Casavant Natural Area is a 104-acre park with wetlands, vernal pools, and populations of mink, chipmunks, squirrel, beavers, birds, and deer. The sandy soils and rock outcroppings have allowed a diversity of plants along its edge, including Green Ash, Silver and Sugar Maple, Basswood and Boxelder trees.
The park has a scenic 2-mile trail that goes along the Winooski River to connect the Falls to the Gorge, as well as a trailhead along East Allen Street. The trail conditions vary, from compacted gravel at the westernmost edge, to dirt path, to open lawn, to sandy and rocky shores under I-89. The wetland conditions of the site also create muddy conditions, particularly along the eastern trail that brings visitors along its rock outcroppings to the trailhead.
Park Rules:
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From the roundabout in Winooski, turn onto East Allen Street (Route 15 East). The parking lot and trailhead are just off East Allen Street, 200 feet west of the railroad tracks.
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