Vermont State Parks · Vermont
Waterbury Reservoir Remote Sites
Vermont State Parks · Vermont, United States
- Sites
- 27
- Hookups
- 27 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to October 17
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Waterbury Reservoir
- Nearest town
- Waterbury
- Address
- Waterbury Reservoir (3 boat launch access points), Waterbury, VT
- Activities
- Camping, Boat-in/Walk-in Camping
About
Waterbury Reservoir Remote Sites is a genuinely separate, online-bookable facility from nearby Little River State Park's main campground: 27 individual boat-in tent sites scattered along the reservoir shoreline, each reached only by boat from one of three access points. There is no potable water available - pack in your own; moldering toilets are provided at each site, and all trash must be packed out. No electric or water hookups exist (there is no vehicle access at all).
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 | 25° | 7° | -24° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 10° | -22° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 25° | -3° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 35° | 18° | 80° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 47° | 30° | 84° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 54° | 45° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 64° | 54° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 61° | 50° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 54° | 43° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 42° | 30° | 76° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 28° | -3° | 66° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 19° | -11° | 53° | 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
- Little River State Park · Vermont State Parks · 1 mi · 90 sites
- Smugglers' Notch State Park · Vermont State Parks · 10 mi · 34 sites
- Underhill State Park · Vermont State Parks · 11 mi · 18 sites
- Curtis Pond Island Camping · City, County & Regional Parks · 14 mi
- Elmore State Park · Vermont State Parks · 16 mi · 59 sites
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