Button Bay State Park

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Button Bay State Park
Button Bay State Park
Type State park
Location5 Button Bay State Park Rd.
Ferrisburgh, Vermont
Coordinates 44°10′59″N73°21′01″W / 44.1830°N 73.3504°W / 44.1830; -73.3504 Coordinates: 44°10′59″N73°21′01″W / 44.1830°N 73.3504°W / 44.1830; -73.3504
Area253 acres
Created1964 (1964)
Operated byVermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
StatusMemorial Day weekend - Columbus Day weekend
Website https://vtstateparks.com/buttonbay.html

Button Bay State Park is a 253-acre state park in Ferrisburgh, Vermont on the shore of Lake Champlain. [1]

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Activities includes boating, swimming, camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking, wildlife watching, water sports and winter sports. [2]

Facilities include a swimming pool with lifeguards, canoe and kayak rentals, a large picnic shelter and picnic areas, a play area, 73 campsites including 13 lean-tos and 4 cabins, flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station. [1]

The park includes the Button Point Natural Area, a 14-acre site including the 2-acre Button Island and an 8-acre peninsula with a mature forest stand. [3] The park's nature center is located here, and park rangers offer interpretive programs including night hikes, campfire programs, amphibian explorations, and nature crafts and games. [1]

See also

Button Bay

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Button Bay State Park". Vermont State Parks. Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. "Button Bay State Park". Oh Ranger. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. "Vermont Natural Areas". Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation: Agency of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.