Grand Isle State Park (Vermont)

{{Short description|State park in Grand Isle County, Vermont}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox park

| name = Grand Isle State Park

| photo = Grand Isle State Park Entrance2.jpg

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| photo_caption = Entrance

| type = State park

| location = 36 East Shore South
Grand Isle, Vermont

| coords = {{coord|44.6867|-73.2912|type:landmark_scale:10000_region:US|display=inline,title}}

| area = 226 acres

| created = {{Start date|1959}}

| operator = Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation

| status = Memorial Day weekend - Columbus Day weekend

| website = https://vtstateparks.com/grandisle.html

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Grand Isle State Park is a 226-acre state park in Grand Isle, Vermont on the shore of Lake Champlain.{{cite web |title=Grand Isle State Park |url=https://vtstateparks.com/grandisle.html |publisher=Vermont State Parks |access-date=11 October 2021}}

Activities includes boating, swimming, camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking, bicycling, wildlife watching, water sports and winter sports.{{cite web|title=Grand Isle State Park|url=http://www.ohranger.com/vt/grand-isle|publisher=Oh Ranger|access-date=23 July 2016}}{{cite web|title=Grand Isle State Park|url=https://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/grand-isle-state-park|publisher=Trailfinder|access-date=23 July 2016}}

Facilities include a boat launching ramp, sand-court volleyball, horseshoes, a play area, 117 tent/RV sites, 36 lean-to sites, 4 cabin sites, restrooms with running water and hot showers, and a trailer sanitary station.{{cite web|title=Grand Isle State Park on Lake Champlain|url=http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=73377&pageId=254978|publisher=Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department|access-date=23 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000605/http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=73377&pageId=254978|archive-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead}}

The park features a nature center and park rangers offer interpretive programs including night hikes, campfire programs, amphibian explorations, and nature crafts and games.

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