Vermont State Parks And Forests

The Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation of the State of Vermont provides general information about the parks within the state. A map is available. The department lists upcoming events in the individual parks, and provides access to news briefs. The parks include Alburg Dunes, Knight Island, Lake Shaftsbury, and Ricker Pond. Guidelines for making camping reservations are available. Quizzes and trivia for children are provided.

Take a walk in the park. Or explore a forest, gorge, campground, even a historic site. Spend a week or a weekend. Go biking, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting or cross-country skiing. Or just relax and enjoy the most beautiful scenery in the Northeast! This is a guide to the state parks, the wildlife refuges, nature and bike trails, historic sites, facilities and activities at each site, and contact information. Details are given on the facilities at each, the walking paths, nature trails, historic sites, and scenic drives. In New Hampshire, Echo Lake, Bear Brook, Crawford Notch, Gap Mountain, Fox Forest, Moose Brook, Mt. Sunapee, Mt. Monadnock; in Vermont, Groton Forest, Pine Mountain, Emerald Lake, Gifford Woods, Burton Island, Little Otter Creek - these are just a few of the many parks and historic sites described. And virtually all are shown with color photographs.

The first field guide to all of Vermont's natural communities