'Fall' in love with state parks - Parks open through autumn

September 6, 2021

Paddlers at Brighton State Park enjoying fall colors.

Days are getting shorter, nights are chilly and some stray trees have started to turn red, orange and gold. Summer may be over, but about half of our parks are open through Indigenous People’s Day, and a select few are open even later. Stop by for a visit and enjoy the cooler weather (and fewer bugs). Fall is a great time for camping, hiking, paddling, or getting in one final picnic before the earmuffs come on.

Below is our late season operating list:

Parks Open Until Sept 12

Stillwater

Parks Open Until Sept 26

Camp Plymouth

Parks Open Until October 11
Branbury
Brighton
Button Bay
Coolidge
Elmore
Emerald Lake

Fort Dummer
Green River Reservoir
Half Moon Pond
Jamaica
Kettle Pond

Kingsland Bay
Lake Carmi

Lake St. Catherine

Lake Shaftsbury
Molly Stark
New Discovery

Niquette Bay
Ricker Pond
Waterbury Center
Wilgus
Woodford

Parks Open Until October 16

Grand Isle

Underhill - last camping day

Parks Open Until October 17
Gifford Woods

Lowell Lake

Mt. Ascutney
Mt. Philo - last camping day

Quechee

Smugglers’ Notch

Underhill - last day use day

Parks Open Until October 24
Little River

Parks Open Until November 1
Mt. Philo - last day use day

Parks Open Year-Round

Seyon Lodge

Please note: Parks off-season camping does not start until November 1st. This is to allow staff to focus their efforts to properly close down facilities for the year.