Parks Near Me in Essex, vt
Sand Bar State Park
1215 U.S. Route 2, Milton, VT
Sand Bar State Park takes its name from a natural sandbar between South Hero Island in Grand Isle County and the town of Milton on the Vermont mainland. The park is on the mainland, or eastern... Read More
Niquette Bay State Park
274 Raymond Road, Colchester, VT
Today’s 584-acre park began with an initial land purchase by the State of Vermont in 1975. It is named for Niquette Bay, the local name for an indentation along the northeastern shore of Lake... Read More
Waterfront Park
10 College Street, Burlington, VT
Downtown waterfront and community park with 900 feet of lakeshore, a boardwalk, and benches make this a great place to sit and watch some of the beautiful sunsets that Burlington has to offer.... Read More
Robert Miller Community and Recreation Center
130 Gosse Court, Burlington, VT
As a part of AARP's 60th Anniversary, AARP launched an ambitious effort in 2019 to create 53 fitness parks – one each in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin... Read More
Sand Bar State Park
1215 US Route 2, Milton, VT
Sand Bar State Park takes its name from a natural sandbar between South Hero Island in Grand Isle County and the town of Milton on the Vermont mainland. The park is on the mainland, or eastern... Read More
Shelburne Farms
1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT
In 1886, Dr. William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb began acquiring farmland on the shores of Lake Champlain to create a model agricultural estate. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted,... Read More
Mount Philo State Park
5425 Mt Philo Road, Charlotte, VT
The 168-acre park is located atop Mt. Philo (968' elevation) and overlooks the Lake Champlain Valley and the Adirondack Mountains of New York. A narrow, steep road (not recommended for... Read More
Grand Isle State Park
36 East Shore South, Grand Isle, VT
Welcome to Grand Isle State Park, located on South Hero Island in Lake Champlain. The Island, also known as Grand Isle, is 14 miles long and over 3 miles wide, making it the... Read More
Burton Island State Park
2714 Hathaway Point Road, Saint Albans Bay, VT
Burton Island is a 253-acre park off the southwestern tip of St. Albans Point in Lake Champlain’s 'Inland Sea'. The park is accessible only by boat, with the state’s passenger ferry making the... Read More
Kamp Kill Kare State Park
2714 Hathaway Point Road, Saint Albans Bay, VT
This state park is named for Kamp Kill Kare, a summer camp for boys, which operated on this site from 1912 until 1966. Located on the southwestern tip of St. Albans Point, a three-mile... Read More
The Little River State Park
3444 Little River Road, Waterbury, VT
In the early 1800s, pioneers cleared fields, rocks, and stumps in Ricker Basin and Cotton Brook. A settlement of 50 or so families once lived in this area. The hard demands of the land and... Read More
Knight Point State Park
44 Knight Point Road, North Hero, VT
Knight Point on North Hero Island opened as a state park in 1978, but its history goes back much further. John Knight, the point's first resident, began ferry service between the islands in... Read More
Kingsland Bay State Park
787 Kingsland Bay State Park Road, Ferrisburgh, VT
Kingsland Bay State Park sits on the picturesque shores of Lake Champlain. Visitors can enjoy the picnic areas and historic buildings of the park, or rent a canoe/kayak for an easy paddle... Read More
Knight Island State Park
1 Knight Island, North Hero, VT
Along with Burton Island and Woods Island state parks, Knight Island, acquired by the State in 1990, is one of three neighboring island parks in Lake Champlain's "inland sea”. This 185-acre... Read More
Waterbury Center State Park
177 Reservoir Road, Waterbury Center, VT
Waterbury Center State Park lies on the easterly trivium of Waterbury Reservoir, a quarter mile off VT Route 100. It is an integral recreation resource in Central Vermont and one of the newer... Read More
Button Bay State Park
5 Button Bay State Park Road, Vergennes, VT
Button Bay, a 253-acre park, is located on a bluff in Ferrisburgh along the 130-mile long Lake Champlain. Historically, the area has been visited by such notables as Samuel De Champlain (1609),... Read More
Button Bay State Park
5 Button Bay State Park Rd., Ferrisburgh, VT
Button Bay, a 253-acre park, is located on a bluff in Ferrisburgh along the 130-mile long Lake Champlain. Historically, the area has been visited by such notables as Samuel De Champlain (1609),... Read More
Alburgh Dunes State Park
151 Coon Point Road, Alburg, VT
This 625-acre property became a state park in 1996. It is named for the sand dunes near the center and western end of the south-facing natural sand beach. This beach is amongst the longest... Read More
North Hero State Park
3803 Lakeview Drive, North Hero, VT
Land for this 399-acre park was purchased in 1963. Nearly one-third of the land area lies below 100 feet in elevation. Lake Champlain fluctuates from about 95 to 101 feet above sea level,... Read More
Lake Carmi State Park
460 Marsh Farm Road, Enosburg Falls, VT
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.... Read More
