Contact Info Knight Island State Park c/o Burton Island State Park Box 123, St. Albans Bay, Vermont 05481 Park Phone: 802-524-6353 Season:    Memorial Day - Labor Day
Directions: Knight Island is located in northern Lake Champlain and can be reached only by boat. Ferry service varies according to season and day of the week. Contact Burton Island for ferry information. N44 48.784 W73 14.808   Directions/Map         Knight Island State Park Campground Map State Parks of the Champlain Islands Map Vermont Weather Forecast

Knight Island, acquired by the State in 1990, is one of three neighboring island parks in Lake Champlain's "inland sea”. The others are Burton and Woods Island State Parks. This 185-acre island is a mile long and nearly a half mile wide. The park includes all but 10+ acres of private land on the island's southern tip. When on Knight Island, please respect the rights of the park neighbor and keep off the southern end.

The island was farmed historically then was uninhabited for many years. It was a privately operated primitive campground through the 1980s. The owner lived year-round on the island and began a timber management program to supplement the camping operation. Under state ownership, remote area camping is being continued on seven sites dotted around the island. Land management activities are those which will keep the island unique and unspoiled.

Getting there: If you haven’t got a boat of your own, you’ll need to arrange ferry service. Call Burton Island State Park (802) 524-6353 for information. If you have got your own boat, be advised, there are no docks, so you’ll need to either beach it (it’s fairly rocky) or anchor off.

Kill Kare State Park is the best place to park and get directions on boating to Woods Island, Knight Island or Burton Island.

Knight Island is a “remote area” campground. Remote Area campsites, while beautiful, are not for everybody. Sanitary facilities are minimal, and there is no potable water supply. The island’s seven campsites, six of them with rustic log leantos, are situated approximately equidistant around the 2 ½- mile shoreline, and are connected by a trail system. This gives you great privacy, but it also means you’re going to have to walk. If you arrive by ferry, it’s anywhere from 1/3 of mile to a mile to the campsite from the dock at the ranger’s residence, so you shouldn’t bring anything you’re not prepared to carry in and carry out..

Camping is by permit only on designated sites. A permit may be obtained at the caretaker's residence on the west shore, and is necessary before setting up. Reservations (2-night minimum unless traveling by paddlecraft) made within two weeks of your proposed stay are handled through Burton Island State Park. Maximum eight (8) persons per site; fourteen (14) night maximum stay.

Fires are permitted in designated fire rings.