Saxtons River Access

The Saxtons River Access is a Vermont River Conservancy site in Westminster, near the Bellows Falls line in Windham County, on the lower Saxtons River a couple of miles before the river meets the Connecticut. The site combines a small riverside meadow, a short bank trail, and river entries used by swimmers, anglers, and occasional paddlers; it is not a developed beach. There is no lifeguard, no signage beyond VRC markers, and no restroom. Park in a allowed pull-off along the access road, walk the short path down to the water, and respect the posted VRC boundary and private-land signage on the opposite bank. The Saxtons runs cold in the first half of summer and reacts quickly after rain, with some deeper pockets along the bends and rocky shallows elsewhere. For a developed Windham County day, the Scott Covered Bridge area in Townshend and the West River pull-offs south of Jamaica are the stronger picks.