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Alburgh Dunes State Park, Alburgh, VT
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Alburgh Dunes State Park

A Lake Champlain day-use park with a long sandy beach, shifting dunes, and a rare black spruce bog.

Palmer's Sand Beach Road, Alburgh, VT 05440 · Alburgh, VT

About Alburgh Dunes State Park

This Vermont state park sits on the shore of Lake Champlain and protects a sizable stretch of sand beach and the dunes that rise near its center and western end. Visitors come to swim, paddle, fish, or picnic, and can rent boats or stand-up paddleboards through the park. Behind the beach lies a wetland with an unusually large black spruce bog, a habitat more typical of colder northern areas, and the surrounding marsh draws deer, wild turkeys, and many bird species. Fencing guards the dunes and two rare plants that have persisted since the last glacial period, so guests are asked to stay outside the barriers. A walking and biking path called the beach road loops between the dunes and the wetland, making a walk of roughly a mile and a quarter.

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