List of Vermont state parks

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This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of Vermont. Vermont state parks are managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.

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List of state parks in Vermont

NameTownCountyApproximate areaYear established
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Alburg Dunes State Park Alburgh Grand Isle 6252531996
Allis State Park Brookfield Orange 6252531928
Big Deer State Park Groton Caledonia
Bomoseen State Park Castleton Rutland 3,5261,4271960
Boulder Beach State Park Groton Caledonia
Branbury State Park Salisbury & Leicester Addison 64261945
Brighton State Park Brighton Essex 152.461.7
Burton Island State Park St. Albans Franklin 2531021964
Button Bay State Park Ferrisburgh Addison 236961964
Camel's Hump State Park Bolton, Duxbury, Huntington Chittenden, Washington 21,2588,6031969
Camp Plymouth State Park Ludlow Windsor 2951191989
Coolidge State Park Plymouth Windsor 1,300530
Crystal Lake State Park Barton Orleans 16.416.641942
D.A.R. State Park Addison Addison 9538
D&H Rail Trail Castleton, Pawlet, Poultney, Rupert Bennington, Rutland
Elmore State Park Elmore Lamoille 939.63380.251934
Emerald Lake State Park Dorset Bennington9083671960
Fort Dummer State Park Brattleboro Windham 260110
Gifford Woods State Park Killington Rutland113461931
Grand Isle State Park Grand Isle Grand Isle226911959
Green River Reservoir State Park Hyde Park Lamoille5,1742,094
Half Moon Pond State Park Hubbardton Rutland
Hazen's Notch State Park Westfield Orleans307124
Jamaica State Park Jamaica Windham7723121969
Kamp Kill Kare State Park St. Albans Franklin176.91967
Kettle Pond State Park Marshfield Washington
Kingsland Bay State Park Ferrisburgh Addison 264107
Knight Island State Park North Hero Grand Isle115471990
Knight Point State Park North Hero Grand Isle54221978
Lake Carmi State Park Franklin Franklin4821951959
Lake St. Catherine State Park Poultney Rutland117471953
Lake Shaftsbury State Park Shaftsbury Bennington84341974
Little River State Park Waterbury Washington
Lowell Lake State Park Londonderry Windham3561441981
Maidstone State Park Maidstone Essex4751921938
Molly Stark State Park Wilmington Bennington168681960
Molly's Falls Pond State Park Cabot Washington1,0294162015
Mount Ascutney State Park Windsor Windsor 3,1311,267
Mount Philo State Park Charlotte Chittenden 232941924
Muckross State Park Springfield Windsor 204832016
New Discovery State Park Marshfield Washington6,9212,8011933
Niquette Bay State Park Colchester Chittenden 553224
North Hero State Park North Hero Grand Isle3991611963
Quechee State Park Hartford Windsor 6882781965
Ricker Pond State Park Groton Caledonia50201938
Sand Bar State Park Milton Chittenden 156.11933
Sentinel Rock State Park Westmore Orleans3561442015
Seyon Lodge State Park Groton Caledonia
Silver Lake State Park Barnard Windsor 34141955
Smugglers' Notch State Park Stowe Lamoille1936
Stillwater State Park Groton Caledonia57231938
Sweet Pond State Park Guilford Windham10040
Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park Hubbardton Rutland204832016
Thetford Hill State Park Thetford Orange362146
Townshend State Park Townshend Windham4117
Underhill State Park Underhill Chittenden 250100
Waterbury Center State Park Waterbury Washington9036
Wilgus State Park Weathersfield Windsor 8936
Woodford State Park Woodford Bennington401162
Woods Island State Park St. Albans Franklin125511985

Map of state parks in Vermont

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Alburg_Dunes_State_Park
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Allis_State_Park
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Bomoseen_State_Park
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Boulder_Beach_State_Park
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Branbury_State_Park
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Brighton_State_Park
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Camel's Hump State Park
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Coolidge_State_Park
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Crystal_Lake_State_Park
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D.A.R._State_Park
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Delaware_and_Hudson_Rail_Trail
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Elmore_State_Park
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Emerald_Lake_State_Park
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Fort_Dummer
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Gifford_Woods_State_Park
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Grand_Isle_State_Park
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Green_River_Reservoir_State_Park
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Half_Moon_Pond_State_Park
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Hazen's_Notch_State_Park
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Jamaica_State_Park
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Kamp_Kill_Kare_State_Park
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Kettle_Pond_State_Park
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Kingsland_Bay_State_Park
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Knight_Island_State_Park
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Knight_Point_State_Park
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Lake_Carmi_State_Park
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Lake_Shaftsbury_State_Park
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Lake_St._Catherine_State_Park
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Lowell_Lake_State_Park
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Maidstone_State_Park
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Molly's_Falls_Pond_State_Park
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Molly_Stark_State_Park
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Mount_Philo_State_Park
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Mount_Ascutney_State_Park
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New_Discovery_State_Park
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Niquette_Bay_State_Park
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North_Hero_State_Park
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Quechee_State_Park
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Ricker_Pond_State_Park
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Sand_Bar_State_Park
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Sentinel_Rock_State_Park
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Seyon_Lodge_State_Park
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Silver_Lake_State_Park
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Smugglers'_Notch_State_Park
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Stillwater_State_Park
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Sweet_Pond_State_Park
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Thetford_Hill_State_Park
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Townshend_State_Park
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Underhill_State_Park
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Waterbury_Center_State_Park
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Wilgus_State_Park
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Woodford_State_Park
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Woods_Island_State_Park
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