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Button Bay State Park

Coordinates: 44°10′59″N 73°21′01″W / 44.1830°N 73.3504°W / 44.1830; -73.3504
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Button Bay State Park
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TypeState park
Location5 Button Bay State Park Rd.
Ferrisburgh, Vermont
Coordinates44°10′59″N 73°21′01″W / 44.1830°N 73.3504°W / 44.1830; -73.3504
Area253 acres
Created1964 (1964)
Operated byVermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
StatusMemorial Day weekend - Columbus Day weekend
Websitehttps://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

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Button Bay

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Button Bay State Park". Vermont State Parks. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Button Bay State Park". Oh Ranger. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Vermont Natural Areas". Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation: Agency of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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