Camp Plymouth State Park

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Camp Plymouth State Park
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Cabins at Camp Plymouth State Park
Camp Plymouth State Park
Type State park
Location2008 Scout Camp Rd.
Ludlow, Vermont
Coordinates 43°28′34″N72°41′43″W / 43.4762°N 72.6953°W / 43.4762; -72.6953 Coordinates: 43°28′34″N72°41′43″W / 43.4762°N 72.6953°W / 43.4762; -72.6953
Area295 acres
Created1989
Operated byVermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
Website https://vtstateparks.com/plymouth.html

Camp Plymouth State Park is a 295-acre state park on 96-acre Echo Lake in Ludlow, Vermont. [1] [2]

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Activities includes swimming, hiking, picnicking, fishing, boating, horseback riding, wildlife watching, winter sports and group camping. [3] [4]

Facilities include a swimming beach, group and horse camping facilities, playground, picnic area with grills, cabin rentals, boat rentals and a car-top boat launch. [3] [5] There are three group picnic pavilions that are available for rent.

History

The park is named for its last use as Camp Plymouth, operated by the Boy Scouts of America from 1927 through the 1980s. The property was conserved in 1984 with the help of the Ottauquechee Land Trust and conveyed to the State of Vermont, which opened the park to the public in 1989. [6]

The property was also previously used as a farm, gold mine and girl's summer camp. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Camp Plymouth State Park". Vermont State Parks. Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Camp Plymouth State Park". State Lands Administration. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Camp Plymouth State Park". Oh Ranger. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Echo Lake, Plymouth". Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Camp Plymouth State Park". Trail Finder. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "State Rep. Murphy remembered". Green Mountain Outlook. December 1, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Camp Plymouth, owned by the Boy Scouts since 1927, was considered prime real estate on Echo Lake in Plymouth. When the scouts decided to sell the property it could easily have been purchased for development. Murphy was determined to preserve this beautiful and historic site for the use of all Vermonters. With the assistance of the Ottauquechee Land Trust, the property was conveyed to the State of Vermont and Camp Plymouth State Park was opened to the public in 1989.


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