Woods Island State Park

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Woods Island State Park
Type State park
Location 1 Woods Island
St. Albans, Vermont, USA
Coordinates 44°48′11″N73°12′29″W / 44.803°N 73.208°W / 44.803; -73.208 Coordinates: 44°48′11″N73°12′29″W / 44.803°N 73.208°W / 44.803; -73.208
Area 125 acres
Created 1985 (1985)
Operated by Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
Open Summer season
Website https://vtstateparks.com/woodsisland.html

Woods Island State Park is a state park on Lake Champlain in Vermont. The park comprises the 125-acre Woods Island, and is located off St. Albans Point in Franklin County, Vermont. It is administered by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, as part of the Vermont State Park system. The park can only be reached by boat, and visitors must make their own arrangements to get there. [1] There is no dock.

State park protected area managed at the federated state level

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Woods Island features five primitive campsites, with minimal sanitary facilities and no potable water supply. [2] Reservations are necessary for camping.

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References

  1. ↑ "Woods Island State Park". Vermont State Parks. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Woods Island State Park". Lake Champlain Land Trust. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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