Click on a Site for Photo and Additional Information Crystal Lake State Park FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION North VERMONT Barton, Vermont AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES to VERMONT 16 Bellwater Ave Private Property LEGEND Crystal Lake Swimming area Outlet Park oce Cottage Concession Crystal Lake Parking Horseshoe pit Picnic area Park Boundary Restrooms this map is intended for informational purposes only Accessible facility 0 50 100 200 300 not survey accurate feet Drinking water ephelps - 03/2019 Recreating and Sightseeing in the Area Crystal Lake State Park • Jay • Jay State Forest & Jay Peak Resort Welcome to Crystal Lake State Park. Crystal • East Burke Crystal Lake Lake is a glacial lake approximately three miles • Burke Mountain Resort & Toll Road long and about one mile in width. In some places • Hiking in Darling State Park it is known to be over 100 feet deep. • Kingdom Trails - mountain bike trails State Park • Brownington In the fall of 1759, British Major Robert Rogers • Old Stone House Museum Map & Guide led a raid on Abenaki villages in what is now • Westmore - Willoughby State Forest Quebec. The British raiding party, known as • Hiking trails, fishing, boating, Rogers’ Rangers, was chased into the Crystal outstanding views Lake - Barton area after sacking the village of • Victory - Victory State Forest , Wildlife Odanack. The raiders split up to make their way Mgt Area south. Many starved or were killed by their • Trails, wildlife viewing pursuers. • St. Johnsbury • Maple Grove Museum At one time, a granite quarry operated on • Fairbanks Museum the east side of Crystal Lake. Near the turn of • St. Johnsbury Athenaeum the century, steamboats barged stones across the lake. The park’s beach house was made of For more information: granite quarried beside the lake. The beach house was constructed in the late 1930s by the Civilian Crystal Lake State Park Conservation Corps, or CCC, a nationwide public 96 Bellwater Avenue works program created during the great economic Barton, VT 05822 depression of to provide jobs and training for (802) 525-6205 (Operating Season) thousands of unemployed men. Its striking Art Deco architectural design received prominent VT State Parks Reservation Center recognition the year it was built. It is on the Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM National Register for Historic Sites. (888) 409-7579 www.vtstateparks.com Operating Season: Park Facilities and Amenities Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day • Sand swimming beach • Picnic facilities • Cottage rental To request this publication in Braille or Picnicking • Boat rentals alternate visual format, please contact Swimming [email protected] Boat Rentals VT TDD Relay Dial 7-1-1 Printed on recycled paper 04/2019.