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Little River State Park, Waterbury, VT
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Little River State Park

A central Vermont state park built around Waterbury Reservoir, known for camping, boating, fishing, hiking, and mountain biking.

3444 Little River Rd. Waterbury, Vermont 05676 · Waterbury, VT

About Little River State Park

Little River State Park sits on the shore of Waterbury Reservoir in central Vermont and is part of Mount Mansfield State Forest. The park runs a developed campground with tent sites, lean-tos, and cabins, plus remote campsites reachable only by boat along the reservoir. Visitors can swim at beaches, rent canoes, kayaks, and rowboats, launch motorboats, fish for trout and bass, and walk or bike miles of trails. Self-guided nature and history trails start near the campground. The area carries traces of a 19th-century farming community and a Civilian Conservation Corps camp from the 1930s that helped build the reservoir.

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