Vermont Natural Park Wonders
National and State Wonders Found in the Green Mountain State:
National Wildlife Refuges:
Vermont, known for its Green Mountains, is home to more than 200 heavily-forested mountains with elevations of more than 2,000 feet, along with rolling hills and fertile valleys. (About three-quarters of the state's total area is forested.)
Let us be your guide to discovering these natural wonders. Follow the links below to obtain more information, insider tips, and pictures, as well as ideas for where to stay when visiting.
National Scenic Trails:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
National Recreation Trails:
Cross Vermont Trail Island Line Trail Long Trail National Recreation Trail Robert Frost Interpretive Trail
National Recreation Areas:
Moosalamoo National Recreation Area. Location: central Vermont, along with the Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area, administered by the Forest Service as part of the Green Mountain National Forest. [Official Site] Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area. Location: southern Vermont, includes the Big Branch and Peru Peak Wilderness areas, part of the Appalachian Trail, and administered by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Green Mountain National Forest. [Official Site]
National Forests:
Green Mountain National Forest. Location: Rutland, Vermont. [Official Site]
National Wildlife Refuges:
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
National Wilderness Areas:
Big Branch Wilderness Breadloaf Wilderness Bristol Cliffs Wilderness George D. Aiken Wilderness Glastenbury Wilderness Joseph Battell Wilderness Lye Brook Wilderness Peru Peak Wilderness
National Scenic Roads and Byways:
Connecticut River Byway
Vermont State Parks, Campgrounds, Recreational Areas:
Aitken State Forest Albert C. Lord State Forest Alburg Dunes State Park Alburg Recreational Rail Trail Allis State Park Arlington State Forest Ascutney State Park Big Deer State Park Black Turn Brook State Forest Bomoseen State Park Boulder Beach State Park Boyer State Forest Branbury State Park Brighton State Park Burton Island State Park Button Bay State Park Cambridge State Forest Camel's Hump State Forest Camel's Hump State Park Camp Plymouth State Park CC Putnam State Forest Central Vermont Rail Trail Chimney Point State Historic Site Coolidge State Forest Coolidge State Park
Crystal Lake State Park D.A.R. State Park Delaware and Hudson Rail Trail Dorand State Forest Downer State Forest Elmore State Park Emerald Lake State Park Eureka Schoolhouse Fort Dummer State Park Gifford Woods State Park Grafton State Forest Grand Isle State Park Green River Reservoir State Park Groton State Forest Half Moon Pond State Park Hapgood State Forest Jamaica State Park Jay State Forest Justin Smith Morrill Homestead Kettle Pond State Park Kill Kare State Park Kingsland Bay State Park Knight Island State Park Knight Point State Park Lake Carmi State Park Lake St. Catherine State Park Little River State Park
Long Trail State Forest Lowell Lake State Park LR Jones State Forest Lyndon State Forest Maidstone State Forest Maidstone State Park Mathewson State Forest Molly Stark State Park Montpelier / Wells River Trail Morristown Bog State Forest Mount Independence State Historic Site Mt. Carmel State Forest Mt. Cushman State Forest Mt. Mansfield State Forest Mt. Philo State Park New Discovery State Park North Hero State Park Okemo State Forest President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site President Chester A. Arthur State Historic Site Proctor Piper State Forest Quechee State Park Ricker Pond State Park Roxbury State Forest Rupert State Forest Sandbar State Park Seyon Ranch State Park
Shaftsbury State Park Silver Lake State Beach Smugglers Notch State Park Stillwater State Park The Bennington Battle Monument The Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site The Hyde Log Cabin The Old Constitution House Thetford Hill State Forest Thetford State Park Townshend State Forest Townshend State Park Underhill State Park Victory State Forest Washington State Forest Waterbury Center State Park WC Putnam State Forest Wilgus State Park Williams River State Forest Willoughby State Forest Woodford State Park Woods Island State Park
State Scenic Roads and Byways:
Green Mountain Byway Lake Champlain Byway Mad River Byway Molly Stark Scenic Byway Route 108, The Smugglers Notch Road - Scenic Route Route 125, The Middlebury Gap Road - Scenic Route Route 131, Cavendish Road - Scenic Route Stone Valley Byway
Vermont Vacation: 800-VERMONT