| Emerald Lake State Park | |
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| Type | State park |
| Location | 65 Emerald Lake Lane Dorset, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 43°16′49″N 73°0′20″W / 43.28028°N 73.00556°W |
| Area | 430 acres |
| Created | 1960 |
| Operated by | Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation |
| Website | vtstateparks |
Emerald Lake State Park is a 430-acre (170 ha) state park in the town of Dorset, Vermont, United States, 3 miles (5 km) north of the village of East Dorset, the park's mailing address. It is the home of 20-acre (8.1 ha) Emerald Lake, called such because of its emerald color.
Activities includes swimming, non-motorized boating, camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking, bicycling, wildlife watching, and winter sports.[1]
Facilities include 67 campsites and 37 lean-tos, flush toilets, hot showers, and a dump station.[2] There is a small beach with a snack bar and boat rental facilities, a picnic pavilion with two 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 (1.6 ha) 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.[3]
- ^ "Emerald Lake State Park". Oh Ranger. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Emerald Lake State Park". Vermont State Parks. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Vermont Natural Areas". Vermont State Lands Administration. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.