Burton Island State Park - Vermont State Parks
Burton Island State Park St Albans Bay, Vermont
Campground
FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION
VERMONT
North
9 10
BASSWOOD
8
12 WILLOW ASH ELM
HEMLOCK SPRUCE BEECH WALNUT LARCH
ALDER
MAPLE
BALSAM
15
Mult-Use Trail: foot and bicycle traffic Foot trail only
lake bottom in marina and approach is 90 ft above mean sea level depth of the marina is actual lake level minus 90 ft avg low water level = 92 ft
ASPEN
Lake Champlain
Park office
7
0
6
14
2
3
Cabin
1
Restrooms
POPASQUASH CEDAR POPLAR
HAWTHORN CHESTNUT APPLE FIR
BIRCH
PINE
Showers ($)
SUNSET
Wheelchair accessible facility
18
Drinking water
19 OAK
Trash/Recycling center
SUMAC HICKORY
Concession and store
Lake Champlain
JUNIPER
0
N. Shore Nature Trail
100
400 feet
Eagle Bay Trail
Area Map
200
Eagle Bay
North
N.
il e Tra Shor
Public phone Swimming area
600
off-leash dog area
Island Farm Nature Trail
Southern Tip Trail
Nature center
Lake Champlain
Self-guiding trail Kill Kare Point
Hiking trail
Eagle Bay Trail
Marina reef
W es t
Sh o
re Tra il
BurtonIsland State Park
Southern Tip
the
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P1 P2
Sou P3 P4
Island Farm Nature Trail
Campsite Prime lean-to
4
SAVAGE
CHERRY
Legend
AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Small Boat Channel
Boat sanitary station
Mosquito Island
Kill Kare State Park
Note: This Map is Not to be Used for Navigational Purposes
St. Albans Bay 1000
500
0
1000 feet
2000
Parking Boat launch Passenger ferry dock Park boundary
ephelps-rev. 07/2016
North Hero State Park
ALBURG
ISLE LA MOTTE
campground marina boat launch picnicking landing swimming primitive camping
VERMONT
129
Alburg Dunes State Park
N. HERO
North
Lake Champlain
SWANTON
ST ALBANS TOWN
Isla nd
Burton Island State Park Facilities • 26 lean-to shelters • 3 cabins • 14 tent sites • 100 slip, 15 mooring marina • Store • Interpretive programs • Walking trails • Firewood for sale • No vehicle access
STATE PARKS IN THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS
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Welcome to Burton Island State Park, established in 1962, which encompasses 253 acres of Burton Island. This large island lies off the southwestern tip of St. Albans Point in Lake Champlain’s Inland Sea. The park is accessible only by boat; visitors can travel in their own crafts or take the Island Runner passenger ferry from Kill Kare State Park. The Island Runner sails on a regular schedule several times per day during the operating season. Eighteenth century maps refer to the island as the “Isle of White.” Jesse Welden, an early St. Albans settler and agent for Ethan and Ira Allen, is attributed with first clearing and farming the island. As recently as 1874, Lake Champlain navigation charts label it “Potter’s Island,” though C.C. Burton, a farmer from St. Albans Bay, was using the island for pasture by the 1840’s. Sidney Burton later owned the island through the early 20th century and leased it to tenant farmers who raised cows, pigs, sheep and chickens. Crops included beans and peas. Remnants of the island’s agricultural past, such as fence lines and stone piles, rusted farm implements and the foundation of the old barn, are still visible. Sidney Burton built a camp on the eastern point in 1902. Ida Lashway inherited the island from Burton and continued leasing to tenant farmers, eventually selling it to Randall Dimon in the 1950’s. The Dimon’s spent summers in the cottage for many years after selling the island to the State of Vermont in 1962. Burton Island State Park opened in 1964. Original development plans included a causeway. This idea was abandoned to keep the unique appeal of an island campground without cars. A marina was built to accommodate boats. The State acquired property at the end of St. Albans Point in 1967 to provide easier access to Burton Island. This acquisition on the main land became Kill Kare State Park; Kill Kare has a varied and interesting history of its own, including being the site of several hotel business and summer children’s camps. Passenger ferry service added in the early 1980’s to accommodate visitors without boats. Today, the marina is a lively stopover for people cruising the lake and the campground is popular with those who enjoy relaxing on a semi-remote island
without cars. Kill Kare State Park provides a boat launch, parking and the ferry dock for Burton Island’s visitors. Day use facilities at Kill Kare include a beach, open air pavilion and the beautifully restored Rocky Point House, the circa 1870 hotel building which has function and historical exhibit space. The park is a popular spot for lakeside weddings.
Dameas I.
Bu
Burton Island State Park
VERMONT
36
N. Hero
Map & Guide
St Albans Bay
Knight Island State Park
2
Burton Island State Park
Woods Island State Park
NORTH HERO
Knight Pt. State Park
Burton Island State Park
Kill Kare State Park
Ball I.
Kill Kare State Park Facilities • Swimming area • Picnicking & group events • Parking & boat launch • Passenger ferry service
Lake Champlain GRAND ISLE
GEORGIA
Grand Isle
2
Island Runner passenger ferry
VERMONT
314
Grand Isle State Park
Savage Island
MILTON 0 .25 .5
1
2 miles ephelps-02/07
Kill Kare State Park North
office
restrooms
boat launch ferry dock pets allowed in this area only parking
drinking water swimming picnic shelter wheelchair accessible
cartop boat launch payphone picnic area
private property
Lake Champlain
ha Hat
y Pt wa
Rd
ephelps- rev. 02/07
For More Information, contact: Burton Island State Park P.O. Box 123 St. Albans, VT 05481 (802) 524-6353 (Operating Season) Or VT State Parks Reservation Center (888) 409-7579 M-F 9 AM-4 PM www.vtstateparks.com To request this publication in Braille or alternate visual format, please contact [email protected] VT TDD Relay Dial 7-1-1 Printed on recycled paper. 07/2016 ERP
Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Camping Fishing Boating Swimming Interpretive Programs
Campground
FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION
VERMONT
North
9 10
BASSWOOD
8
12 WILLOW ASH ELM
HEMLOCK SPRUCE BEECH WALNUT LARCH
ALDER
MAPLE
BALSAM
15
Mult-Use Trail: foot and bicycle traffic Foot trail only
lake bottom in marina and approach is 90 ft above mean sea level depth of the marina is actual lake level minus 90 ft avg low water level = 92 ft
ASPEN
Lake Champlain
Park office
7
0
6
14
2
3
Cabin
1
Restrooms
POPASQUASH CEDAR POPLAR
HAWTHORN CHESTNUT APPLE FIR
BIRCH
PINE
Showers ($)
SUNSET
Wheelchair accessible facility
18
Drinking water
19 OAK
Trash/Recycling center
SUMAC HICKORY
Concession and store
Lake Champlain
JUNIPER
0
N. Shore Nature Trail
100
400 feet
Eagle Bay Trail
Area Map
200
Eagle Bay
North
N.
il e Tra Shor
Public phone Swimming area
600
off-leash dog area
Island Farm Nature Trail
Southern Tip Trail
Nature center
Lake Champlain
Self-guiding trail Kill Kare Point
Hiking trail
Eagle Bay Trail
Marina reef
W es t
Sh o
re Tra il
BurtonIsland State Park
Southern Tip
the
rail ip T T n r
P1 P2
Sou P3 P4
Island Farm Nature Trail
Campsite Prime lean-to
4
SAVAGE
CHERRY
Legend
AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Small Boat Channel
Boat sanitary station
Mosquito Island
Kill Kare State Park
Note: This Map is Not to be Used for Navigational Purposes
St. Albans Bay 1000
500
0
1000 feet
2000
Parking Boat launch Passenger ferry dock Park boundary
ephelps-rev. 07/2016
North Hero State Park
ALBURG
ISLE LA MOTTE
campground marina boat launch picnicking landing swimming primitive camping
VERMONT
129
Alburg Dunes State Park
N. HERO
North
Lake Champlain
SWANTON
ST ALBANS TOWN
Isla nd
Burton Island State Park Facilities • 26 lean-to shelters • 3 cabins • 14 tent sites • 100 slip, 15 mooring marina • Store • Interpretive programs • Walking trails • Firewood for sale • No vehicle access
STATE PARKS IN THE LAKE CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS
tle r
Welcome to Burton Island State Park, established in 1962, which encompasses 253 acres of Burton Island. This large island lies off the southwestern tip of St. Albans Point in Lake Champlain’s Inland Sea. The park is accessible only by boat; visitors can travel in their own crafts or take the Island Runner passenger ferry from Kill Kare State Park. The Island Runner sails on a regular schedule several times per day during the operating season. Eighteenth century maps refer to the island as the “Isle of White.” Jesse Welden, an early St. Albans settler and agent for Ethan and Ira Allen, is attributed with first clearing and farming the island. As recently as 1874, Lake Champlain navigation charts label it “Potter’s Island,” though C.C. Burton, a farmer from St. Albans Bay, was using the island for pasture by the 1840’s. Sidney Burton later owned the island through the early 20th century and leased it to tenant farmers who raised cows, pigs, sheep and chickens. Crops included beans and peas. Remnants of the island’s agricultural past, such as fence lines and stone piles, rusted farm implements and the foundation of the old barn, are still visible. Sidney Burton built a camp on the eastern point in 1902. Ida Lashway inherited the island from Burton and continued leasing to tenant farmers, eventually selling it to Randall Dimon in the 1950’s. The Dimon’s spent summers in the cottage for many years after selling the island to the State of Vermont in 1962. Burton Island State Park opened in 1964. Original development plans included a causeway. This idea was abandoned to keep the unique appeal of an island campground without cars. A marina was built to accommodate boats. The State acquired property at the end of St. Albans Point in 1967 to provide easier access to Burton Island. This acquisition on the main land became Kill Kare State Park; Kill Kare has a varied and interesting history of its own, including being the site of several hotel business and summer children’s camps. Passenger ferry service added in the early 1980’s to accommodate visitors without boats. Today, the marina is a lively stopover for people cruising the lake and the campground is popular with those who enjoy relaxing on a semi-remote island
without cars. Kill Kare State Park provides a boat launch, parking and the ferry dock for Burton Island’s visitors. Day use facilities at Kill Kare include a beach, open air pavilion and the beautifully restored Rocky Point House, the circa 1870 hotel building which has function and historical exhibit space. The park is a popular spot for lakeside weddings.
Dameas I.
Bu
Burton Island State Park
VERMONT
36
N. Hero
Map & Guide
St Albans Bay
Knight Island State Park
2
Burton Island State Park
Woods Island State Park
NORTH HERO
Knight Pt. State Park
Burton Island State Park
Kill Kare State Park
Ball I.
Kill Kare State Park Facilities • Swimming area • Picnicking & group events • Parking & boat launch • Passenger ferry service
Lake Champlain GRAND ISLE
GEORGIA
Grand Isle
2
Island Runner passenger ferry
VERMONT
314
Grand Isle State Park
Savage Island
MILTON 0 .25 .5
1
2 miles ephelps-02/07
Kill Kare State Park North
office
restrooms
boat launch ferry dock pets allowed in this area only parking
drinking water swimming picnic shelter wheelchair accessible
cartop boat launch payphone picnic area
private property
Lake Champlain
ha Hat
y Pt wa
Rd
ephelps- rev. 02/07
For More Information, contact: Burton Island State Park P.O. Box 123 St. Albans, VT 05481 (802) 524-6353 (Operating Season) Or VT State Parks Reservation Center (888) 409-7579 M-F 9 AM-4 PM www.vtstateparks.com To request this publication in Braille or alternate visual format, please contact [email protected] VT TDD Relay Dial 7-1-1 Printed on recycled paper. 07/2016 ERP
Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Camping Fishing Boating Swimming Interpretive Programs
