North Hero Vermont Campgrounds
North Hero Vermont has a zip code of 05474. The current date and time in North Hero is April 19, 2024, 5:31 am and it has a population of 810 people. North Hero Vermont lies at an elevation of 116 feet.
Kings Bay Campground
1088 Lakeview Dr.
North Hero Vermont, 05474
Phone: 802-372-3735
Quiet lakeside location with 40 shaded sites. 1300 lakeshore on the Champlain Islands. Swimming, boating, docks, fishing, RV?s, tenting. Hot showers (free), flush toilets, 20 amp electric hookups, water, and septic. Daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal rates. No heaters. Pets on leash. 3 miles to store, gas, etc. From North Hero, north on Route 2 for 3.3 miles, right on Lakeview Drive 1 mile. From Rouses Point, Rte. 2 east, over the bridge, through Alburg, across second bridge, first left on Bridge Road. 1.8 miles to Lakeview Drive, right 1 mile to Kings Bay Campground.
North Hero State Park
3803 Lakeview Drive
North Hero Vermont, 05474
Phone: 802-372-8727, 888-409-7579
North Hero State Park is named for North Hero Island in Lake Champlain. Land for the 399-acre park was purchased in 1963. Nearly one-third of that land lies below 100 feet elevation. Lake level on Champlain fluctuates seasonally from about 95 to 101 feet above sea level so much of the park is subjected to seasonal inundation. The forest type in these floodplain areas is uncommon in Vermont, found only around Lake Champlain. The North Hero example is noted for its size, relatively undisturbed condition, and rare flora habitat.
The thick woods around the campground, and the fact that much of the property was farmed and pastured before becoming a park, have led to conditions favorable for wildlife. Old fields are in stages of reverting to forest. There is a diversity of habitats that land management in the park works to perpetuate. Fields are periodically mowed, burned, or cut back around the edges. Patches of one or two acres are clear-cut into the woods on a rotating schedule to create staggered openings in varied successional stages.
Such habitat work pays off. Whitetailed deer are common. A variety of migratory waterfowl - mallards, blacks, wood ducks, and more - nest in the wooded wetlands. Ruffed grouse and American woodcock find favorable conditions. Even fish - chain pickerel and northern pike - spawn and feed in the flooded areas. Map turtles, known to nest at only a few sites in Vermont, nest along the beach. A section of the beach is roped off during the hatching season to protect the turtles.
There are 99 wooded tent/trailer sites and 18 lean-tos that are arranged in three camp loops. Each loop has a rest room providing modern plumbing and hot showers ($). There is a sanitary dump station for RVs, but no hookups. Most sites are large enough to accommodate self-contained RVs. There are lakeside picnic grounds, a nongraded swimming beach, boat rentals, and a boat launch. Group camping is accommodated.