Waterbury Center

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Waterbury Center State Park lies on the easterly trivium of Waterbury Reservoir, a quarter mile off VT Route 100. It is an integral recreation resource in Central Vermont and one of the newer park facilities within Mount Mansfield State Forest. The Reservoir is the ninth largest body of water in the state of Vermont and was created in the 1930's by the CCC as a flood control project to protect towns and villages along the Winooski River Valley. From late spring to early fall the Reservoir is maintained to a surface area of 850 acres and has a maximum depth of 100 feet. To prepare for normal spring snow melt and runoff, the surface area is reduced to between 415 - 610 acres throughout the winter. The designed flood control capacity of Waterbury Reservoir is approximately 9,000,000,000 gallons.

Waterbury Reservoir is also a great place to fish.

Facilities/Amenities

The park is located on a 90-acre peninsula and contains:

• 17 picnic sites
• 27 remote paddle-to campsites (see map)
• picnic tables
• charcoal grills
• a swimming beach
• a nature trail
• trailer boat ramp
• boat rentals - available until Labor Day
• restrooms

A universally accessible trail includes two accessible fishing platforms.

The remote campsites can only be reserved online or through our call center. Sites not reserved are first come/first served. Information about open campsites may be found at each access area. Campsites may be used by any single party for up to 7 days. Every remote campsite has a maximum occupancy of 6 people, unless otherwise posted. Boats are not provided, with campers required to bring their own vessels