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FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION State Park Hedgehog Hill Trail 59

AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Waterbury, Vermont 60 76 77 61 North 75 65 62 66 78 67 “B AREA” 64 68 FISHER 80 70 SPRUCE 63 4 Nature Trail 69 72 V BALSAM ELM 71 HICKORY History Hike WILLOW 73 74 WALNUT OAK and FIR Dalley Loop Trail ASH APPLE CEDAR

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Cabin 57 0 Prime campsite 58 55 0 Campsite 40 53 52 24 MARTEN Prime lean-to 38 51 Lean-to 25 MOOSE 23 36 49 BOBCAT BIRCH Parking BEAR 27 50 9 22 34 39 3 11 21 Restrooms 32 37 ASPEN Nature Center 12 2 35 Showers ($) 26 Playground 41 PINE 20 28 44 Drinking water 29 31 V CHERRY 1 30 42 RV Sanitary Station 19 MAPLE 14 V Volunteer Site 7 13 18 ALDER POPLAR 15 17 Wheelchair accessible facility 6 16 Trash/Recycling center 2 3 5 Trailhead 4

Self-guiding trail 2 oir Waterbury Reserv

Swimming area y & 3.0 mi. Boat launch Road tra c direction 0 100 200 400 600 this map is intended for Steep bank/ Clis to Waterbur informational purposes only Marsh ephelps-rev. 03/2021 feet • Interpretive Programs and trails • Two playgrounds Welcome to Little River State Park. In the early • Campers’ boat launch • Campers’ beaches Little River 1800s, pioneers cleared fields, rocks, and stumps • Boat rentals in Ricker Basin and Cotton Brook. A settlement • Hiking and multi-use trails of 50 or so families once lived in this area. The State Park hard demands of the land and weather forced Recreating & Sightseeing in the Area younger generations to abandon the farms. Today, Stowe old cemeteries, sawmill remains, old town roads, • Mt. Mansfield State Forest, hiking Map & Guide bridges and many cellar holes can still be seen as • C.C. , hiking evidence of a past community. • Moss Glen Falls Natural Area, scenic waterfall On November 3-4, 1927, torrential rains caused Duxbury massive flooding, property destruction and loss of • Camel’s Hump State Park, hiking Elmore life throughout Vermont. A second flood in 1934 • , hiking & swimming inundated Waterbury; this spurred the construction Waterbury of Waterbury Dam. Between 1935 and 1938 the • Waterbury Center State Park, swimming and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), in cooperation boat rentals with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Barre constructed Waterbury Reservoir. • Granite quarries and museum • Vermont Historical Society Museum The CCC camp here was a fully operating, Montpelier thriving community with more than 80 buildings, • State Capital and housing 2,000 men at its peak. Now, half a • Vermont Historical Society Museum century later, only a few solitary chimneys and For More Information, Contact: concrete foundations remain. Little River State Park Today, Little River State Park is one of the most 3444 Little River Rd popular parks in central Vermont. Waterbury Waterbury, VT 05676 Reservoir is particularly favored for boating with (802) 244-7103 (Operating Season) a portion of the reservoir devoted to quieter uses. VT State Parks Reservation Center Angling for bass and trout is as popular here as (888) 409-7579 M-F 9 am-4 pm water-skiing. www.vtstateparks.com Enjoy swimming beaches, play areas, boat rentals and a launch, and miles of hiking and Operating Season: mountain bike trails in the adjacent Mt. Mansfield Mid May– late October State Forest. Self-guided history and nature trails are located close to the camping area. Camping Park Amenities Remote Camping on Waterbury Reservior • 70 Campsites To request this publication in Braille or Hiking • 20 Lean-to shelters alternate visual format, please contact Boating • 5 Cabins [email protected] Fishing • 27 Remote Campsites (boat required) VT TDD Relay Dial 7-1-1 Interpretive Programs • Full restroom facilities with (fee) showers Printed on recycled paper • Firewood & Ice available 03/2019