Bomoseen State Park in Vermont, USA - map and visitor information

Research checked: 2026-10-30. Check linked official notices before travel.

Bomoseen State Park in Castleton, Vermont, serves the shore of Lake Bomoseen in the Taconic Mountains. Plan a seasonal beach or picnic day, with extra attention to operating dates: the summer operating season finishes on Labor Day weekend.

A lake day with an accessible picnic option

Combine time at the grassy and sandy beach with a picnic. For a group, the accessible pavilion has room for up to one hundred people; booking it is a separate step from paying admission.

Know before you go

Fees, hours, and seasonal access

No lifeguard at the lake beach

Bomoseen has no lifeguard; the state provides lifeguards only at Button Bay’s pool. Check the swimming guidance and water-status information before a beach visit. Routine testing covers the operating season and stops no later than September 30, so a summer result does not establish later water conditions.

Keep pets outside the day-use area

Pets are not permitted in the day-use area, on the sandy beach or in the designated swimming area. Where pets are permitted elsewhere in the park, clean up after them.

Arrange the pavilion and wheelchair in advance

Pavilion reservations can be made up to eleven months ahead. The state fee schedule lists a nonrefundable USD 8 reservation fee and a nonrefundable USD 25 cancellation fee; day admission is separate at Bomoseen. Call the park to request the beach wheelchair, which remains subject to availability.

Use the Castleton park address

The park lists 22 Cedar Mountain Road, Castleton, VT 05743. Use the directions on the official Bomoseen page and confirm the operating gate before traveling outside summer.

Other parks around Hubbardton

Half Moon Pond State Park is at 1621 Black Pond Road in Hubbardton and has a separate camping season. Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park is at 321 St. John Road, also in Hubbardton. Its trails are steep and rocky; the garden approach is especially hilly. Check the appropriate road entrance and access needs for each stop.

Make the beach visit fit the season

During the summer season, use the beach for a lake outing or the pavilion for a planned group gathering. Confirm swimming conditions and arrangements for the picnic space before building your day around either.

Distinguish a beach wheelchair from water access

The beach wheelchair is free to use when available, but there is no beach mat into the water. The pavilion provides electricity, grills and picnic tables, with restrooms nearby. Discuss your particular access needs with staff instead of assuming the wheelchair solves every part of the route.

About the lakeshore park

A donated property opened for recreation

A donation of roughly 365 acres and several buildings in 1959 helped create the park. It opened to the public in 1960.

A refuge within the Taconic landscape

Lake Bomoseen sits in the Taconic Mountains. The original donated property combined recreation with a wildlife-refuge purpose.

Contact

Call 802-265-4242 for park operations, group-use questions and beach-wheelchair arrangements.