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D.A.R. State Park, Addison, VT
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D.A.R. State Park

A lakeside Vermont state park on Lake Champlain with a campground, picnic bluffs, and a stone pavilion.

6750 VT RT 17 W, Addison, VT 05491 · Addison, VT

About D.A.R. State Park

D.A.R. State Park sits on the Lake Champlain shore in the farming village of Addison. Visitors come for quiet picnics, birdwatching, and overnight camping in an open grassy area beneath hickory trees. The park has a bluff-top picnic area and a large stone pavilion that groups often reserve. Because the shoreline is steep, swimming and boating are better enjoyed at nearby lake access points. The land has a long history, with Indigenous camps, a French fort era, and early English settlers before the Daughters of the American Revolution donated acreage to the state in 1955.

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    History Buff

    Mount Independence State Historic Site

    Under $25

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