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Welcoming. Active. Revitalized.

St. Albans, Vermont 

Located on Lake Champlain in northern Vermont, Taylor Park is the center of this bustling downtown. Home to a weekly farmers market and summer music series, eclectic shops and culinary delights wrap around the center. As a recreation hub, St. Albans is the starting point for the 26-mile Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail, and only steps from downtown find Hard’ack Recreation Area, including a year-round indoor pool and community ski hill. At Kill Kare State Park, a ferry takes you to nearby Burton Island, where you can enjoy lunch and a day at the lake.

Top Attractions

Two lakeside state parks, a downtown loaded with local shopping and dining, a community ski area, and more are yours to discover in St. Albans.

Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail

Quiet river nooks and booming mountain views await on this 26-mile rail trail through northwestern Vermont for hikers, cyclists, horseback riders, and snowmobilers.

St. Albans Museum

The St. Albans Historical Society curates and exhibits northwestern Vermont’s rich history in a building dating back to the 1800s.

Taylor Park

Taylor Park is the centerpiece of downtown St. Albans, with statues, a fountain, public art, a public greenspace, and a summer outdoor concert series.

Hard’ack Recreation Area

200 acres of recreation includes disc golf, sledding, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, a locally operated ski hill, and a year-round pool.

Burton Island State Park

Camping, including remote sites, swimming, boating, disc golf, stand-up paddleboarding, and a snack bar await at this remote state park accessible on the Island Runner ferry.

Kill Kare State Park

17 acres on Lake Champlain with boating and swimming areas, boat rentals, and a ferry to nearby Burton Island State Park.

Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail

Quiet river nooks and booming mountain views await on this 26-mile rail trail through northwestern Vermont for hikers, cyclists, horseback riders, and snowmobilers.

St. Albans Museum

The St. Albans Historical Society curates and exhibits northwestern Vermont’s rich history in a building dating back to the 1800s.

Taylor Park

Taylor Park is the centerpiece of downtown St. Albans, with statues, a fountain, public art, a public greenspace, and a summer outdoor concert series.

Hard’ack Recreation Area

200 acres of recreation includes disc golf, sledding, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, a locally operated ski hill, and a year-round pool.

Burton Island State Park

Camping, including remote sites, swimming, boating, disc golf, stand-up paddleboarding, and a snack bar await at this remote state park accessible on the Island Runner ferry.

Kill Kare State Park

17 acres on Lake Champlain with boating and swimming areas, boat rentals, and a ferry to nearby Burton Island State Park.

Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail

Quiet river nooks and booming mountain views await on this 26-mile rail trail through northwestern Vermont for hikers, cyclists, horseback riders, and snowmobilers.

St. Albans Museum

The St. Albans Historical Society curates and exhibits northwestern Vermont’s rich history in a building dating back to the 1800s.

Taylor Park

Taylor Park is the centerpiece of downtown St. Albans, with statues, a fountain, public art, a public greenspace, and a summer outdoor concert series.

Tour Downtown

Discover a lakeside community with two state parks, a 200-acre community recreation area, and a vibrant downtown center.

The view of a ski hill making snow, as powdery snow shoots into the air.

An empty indoor pool covered by a large white tent.

Attraction Spotlight

Hard’ack Recreation Area

The Hard’ack Recreation Area crowns St. Albans’ recreation scene. On 200 acres within a mile from downtown, discover disc golf, hiking, and biking in the summer, and swimming at a public pool year-round. In winter, the recreation area makes St. Albans one of the only Vermont cities with its own locally operated ski hill. Sledding, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing at Hard’ack are draws for the whole family.

Hard’ack Recreation Area

Yellow flowers bloom under a stage where live music is being performed for a small crowd.

Event Spotlight

Vermont Maple Festival

Annually in April

This annual celebration of spring features a packed parade down Main Street in St. Albans, carnival rides and games, live music, and lots and lots of maple in its many forms, from syrup tasting to the famous maple creemee.

Maple Festival

Eat, Shop, and Stay in St. Albans

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Transportation Options

For St. Albans

Amtrak Station

40 Federal Street
St. Albans, VT 05478

Local Transportation

Car Rental services:  Enterprise, St. Albans Rental Car
Taxi Service and/or Rideshare: G&G Taxi Service, Thomas Taxi, St. Albans Taxi
Bus services: Green Mountain Transit Downtown Shuttle, Green Mountain Transit St. Albans LINK Express

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Find local guides and trip planning resources from St. Albans’ downtown organization.

Visit Downtown St. Albans

Maple products and Cotton Candy food truck at the Vermont Maple Festival.

A patron receives a Maple Creemee from a food truck at the Vermont Maple Festival.

Food vendors at the Vermont Maple Festival.

A person presents fried dough covered in Vermont Maple Syrup at the Vermont Maple Festival.

An aerial view of St. Albans, Vermont.

The Island Runner approaching shore in front of a summer, green mountain backdrop.

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