Grand Isle State Park - Vermont State Parks
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Grand Isle State Park
SHAD WILLOW
Grand Isle, Vermont
APPLE FIR
ASH
HEMLOCK
ELM
CEDAR BEECH MAPLE
OAK
1A 1
2
3
4 5 6
JUNIPER
47
46
32 48
HAWTHORN
CHESTNUT
49 BUTTERNUT BIRCH
31 78
34 36
33
POPLAR
39
71
V
ALDER
53
55
69
54
LOCUST
57 59 56 58
42
STERLING
La ke C
ha
66 67
65
112
64 61
63 62
60
113
SUMAC
Trash/Recycling
Campsite
Public phone
Prime lean-to
Parking
Lean-to
V
83
Nature Center
Restrooms
Wheelchair accessible facility RV Sanitary Station
86 85
MULBERRY
103 121
120 88
87
DOGWOOD
102
123 TAMARACK
122
90 89
101
92
94 93
91
99
96 95
97
100 98
East Shore South
park entrance to 2
0
100
200
400
600
feet
this map is intended for informational purposes only
Volunteer Site
Cabin
Showers ($)
le Village
to Grand Is
82
118
117
BOLTON MTN
106 119
V
84
ASPEN
Prime campsite
n
PRIVATE PROPERTY
0
108
111
115
81
0
CAMELS MANSFIELD HUMP
110
114
Drinking water
lai
68
80
Park office
mp
43
BASSWOOD
HICKORY
8
16 14 45
44
41
70
72
75 73
40
SPRUCE
WALNUT
CHERRY
38
35 37
77 76 74
YEW LARCH BALSAM BOXELDER
PINE
7
9 29 27 25 23 10 21 20 11 12 19 18 17 28 26 24 15 13 22
30
SYCAMORE
North
Playground
Swimming area
Swings
Boat launch
Horseshoe pit Volleyball
Observation platform
Pets allowed on leash Steep bank/ Cliffs Trail Traffic direction
ephelps-rev. 12//07
Click On A Site For Photo And Additional Information Grand Isle State Park Welcome to Grand Isle State Park, located on South Hero Island in Lake Champlain. The Island, also known as Grand Isle, is 14 miles long and over 3 miles wide, making it the largest in Lake Champlain. It contains the towns Grand Isle (on the northern half) and South Hero (on the southern half). The North and South Hero Islands are named in honor of early pioneering Vermonters who served in the American Revolution. Grand Isle State Park was opened in 1959 when 54 acres of land was purchased from Birchcliff, a private summer resort. The original acquisition included a hotel-like building, cabins and a recreation hall. Today's Nature Center is the last remaining Birchcliff building. Three additional property acquisitions brought the park to its current 226-acre size. Park development during the 1960's was spurred by a successful effort to attract visitors to the area by providing quality camping opportunities. Today, the result of that effort is apparent. Grand Isle State Park is the most-visited campground in the state park system. With 4,150 feet of Lake Champlain shoreline, Grand Isle is popular with many destination campers who spend their entire vacation here. At the same time, the park location on US Route 2 attracts a high number of one-night campers, while proximity to population centers in Burlington, Vermont and Montreal, Quebec make it an easy destination for the weekend or spur-of-the-moment camper. Park property
extends all the way west to Route 2, where part of the land is being kept open by agricultural lease, and some of what was pasture thirty years ago has reverted to woodland.
Recreating and Sightseeing in the Area: • Grand Isle - The Hyde Log Cabin State Historic Site - Grand Isle State Fish Hatchery • Isle LaMotte - St. Anne’s Shrine - ancient coral reef • North Hero - Knight Point State Park • Milton - Sand Bar State Park • Alburg - Alburg Dunes State Park • Lake Champlain Bikeways
Grand Isle State Park Map & Guide
Grand Isle State Park 36 East Shore Road South Grand Isle, VT 05458 (802) 372-4300 (Operating Season) VT State Parks Reservations Center (888) 409-7579 M-F 9 am- 4pm or
www.vtstateparks.com Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation This document available upon request in large print, braille, and audio cassette. VT TDD Relay 1-800-253-0191 Printed on recycled paper 02/08 VGA 5000
Mid-May-Columbus Day Camping Fishing Swimming Interpretive Programs
Grand Isle State Park
SHAD WILLOW
Grand Isle, Vermont
APPLE FIR
ASH
HEMLOCK
ELM
CEDAR BEECH MAPLE
OAK
1A 1
2
3
4 5 6
JUNIPER
47
46
32 48
HAWTHORN
CHESTNUT
49 BUTTERNUT BIRCH
31 78
34 36
33
POPLAR
39
71
V
ALDER
53
55
69
54
LOCUST
57 59 56 58
42
STERLING
La ke C
ha
66 67
65
112
64 61
63 62
60
113
SUMAC
Trash/Recycling
Campsite
Public phone
Prime lean-to
Parking
Lean-to
V
83
Nature Center
Restrooms
Wheelchair accessible facility RV Sanitary Station
86 85
MULBERRY
103 121
120 88
87
DOGWOOD
102
123 TAMARACK
122
90 89
101
92
94 93
91
99
96 95
97
100 98
East Shore South
park entrance to 2
0
100
200
400
600
feet
this map is intended for informational purposes only
Volunteer Site
Cabin
Showers ($)
le Village
to Grand Is
82
118
117
BOLTON MTN
106 119
V
84
ASPEN
Prime campsite
n
PRIVATE PROPERTY
0
108
111
115
81
0
CAMELS MANSFIELD HUMP
110
114
Drinking water
lai
68
80
Park office
mp
43
BASSWOOD
HICKORY
8
16 14 45
44
41
70
72
75 73
40
SPRUCE
WALNUT
CHERRY
38
35 37
77 76 74
YEW LARCH BALSAM BOXELDER
PINE
7
9 29 27 25 23 10 21 20 11 12 19 18 17 28 26 24 15 13 22
30
SYCAMORE
North
Playground
Swimming area
Swings
Boat launch
Horseshoe pit Volleyball
Observation platform
Pets allowed on leash Steep bank/ Cliffs Trail Traffic direction
ephelps-rev. 12//07
Click On A Site For Photo And Additional Information Grand Isle State Park Welcome to Grand Isle State Park, located on South Hero Island in Lake Champlain. The Island, also known as Grand Isle, is 14 miles long and over 3 miles wide, making it the largest in Lake Champlain. It contains the towns Grand Isle (on the northern half) and South Hero (on the southern half). The North and South Hero Islands are named in honor of early pioneering Vermonters who served in the American Revolution. Grand Isle State Park was opened in 1959 when 54 acres of land was purchased from Birchcliff, a private summer resort. The original acquisition included a hotel-like building, cabins and a recreation hall. Today's Nature Center is the last remaining Birchcliff building. Three additional property acquisitions brought the park to its current 226-acre size. Park development during the 1960's was spurred by a successful effort to attract visitors to the area by providing quality camping opportunities. Today, the result of that effort is apparent. Grand Isle State Park is the most-visited campground in the state park system. With 4,150 feet of Lake Champlain shoreline, Grand Isle is popular with many destination campers who spend their entire vacation here. At the same time, the park location on US Route 2 attracts a high number of one-night campers, while proximity to population centers in Burlington, Vermont and Montreal, Quebec make it an easy destination for the weekend or spur-of-the-moment camper. Park property
extends all the way west to Route 2, where part of the land is being kept open by agricultural lease, and some of what was pasture thirty years ago has reverted to woodland.
Recreating and Sightseeing in the Area: • Grand Isle - The Hyde Log Cabin State Historic Site - Grand Isle State Fish Hatchery • Isle LaMotte - St. Anne’s Shrine - ancient coral reef • North Hero - Knight Point State Park • Milton - Sand Bar State Park • Alburg - Alburg Dunes State Park • Lake Champlain Bikeways
Grand Isle State Park Map & Guide
Grand Isle State Park 36 East Shore Road South Grand Isle, VT 05458 (802) 372-4300 (Operating Season) VT State Parks Reservations Center (888) 409-7579 M-F 9 am- 4pm or
www.vtstateparks.com Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation This document available upon request in large print, braille, and audio cassette. VT TDD Relay 1-800-253-0191 Printed on recycled paper 02/08 VGA 5000
Mid-May-Columbus Day Camping Fishing Swimming Interpretive Programs
