Button Bay State Park Explained

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]

See also

Button Bay

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Button Bay State Park. Vermont State Parks. 23 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160829135941/http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/buttonbay.htm#. 2016-08-29. dead.
  2. Web site: Button Bay State Park. Oh Ranger. 23 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Vermont Natural Areas. Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation: Agency of Natural Resources. 23 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000926/http://fpr.vermont.gov/state_lands/acquisition/maps_lands/natural_areas. 19 August 2016. dead.