Green Mountain National Forest


Green Mountain National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National ForestsAddress:231 N Main St
Rutland, VT 05701
Phone:802-747-6700
Fax:802-747-6766
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r9/gmfl
Size: 375,000 acres.
Location:Central and southern Vermont. Accessible by US 4 and 7. Nearby cities/towns include Brandon, Brattleboro, Bennington, Burlington, Manchester, Rochester, and Rutland.
Facilities:Campgrounds, picnic sites, trail (512 miles), scenic drives, 3 ski areas.
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, swimming, gold panning, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country and downhill skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, snowboarding.
Special Features:Landscapes range from rugged mountains to secluded hollows. Forest's Green Mountain Range is traversed by Vermont's "Long Trail," the oldest formal hiking trail in the U.S. The trail's southern portion overlays the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see entry in national trails section). Forest and nearby Champlain Valley have numerous points of historic interest, including battlegrounds of Revolutionary and French and Indian Wars; 2000+ historic archeological sites.
See other parks in Vermont.