Button Bay State Park, Vermont state park in Ferrisburgh, US.
Button Bay State Park covers 253 acres on the shore of Lake Champlain in Ferrisburgh, Vermont. It holds 73 campsites, including 13 lean-tos and 4 cabins, a lifeguarded swimming pool, a large picnic shelter and canoe and kayak rentals. The Button Point Natural Area, a 14-acre site, takes in the 2-acre Button Island and an 8-acre peninsula with a mature forest stand, where the nature center stands.
Button Bay State Park covers 253 acres in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, on the shore of Lake Champlain. The sources document the park's present size, its 73 campsites, and the 14-acre Button Point Natural Area with Button Island, but they give no founding date, so the 1964 date in earlier texts is unverified.
Button Point Natural Area, a 14-acre site with a 2-acre island and an 8-acre peninsula, holds the park's nature center. Rangers there lead night hikes, campfire programs, amphibian explorations, and nature crafts and games for visitors.
The park offers camping spots, shelters, and cabins with showers and restroom facilities spread throughout the grounds. Plan to visit during warmer months for swimming, and watch for slippery areas on the limestone formations after rain.
Button Point contains rare plants that grow only on the limestone rocks found here, making this spot botanically special within the region. These species thrive where calcium-rich stone creates specific growing conditions unavailable elsewhere.
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