Vermont State Parks · Vermont
Lake Shaftsbury State Park
Vermont State Parks · Vermont, United States
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Season
- May 21 to October 11
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- No
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Shaftsbury
- Address
- 262 Shaftsbury State Park RD, Shaftsbury, VT 05262
- Activities
- Camping, Group Camping
About
Lake Shaftsbury State Park, north of Bennington, is built mainly around a sandy swim beach, boat rentals, and a large event pavilion. Its only real camping product is 3 group lean-tos; 1 electric cottage and 1 electric pavilion are also on site but are lodging/event rentals, not campsites, and are not counted in the total above. PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED anywhere at this specific park - a named, published exception, unlike every other Vermont State Park campground.
Fees
Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation statewide camping fee schedule (vtstateparks.com/fees.html), per night, shown as VT Resident / Non-Resident: Tent/RV sites $20/$38; Lean-to sites $30/$49 (Burton Island's lean-tos are a published exception at $40/$60); Group camping $6/$10 per person per night (8-person minimum). No separate rate is published for remote/boat-in sites - the standard Tent/RV or Lean-to rate above most likely applies, but this isn't stated explicitly. A $2/night surcharge applies at some "prime" sites; $8/person/night for additional occupants beyond 4 (8-person max per site); $3/pet/night; an $8/site non-refundable reservation fee; firewood $9/bundle; trash $6/bag. Pets are NOT allowed at this specific park - a named, statewide-published exception, unlike every other Vermont State Park campground in this file, which allow leashed pets for a nightly fee.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 12° | -11° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 15° | -20° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 27° | -1° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 56° | 37° | 20° | 82° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 48° | 31° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 55° | 44° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 65° | 54° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 63° | 53° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 55° | 45° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 42° | 31° | 80° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 30° | 10° | 66° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 23° | 1° | 59° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Goddard Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Kid Gore Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi
- Story Spring Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi
- Melville Nauheim Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 10 mi
- Somerset Airfield · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
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