Greetings from Oakledge Park! This land houses two large shelters, two public beaches, a playground, tree houses, countless walking trail, tennis, bocce, and volleyball courts, grills, picnic tables, bathrooms, along with acres of open land. The park is located in the South End of Burlington, just north of the opening to Shelburne Bay. Without a car, the fastest way to get this spot would be by taking a shuttle down to the waterfront and then taking the Island Line Trail until reaching the pavilion next to the park lot. However if one does have access to a car, pull all the way down to the parking lot, left of the pavilion. Once at the pavilion, begin walking down the paved path for roughly 500feet before seeing a set of stairs with multiple paths branching off. Do not climb up the set of stairs but rather walk the path directly in-front of them. Take a couple more steps and you have reached my spot!
In deciding where to go to pick my spot, I knew I wanted to be able to clearly see the water but also be surrounded by lots of wildlife and trees. Oakledge instantly popped into my head. I had been there a multitude of times and just felt a connection to this spot. I’m very excited to have the opportunity to closely look at this land instead of just appreciating its beauty.
When adventuring around the plot of land I choose, I noticed how the vegetation lessened and changed nearing the ledge as there is much more exposed bedrock. Red Oaks and Sugar Maples are dense towards the paths but as approaching the ledge Eastern Hemlocks, Red Pines, and Northern White Cedars are much more prevalent. Lots of common milkweed, marginal wood ferns, moss, and common buckthorn was also present in the vegetation.
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