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Grand Isle State Park Click on a Site for Photo and Additional Information CYPRESS SHAD WILLOW Grand Isle State Park FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION APPLE VERMONT FIR Grand Isle, Vermont ASH AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ELM HEMLOCK OAK CEDAR 1A North BEECH V 1 2 MAPLE 3 4 2 5 PINE 6 7 9 8 29 27 STERLING 25 23 10 21 20 4 19 11 12 JUNIPER 18 17 47 46 28 26 24 15 Lake Champlain 30 22 13 SYCAMORE 32 34 36 38 44 16 14 CHESTNUT 40 42 48 31 45 HAWTHORN 33 35 37 49 39 BUTTERNUT 78 77 76 41 43 BIRCH 74 72 70 68 YEW LARCH 1 66 71 CAMELS 75 73 69 BOLTON 67 MANSFIELD HUMP SPRUCE 65 110 MTN POPLAR BALSAM 112 MULBERRY BOXELDER V 64 53 55 57 59 61 102 DOGWOOD CHERRY WALNUT 63 111 108 106 ALDER SUMAC 113 54 3 103 101 56 58 6 119 LOCUST 60 62 115 V 121 123 80 BASSWOOD 117 118 120 TAMARACK 114 122 HICKORY ASPEN 84 99 88 90 92 94 PROPERTY 81 86 96 100 PRIVATE 82 83 98 Park office Drinking water 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 0 Prime campsite Trash/Recycling to Grand Isle Village East Shore South 0 Campsite V Volunteer Site park entrance 0 100 200 400 600 to Prime lean-to Parking 2 feet this map is intended for informational purposes only Lean-to Nature Center Wheelchair Playground Cabin accessible facility Horseshoe pit Pets allowed on leash Restrooms RV Sanitary Station on trail Steep bank/ Cliffs Volleyball Trail Showers ($) Boat launch Traffic direction Swimming area ephelps-rev. 03/2021 Grand Isle State Park Welcome to Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle State Park Amenities located in the town of Grand Isle on South • 117 campsites Hero Island in Lake Champlain. The island is • 36 lean-to shelters Grand Isle 14 miles long and over 3 miles wide, making • 4 cabins it the largest in Lake Champlain. It contains • Beach and play area for campers the towns Grand Isle (on the northern half) and • Nature center and programs State Park South Hero (on the southern half). The North and South Hero Islands are named in honor of Recreating and Sightseeing in the Area Map & Guide early pioneering Vermonters who served in the Grand Isle American Revolution. • Hyde Log Cabin State Historic Site Grand Isle State Park opened in • Grand Isle State Fish Hatchery 1959 when 54 acres of land was purchased Alburgh from Birchcliff, a private summer resort. • Alburg Dunes State Park The original acquisition included a hotel- • Lake Champlain Bikeway like building, cabins and a recreation hall. Isle LaMotte Today’s Nature Center is the last remaining • St. Anne’s Shrine Birchcliff building. Three additional property • Ancient coral reef acquisitions brought the park to its current North Hero 226-acre size. • Knight Point State Park Park development during the 1960’s Milton was spurred by a successful effort to attract • Sand Bar State Park visitors to the area by providing quality camping opportunities. Today, the result of For more information, contact: that effort is apparent. Grand Isle State Park is Grand Isle State Park the most-visited campground in the state park 36 East Shore Road South system. With 4,150 feet of Lake Champlain Grand Isle, VT 05458 shoreline, Grand Isle is popular with many (802) 372-4300 (Operating Season) or destination campers who spend their entire VT State Parks Reservations Center vacation at the park. At the same time, the park (888) 409-7579 M-F 9 am- 4pm location on US Route 2 attracts a high number www.vtstateparks.com of one-night campers, while proximity to population centers in Burlington, Vermont and Operating Season: Montreal, Quebec make it an easy destination Mid May - Late October for the weekend or spur-of-the-moment camper. Park property extends all the way west To request this publication in Braille or Camping alternate visual format, please contact Fishing to Route 2, where part of the land is being [email protected] kept open by agricultural lease, and some of VT TDD Relay Dial 7-1-1 Boat Rentals what was pasture at acquisition has reverted to Printed on recycled paper Interpretive Trail and Programs woodland. 03/09 - ERP.
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