Townshend Lake Recreation Area in VT -- Campground & RV Camping

Townshend Lake Recreation Area is a day-use facility situated on the shores of Townshend Lake behind Townshend Dam in the West River Valley. The park offers three reservable picnic shelters equipped with electrical hookups, as well as individual picnic sites with charcoal grills set among open lawns and shaded trees. Amenities include restrooms with flush toilets and drinking water, playgrounds, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, and a boat ramp for canoes, kayaks, and small motorboats up to 10hp. The 1.7-mile Ledges Overlook Trail provides hiking loop access directly from the site.

Getting there: Townshend Lake is located 19 miles north of Brattleboro, Vermont, on Vermont Route 30.

• Moderately separated here.
• West River runs 0.2 mi off.
• Rattlesnake Mountain stands 1,039 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles northeast.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.