Hiking Near Me in Orleans, vt
The Brighton State Park
102 State Park Road, Island Pond, VT
Welcome to Brighton State Park, located on the shores of Spectacle Pond. The outstanding attraction of this area is its remoteness: mountains with tree-covered slopes, fast running streams, and... Read More
Green River Reservoir State Park
1393 Green River Dam Road, Hyde Park, VT
Welcome to Green River Reservoir State Park. Green River Reservoir became a state park in March 1999 when 5,503 acres were purchased from the Morrisville Water and Light Department. This is not... Read More
Elmore State Park
856 VT Route 12, Lake Elmore, VT
The Town of Lake Elmore calls itself “The Beauty Spot of Vermont.” Located in the southeastern part of Lamoille County, Elmore is mostly forested and agricultural land. Lake Elmore and Elmore... Read More
New Discovery State Park
4239 VT RT 232, Marshfield, VT
Welcome to New Discovery State Park. As early as 1704, Native Americans and the French were using routes through Groton to reach Canada and Massachusetts. Colonists settled this area of Vermont... Read More
Kettle Pond State Park
6993 State Forest Road, Groton, VT
As early as 1704 Native Americans and the French were using routes through Groton to reach Canada and Massachusetts. Colonists settled this area of Vermont slightly earlier than the rest of... Read More
Stillwater State Park
44 Stillwater Road, Groton, VT
As early as 1704, Native Americans and the French were using routes through Groton to reach Canada and Massachusetts. Colonists settled this area of Vermont slightly earlier than the rest of... Read More
Maidstone State Park
5956 Maidstone Lake Road, Maidstone, VT
Maidstone is the most remote of Vermont's state parks and still retains much of the character associated with the Northeast Kingdom. Maidstone Lake was created when glacial ice carved out a... Read More
Maidstone State Park
5956 Maidstone Lake Road, Guildhall, VT
Maidstone is the most remote of Vermont's state parks and still retains much of the character associated with the Northeast Kingdom. Maidstone Lake was created when glacial ice carved out a... Read More
Ricker Pond State Park
18 Ricker Pond Campground Road, Groton, VT
Ricker Pond State Park, established in the 1930’s, is located on the western shores of Ricker Pond and adjacent to the Montpelier-Wells Rail Trail (Cross Vermont Trail).
As early as... Read More
Seyon Lodge State Park
2967 Seyon Pond Road, Groton, VT
One of Vermont’s best kept secrets, Seyon Lodge State Park provides rustic and welcoming facilities in the midst of the inspiring beauty of Groton State Forest. Situated on the pristine shores... Read More
Lake Carmi State Park
460 Marsh Farm Road, Enosburg Falls, VT
With a 1375-acre surface area, Carmi is the fourth largest natural lake entirely within Vermont. It is 7.5 miles around, averaging about 20 feet in depth, and is 33 feet at its deepest point.... Read More
The Long Trail
Built by the Green Mountain Club between 1910 and 1930, the Long Trail is the oldest long-distance trail in the United States. The Long Trail follows the main ridge of the Green Mountains from... Read More
Waterbury Center State Park
177 Reservoir Road, Waterbury Center, VT
Waterbury Center State Park lies on the easterly trivium of Waterbury Reservoir, a quarter mile off VT Route 100. It is an integral recreation resource in Central Vermont and one of the newer... Read More
The Little River State Park
3444 Little River Road, Waterbury, VT
In the early 1800s, pioneers cleared fields, rocks, and stumps in Ricker Basin and Cotton Brook. A settlement of 50 or so families once lived in this area. The hard demands of the land and... Read More
The Allis State Park
284 Allis State Park Road, Randolph, VT
Allis State Park was established in 1928 as Vermont’s second developed state park. The park is named for Wallace Allis, who willed his Bear Mountain Farm to the State of Vermont to be developed... Read More
Burton Island State Park
2714 Hathaway Point Road, Saint Albans Bay, VT
Burton Island is a 253-acre park off the southwestern tip of St. Albans Point in Lake Champlain’s 'Inland Sea'. The park is accessible only by boat, with the state’s passenger ferry making the... Read More
Niquette Bay State Park
274 Raymond Road, Colchester, VT
Today’s 584-acre park began with an initial land purchase by the State of Vermont in 1975. It is named for Niquette Bay, the local name for an indentation along the northeastern shore of Lake... Read More
Knight Island State Park
1 Knight Island, North Hero, VT
Along with Burton Island and Woods Island state parks, Knight Island, acquired by the State in 1990, is one of three neighboring island parks in Lake Champlain's "inland sea”. This 185-acre... Read More
