Some of its facilities were developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps; for these, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Its developed area is located at the northern end of the lake, where Beach Road runs west from Vermont Route 12.

The campground facilities, located north of the beach include 44 tent/RV sites and 15 lean-tos, two restrooms with hot showers, and a sanitary dump station.

[2] The park has easy access to hiking trails on Elmore Mountain, which lead to the observation tower at its summit.

[2] The federal portion of the park was turned over to the state in 1938, which built the observation tower atop Elmore Mountain the following year.