Vermont State Parks · Vermont
Silver Lake State Park
Vermont State Parks · Vermont, United States
- Sites
- 46
- Hookups
- 46 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to September 6
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,391 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Silver Lake
- Nearest town
- Barnard
- Address
- 20 State Park Beach Road, Barnard, VT 05031
- Activities
- Camping
About
Silver Lake State Park, near Barnard, has a swimming beach with a concession stand and a boat launch (standard vehicle access, not walk-in). Its campground has 46 sites - 29 for tents or RVs, 10 tent-only, and 7 lean-tos - none with electric or water hookups; an RV dump station is available. A non-electric pavilion is also on site but not counted in the total above.
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 allowed at this campground on a leash (max 10 feet) or confined, for a $3/pet/night fee, per Vermont State Parks' statewide camping policy; pets must be vaccinated and kept from excessive barking.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 9° | -18° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 12° | -23° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 25° | -2° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 32° | 18° | 78° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 44° | 29° | 82° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 52° | 43° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 62° | 49° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 59° | 49° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 53° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 40° | 29° | 76° | 4 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 27° | 6° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 18° | -10° | 51° | 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.
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