Lake Carmi State Park

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Lake Carmi State Park
Lake Carmi State Park
Type State park
Location460 Marsh Farm Rd.
Enosburg Falls, Vermont
Coordinates 44°57′25″N72°52′32″W / 44.95694°N 72.87556°W / 44.95694; -72.87556 Coordinates: 44°57′25″N72°52′32″W / 44.95694°N 72.87556°W / 44.95694; -72.87556
Area482 acres (1.95 km2)
Created1959
Operated byVermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
StatusMid May to Columbus Day
Website https://vtstateparks.com/carmi.html

Lake Carmi State Park is a day-use state park near Enosburg Falls, Vermont in the United States. Located on Vermont Route 236, the park includes over two miles of frontage on the south and east shore of Lake Carmi. [1]

Activities include camping, swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, nature programs, bicycling, picnicking, wildlife watching and winter sports. [2]

Camping facilities include 140 tent/RV sites, 35 lean-to sites, 2 cabins, restrooms with running water and hot showers, and a trailer dump station. Other facilities include swimming beaches in each campground, a day use beach, canoe, kayak and rowboat rentals, and a boat launch. [1]

There is a nature center, and park rangers offer interpretive programs including night hikes, campfire programs, amphibian explorations, and nature crafts and games.

The state has designated 140 acres as Lake Carmi Bog Natural Area.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lake Carmi State Park". Vermont State Parks. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. "Lake Carmi State Park". Oh Ranger. Retrieved 24 July 2016.