State park and historic site featuring a sandy beach with swimming area

General Information

Hours:

Open seasonally from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day
Day-use hours: 10:00am to official sunset

Fees:

Day-use and parking fees apply
Vermont State Parks fees vary by age and residency

Pet Policy:

Pets are not permitted anywhere in the park

Closest cities with hotels:

Barton, VT (approximately 2 mi)

Seasons:

Best visited late spring through summer

Location:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/JgZQhT5EJY7R6yHr6 96 Bellwater Avenue, Barton, VT 05822

Website:

vtstateparks.com

How to Get There

From Barton, VT (2 mi): Take US‑5 North from Barton, turn right onto Eastern Avenue, then right onto Bellwater Avenue and continue straight to the entrance of Crystal Lake State Park.

Overview

Crystal Lake State Park is a day-use state park and historic site in Barton, Vermont. It is located off Willoughby Lake Road (Vermont Route 16) just east of the village, at the northwestern end of 763-acre (309 ha) Crystal Lake. It features a sandy beach with swimming area, and a bath house built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The park was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 2005, for its association with the CCC.

Activities include swimming, boating, fishing, wildlife watching and winter sports. There is hiking in nearby Willoughby State Forest.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Crystal Lake State Park", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0