Click on a Site for Photo and Additional Information Kettle Pond State Park FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION Marsheld, Vermont VERMONT Group Campsite parking Kettle Pond Trail Beach AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Lean-to Wetland Day Use & remote campsite parking Gate Pit/composting toilet Cartop Boat Launch Stream North Kettle Pond Trail to Marshfield & New Discovery State Park Kettle Pond 9 10 8 11 7 3 5 16 12 2 6 15 1 14 13 VERMONT 232 21 23 20 22 17 19 27 18 25 24 26 this map is intended for informational purposes only 0 50 100 200 400 feet to Groton ephelps-revised 12/2016 Kettle Pond State Park Welcome to Kettle Pond State Park, located on Recreating & Sightseeing in the Area the shores of Kettle Pond and close to the Montpelier- Barre Wells River Rail Trail (Cross Vermont Trail). • Granite Museum/quarry tours As early as 1704, Native Americans and the • VT Historical Society Museum/Library Kettle Pond French were using routes through Groton to reach Montpelier Canada and Massachusetts. Colonists settled this area of • State Capitol Vermont slightly earlier than the rest of the state due to • Historic walking tours State Park the accessible network of waterways. St. Johnsbury The rocky, tree covered hillsides were • Maple Grove Museum originally cloaked with white pine, spruce, hemlock, • Fairbanks Museum Map & Guide beech, maple and birch. These were logged by local • St. Johnsbury Athenaeum farmers for lumber, fuel and potash. The logging industry was large-scale for almost 100 years while the For more information contact: railroad was operating. Today, logging is still a vital industry in the area, but has lost some of its dominance Kettle Pond State Park in favor of modern society’s leisure time movement - c/o New Discovery State Park private cottages/seasonal homes and a variety of outdoor 4239 VT Rt. 232 recreation activities. Marshfield, VT 05658 Groton State Forest, with over 26,000 acres, (802) 426-3042 (Operating Season) is the second largest landholding administered by the VT State Parks Reservation Center Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. It contains over 17 miles of hiking trails and over 20 miles of gravel (888) 409-7579 roads and multi-use trails suitable for mountain biking Monday - Friday 9AM - 4PM and horseback riding. Or www.vtstateparks.com Kettle Pond State Park Amenities • 26 lean-tos arranged in five separate clusters for groups • 7 remote lean-tos, 1 remote campsite • Reservations, check-in and firewood available through New Discovery State Park Recreation in Groton State Forest • The Nature Center- exhibits and programs Operating Season: • Boulder Beach State Park - swimming, boating, Memorial Day Weekend - picnicking Indigenous People’s Day • Osmore Pond - remote camping, quiet water boating, hiking, picnicking • Seyon Lodge State Park - fly fishing, meeting Group Camping facility, dining, lodging To request this publication in Braille or Remote Camping • Montpelier-Wells Rail Trail (Cross Vermont alternate visual format, please contact Hiking [email protected] Trail) - multiple use trail Paddling • Peacham Bog - trail and nature study VT TDD Relay Dial 7-1-1 • Silver Ledge Hiking Trail Printed on recycled paper Fishing • Owl’s Head Recreation Area - picnic area, 12/2016 ERP hiking trails and vistas Groton State Forest Recreation Area.