Elmore State Park is a state park located in

Elmore, Vermont Elmore is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. It was granted by the Vermont Republic in 1780, and was named for Colonel Samuel Elmore (1720–1805), one of the original grantees. The population was 886 at the 2020 census. Elmore ...

, United States. It includes

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and Elmore Mountain, and has day-use facilities for picnicking, hiking, and water-based activities, and a 59-site campground. Some of its facilities were developed in the 1930s by the

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; for these, it was listed on the

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in 2002. The park is open seasonally between Memorial Day and Columbus Day; fees are charged for day use and camping.

Features

Elmore State Park is located in northern Elmore, a rural community in southern

Lamoille County, Vermont Lamoille County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,945, and it is the third-least populous county in Vermont. Its shire town (county seat) is the town of Hyde Park, while Morristow ...

. The park covers , set between Lake Elmore and the summit of Elmore Mountain. Its developed area is located at the northern end of the lake, where Beach Road runs west from

Vermont Route 12 Vermont Route 12 (VT 12) is a north-south state highway in Vermont that runs from Weathersfield to Morrisville. Moose are most often encountered on four roads in Vermont, of which this is one. They are seen from Worcester to Elmore. Rou ...

. The campground facilities, located north of the beach include 44 tent/RV sites and 15 lean-tos, two restrooms with hot showers, and a sanitary dump station. The day-use area features a sandy beach, with a CCC-built beach house which includes a community room, a concession stand and cafe, restrooms and boat rentals. The park has easy access to

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trails on Elmore Mountain, which lead to the observation tower at its summit.

History

In 1934, the

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of Elmore and several of its residents gave the state of

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a gift of . This occurred during the Great Depression, and the state set the

to work transforming the gift of land, along with adjacent federal lands, into a park. CCC crews, whose encampment remains are also found in the area, built the main access road, the beach house and the beach between 1934 and 1936. The federal portion of the park was turned over to the state in 1938, which built the observation tower atop Elmore Mountain the following year. The campground was added in 1963. with

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External links

- Vermont State Parks

{{authority control State parks of Vermont Protected areas of Lamoille County, Vermont Elmore, Vermont State parks of the Appalachians Civilian Conservation Corps in Vermont Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont National Register of Historic Places in Lamoille County, Vermont 1934 establishments in Vermont

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