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Button Bay State Park, VT

This popular 253-acre park, is located on a bluff in Ferrisburgh along the 130-mile long Lake Champlain. It is known for it's sunny, grassy campsites, sweeping views of Lake Champlain, swimming pool and a nature center located on Button Point. Historically, the area has been visited by...
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Description
This popular 253-acre park, is located on a bluff in Ferrisburgh along the 130-mile long Lake Champlain. It is known for it's sunny, grassy campsites, sweeping views of Lake Champlain, swimming pool and a nature center located on Button Point. Historically, the area has been visited by such notables as Samuel De Champlain (1609), Ethan Allen (1776), Ben Franklin (1776), and Benedict Arnold (1777). Once operating as a farm, the area became a state park in 1964. The park is so named for the button-like concretions formed by clay deposits found along the shoreline.
Geography:

The park gets its name from the clay concretions that form around on pebbles or around the stalks of plants that grow in the lake. When the plant stem dies and rots away, what's left behind resembles a rock with a hole drilled in the center of it. Early European explorers saw them and thought they looked like molds used to make buttons so it was originally called Button Mould Bay.

Recreation:

Excellent camping, swimming, boating, fishing, and picnicking. Nature and interpretive programs are also available.

Facilities:

4 rental cabins, 53 campsites, 13 lean-to's, restrooms with flush toilets, hot and cold running water and coin-operated showers, changing area, pavilion that can seat up to 100 with picnic tables and group grills, picnic areas, swimming pool, boat launch, and nature center. Drinking water is available throughout the park. There is a RV sanitary station but there are no hookups. No camping in or around pavilions. Camping on designated campsites only.

Nearby Attractions:

Chimney Point State Historic Site, Crown Point State Historic Site, Mount Independence State Historic Site, Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain Ferries, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, The Shelburne Museum

Services & Amenities:

Within Park
  • Accessible
  • Accessible Campsites
  • Accessible Flush Toilets
  • Accessible Pavilion
  • Accessible Picnic Areas
  • Accessible Showers
  • Accessible Sites
  • Accessible Swimming
  • Accessible Trails
  • Accessible Walkways
  • Boat Dock
  • Boat Ramp
  • Cabins, Electric
  • Campfire Rings
  • Cell Phone Service
  • Coin Showers
  • Day Use Area
  • Dump Station
  • Firewood
  • Fishing
  • Fishing Licenses
  • Flush Toilets
  • Grills
  • Group Cooking Facilities
  • Horseshoe Pit
  • Ice
  • Lean-tos
  • Lifeguards
  • Nature Center
  • Non-Motorized Boating
  • Pavilion
  • Pets Allowed
  • Picnic Area
  • Playground
  • Recycling
  • Scenic Overlooks
  • Swimming
  • Table & Chairs
  • Trails, Hiking
  • Trails, Interpretive
  • Trash Disposal
  • Water Spigot
Alerts and Important Information

The Button Bay Pool is temporarily closed for maintenance and repair. Expected reopening is late June. An update will be posted when the exact reopen date is finalized.

Attention: Day use hours are 10 am - sunset.
Reservations made more than 7 days in advance require a two-night minimum. One-night stays are allowed within 7 days of arrival, any day of the week. Exceptions apply.
Pets are not permitted in day use area but are allowed elsewhere in the park, on leash.
Read our camping rules and policies
Read our cancellation policy
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
Button Bay State Park
5 Button Bay State Park RD
Ferrisburgh  VT  05491
Phone Number:
Information:  (802)475-2377
Vermont State Parks Reservations: 1-888-409-7579