Knight Point State Park

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Knight Point State Park
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Knight Point State Park
Type State park
Location1 Knight Island
North Hero, Vermont, USA
Coordinates 44°46′17″N73°17′39″W / 44.7714°N 73.2942°W / 44.7714; -73.2942
Area54 acres
Created1978 (1978)
Operated byVermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
OpenSummer season
Website https://vtstateparks.com/knightpoint.html

Knight Point State Park is a day use state park off US Route 2 on North Hero Island in North Hero, Vermont. [1] Opened in 1978, the park is administered by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, as part of the Vermont State Park system. [2] Features include a sandy swimming beach and boat rentals on Lake Champlain, and picnic areas with cooking grills. [3]

The park houses the Island Center for Arts and Recreation, a community-based nonprofit that promotes area cultural events. [4] [5]

The Campmeeting Point Natural Area is a 3-acre section of the park. It includes 2,200 feet of Lake Champlain shoreline of least disturbed cobble beach that supports rare plant species, and the adjacent woodland with a grove of large oaks and hickory trees. [6]

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References

  1. "Knight Point State Park". Trail Finder. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. "Knight Point State Park". Oh Ranger. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  3. "Knight Point State Park". Vermont State Parks. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  4. "Islands Center for Arts and Recreation". Lake Champlain Islands Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. "Knight Point State Park". Lake Champlain Land Trust. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  6. "Vermont Natural Areas". Vermont State Lands Administration. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.