Silver Lake State Park, Vermont

Gliding across the water in your canoe, loons crying in the distance, what better way to spend a day at Silver Lake State Park? And no worries if you tip over, just swim on in to the beach and dry off. There’s fish o’ plenty in the lake for anglers too and if you’re dying to get out on the trails, it’s only a quick jaunt to Barnard to hop on the famous Appalachian Trail. The campground has amazing water views and down the road is a maple farm where you can get Vermont’s raddest treat, maple creamies, aka maple ice cream. Be sure to pick up a postcard to send back home, both the maple treats and Silver Lake are something worth writing home about.