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Lake Carmi State Park
North
Franklin, Vermont
Park office
Parking
0
Prime campsite
Picnic area
0
Campsite
Swimming area
Prime lean-to
Boat launch
Lean-to
Trailhead
Traffic direction
Cabin
Restrooms
Lake Carmi
pets welcome
in Area A
Showers ($)
Drinking water
10 8
11
9
12
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Wheelchair accessible
Trash/Recycling center
RV Sanitary Station
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Volunteer Site
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27 29
A
AREA “B”
POPLAR
PINE
JUNIPER
B
105
OAK
MAPLE
LOCUST
HAZELNUT
HAWTHORN
142 141
143
HICKORY
CEDAR
144
ASH
102
138
136
126
134
132
V
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125
DOGWOOD
WILLOW
CHESTNUT
WALNUT
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124
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137
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109
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44
ASPEN
100
98
96
94
40
45
BEECH
42
46
CHERRY
BIRCH
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31
71 70
LARCH 37 35
33
38 36 34 32
39 41
ELM
BALSAM
APPLE
104
Service
Area
(no public
access)
25
22
18 28 21 30
AREA “A”
FIR
6
17 19 20
26
SPRUCE
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HEMLOCK ALDER
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SECURITY GATE
REGISTERED CAMPERS &
GUESTS ONLY BEYOND
THIS POINT
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Lake Carmi State Park
Welcome to Lake Carmi. With a 1375-acre surface
area, Carmi is the fourth largest natural lake
entirely within Vermont. It is 7.5 miles around,
averaging about 20 feet in depth, and is 33 feet
at its deepest point. The lake supports northern
pike, walleyes, and other warm water species. The
lake drains north into Quebec’s Pike River, then
into Lake Champlain. Lake Carmi was once much
larger. In the thousands of years since the last ice
age, the southern end of the original lake has silted
in, creating wetland forests and the third largest
peat bog in Vermont.
Most of the 140-acre bog lies within Lake Carmi
State Park and is a designated State Natural
Area. Natural Areas have been set aside for
the preservation and protection of their unique
ecological, geological, or scenic and contemplative
values. The road to Camping Area “B” cuts through
the bog and is the northern boundary of the Natural
Area. The high ground on which Camping Area
“B” is built would be an island if not for the bog.
Lake Carmi State Park Amenities
• 140 campsites
• 35 lean-tos
• 2 cabins
• Beach picnic area
• Nature center and programs
Lake Carmi
Recreating and Sightseeing in the Area
Franklin
• Town Museum (open Sundays 3 to 5 p.m.)
St. Albans
• Franklin County Historical Society
Swanton
• Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
• Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail
Map & Guide
State Park
For more information, contact
Lake Carmi State Park
460 Marsh Farm Road
Enosburg Falls, VT 05450
(802) 933-8383 (Operating Season) or
VT State Parks Reservation Center
(888) 409-7579 M-F 9 AM-4 PM
www.vtstateparks.com
The Lake Carmi Bog is characterized by spindly
black spruce trees, with lesser numbers of
tamarack trees. Shrubs, especially mountain holly,
form a thick and nearly impenetrable understory.
The ground plants includes pitcher plants,
sedges, sphagnum mosses and other typical bog
plants. This black spruce-tamarack bog is largely
undisturbed and is unusual in Vermont for its size.
The state park includes over two miles of frontage
on the south and east shore of Lake Carmi. Most
of the 482-acres were purchased in 1959. The park
was developed in stages through the 1960’s. Some
of the land is under agricultural license so the open
fields are maintained by farming activity.
Operating Season:
Memorial Day Weekend- Labor Day
This document available upon request in large
print, Braille, and audio cassette.
VT TDD Relay 1-800-253-0191
Printed on recycled paper
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