Created 1960 | Area 430 acres Phone +1 802-362-1655 | |
Operated by Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Address 65 Emerald Lake Ln, East Dorset, VT 05253, USA Management Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation Similar Woodford State Park, Lake St Catherine State Park, Camp Plymouth State Park, Branbury State Park, Half Moon Pond State Park | ||
Camping and hiking at emerald lake state park in east dorset vermont
Emerald Lake State Park is a 430-acre state park in East Dorset, Vermont, USA. It is the home of 20-acre Emerald Lake, called such because of its emerald color.
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Activities includes swimming, non-motorized boating, camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking, bicycling, wildlife watching, and winter sports.
Facilities include 67 campsites and 37 lean-tos, flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station. There is a small beach with a snack bar and boat rental facilities, a picnic pavilion with 2 group grills and a smaller grill, other picnic tables, and a horseshoe pit.
There is a nature center, and park rangers offer interpretive programs including night hikes, campfire programs, amphibian explorations, and nature crafts and games.
The state has designated 4 acres as the Emerald Lake Natural Area, on a steep bank at the south end of the park. The old-growth forest here features hemlock, sugar maples and other hardwood species, and there are several trees of noteworthy age and size.