Button Bay State Park | |
Type: | State park |
Coords: | 44.183°N -73.3504°W |
Area: | 253 acres |
Operator: | Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation |
Status: | Memorial Day weekend - Columbus Day weekend |
Website: | https://vtstateparks.com/buttonbay.html |
Button Bay State Park is a 253-acre state park in Ferrisburgh, Vermont on the shore of Lake Champlain.[1]
Activities includes boating, swimming, camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking, wildlife watching, water sports and winter sports.[2]
Facilities include a swimming pool with lifeguards, canoe and kayak rentals, a large picnic shelter and picnic areas, a play area, 73 campsites including 13 lean-tos and 4 cabins, flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station.[1]
The park includes the Button Point Natural Area, a 14-acre site including the 2-acre Button Island and an 8-acre peninsula with a mature forest stand.[3] The park's nature center is located here, and park rangers offer interpretive programs including night hikes, campfire programs, amphibian explorations, and nature crafts and games.[1]