Waterbury Reservoir Swim Area

Waterbury Reservoir Swim Area is a generic pointer to the developed swim beaches on the 834-acre Waterbury Reservoir in the Little River drainage. In practice, Vermont State Parks runs two real swim options on the reservoir, and this guide is flagged for consolidation with the more specific slugs in the taxonomy pass. The Waterbury Reservoir east-shore day-use is Waterbury Center State Park at 177 Reservoir Road in Waterbury Center (sandy and grassy swim area, boat rentals, restrooms, accessible beach mat and wheelchair, NO pets). The west-shore day-use is Little River State Park at 3444 Little River Road in Waterbury (campground-served swim access, trails, boat rentals). Both charge standard Vermont State Parks day-use fees, run roughly Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day / Columbus Day, and have no lifeguard. Cyanobacteria blooms can close either side in high summer -- check the Vermont FPR Recreational Water Status page the morning of your visit.