest point. The lake supports northern pike, walleyes, and other warm water species. In the thousands of years since the last ice age, the southern end of the original lake has silted in, creating wetland forests and the third largest peat bog in Vermont. L...
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Boulder Beach is part of the network of state parks in the Groton State Forest. Because of this, Boulder Beach is in proximity to other park amenities and great camping.
Park Amenities:
- 75 shaded picnic sites with tables and hibachis
- beach
- swimming
- cartop
- boat launch
- play area
- shelter with group facilities
- concession stand
Open for day use:
- 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM or Official Sunset Season: Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Weekend
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The park had its beginning in 1936 when the town of Elmore and local citizens made a gift of 30 acres on Lake Elmore to the state of Vermont. With modest means, a picnic and beach area were created. Today, with more than 700 acres, Elmore State Park has become a popular, developed recreation facility. Lake Elmore is 219 acres, and lies northwest of the village and empties into the Lamoille River through Pond Brook. Elmore Mountain i...
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Located on South Hero Island in Lake Champlain, the Island is known as Grand Isle. Opened in 1959, it is the most-visited campground in the state park system. With 4,150 feet of Lake Champlain shoreline, Grand Isle is popular with many destination campers who spend their entire vacation here. At the same time, the park location on US Route 2 attracts a high number of one-night campers, while proximity to population centers in Burling...
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Green River Reservoir became a state park in March 1999 when 5110 acres were purchased from the Morrisville Water and Light Department. The park will remain in its wild and undeveloped condition, with low-impact, compatible recreational use allowed on and around the Reservoir.
Park Amenities:
- 28 remote campsites
- paddling and boating (no power boats)
- beach
Season:
- Memorial Day Weekend - Columbus Day Weekend
Directions:
- From the ju...
Ages: 0 and up
Stillwater State Park is part of a network of state parks in the Groton State Forest. Groton State Forest, with over 26,000 acres, is the second largest land block administered by the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The forest contains over 17 miles of hiking trails and over 20 miles of gravel roads and multi-use trails suitable for mountain biking and horseback riding.
Park Amenities:
- 62 tent/trailer sites
- 17 lean-tos ...
Ages: 9 and up
Located on the shores of Mallets Bay, the ISSC is a family-friendly place to learn and enjoy sailing. Some of ISSC's attributes include:
- Personalized attention...less students per boat.
- On-board instruction...less classroom time.
- Convenient sailing locations...no wasted access time.
- Pleasant, dedicated, professional instructors.
- Free Week of sailing with every course.
There is a five-day or two-day program for ch...
Ages: 8 - 14+
Lake Champlain Yacht Club runs a junior sailing program, teaching kids how to sail and race. Their head instructors are US SAILING Certified* Level 1 Instructors, and they are assisted by instructors who are in the process of being certified. The program uses Flying Juniors and Optimist dinghy's for training and regional races. They are located on Shelburne Bay.
Groups
- Beginner: 8 -17 who can swim and wants to learn to sail.
- Intermediat...
Ages: 8 and up
US Sailing Certified Instruction for kids, adults, and families. Instruction program will adapt to your level of ability and help achieve your goals in a safe, fun environment. Sailing is a great sport for all ages, and we make learning fun!
Here's what's included:
- Four 3-hour sessions (mornings or afternoons)
- Private or group instruction
- Learn aboard a 26' J/80 high-performance keelboat
- Innovative teach...
Ages: 0 and up
Kill Kare State Park is named for Kill Kare, a summer camp for boys, which operated on this site for some fifty years through the mid-1900s. Kill Kare is surrounded on three sides by the sparkling water of Lake Champlain. In the 1840s, the property was part of a farm owned by C.C. Burton. The three-story building in the center of the park was built in the 1870s and operated as a summer resort hotel until about 1900, when the boys' ca...
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