Green Mountains
800–4,393 ft · VT🚗 Directions
Green Mountain NF spanning central Vermont. Sugar maple-beech-birch northern hardwood forest. Famous for morels in old apple orchards scattered through the mountains — Vermont has extensive abandoned farmland reverting to forest. Champlain Valley on the west side warms earliest. Mt Mansfield (4,393 ft) is the high point. Season May-early June. Chanterelles in mixed hardwoods Jul-Aug. Black trumpet mushrooms in mossy beech groves.
Updated Apr 13, 6:51 PM
Foraging Potential60/100
❌Moisture
✅Soil Temp
✅No Freeze
✅No Drought
Precip 7d
0.70"
Precip 14d
1.40"
Soil Temp
51°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
Limiting Factors
Insufficient moistureOutside season window
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Nearby Camping
Little Emma's Sweet Retreat
developedEd & Kitty~5.9 mi from centerFee required/night
Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite
backcountryUSFS~8.1 mi from center
Allis State Park Campground
developed~9.6 mi from centerFee required/night
Bingo
developedUSFS~9.8 mi from center
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
Moosalamoo National Recreation Area
developedUSFS~11.7 mi from center
Moosalamoo Campground
developedUSFS~11.7 mi from centerFee required/night
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
Chittenden Brook Campground
developed~12.9 mi from center
Chittenden Brook Campground
developedUSFS~12.9 mi from centerFee required/night
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
Silver Lake Campground
developedUSFS~13.5 mi from centerFee required/night
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
Falls of Lana picnic area
backcountryUSFS~13.7 mi from center
2 sites
Green Mountain Family Campground
developed~14 mi from center
Lake Dunmore Kampersville
developed~14.3 mi from center
Waterhouse's Campground & Marina
developed~14.7 mi from center
Smoke Rise Campground
developed~18.4 mi from center
Henderson's Hide-A-Way
developedHendersons Hideaway Campground & Event Center~20.7 mi from center
Hump Brook Campsite
backcountry~21.5 mi from center
Camp Downer
dispersedCamp Downer~24.6 mi from centerFree/night
Whispering Pines Campground
developed~25.4 mi from center
Little River Campground - A Area
developed~27.1 mi from center
Little River Campground - B Area
developed~27.3 mi from center
Primitive Campsite #22
backcountry~28.8 mi from center
Primitive Campsite #21
backcountry~28.9 mi from center
Paddlers Site
developedState~29 mi from center
Primitive Campsite #20
backcountry~29.1 mi from center
Primitive Campsite #19
backcountryState~29.2 mi from center
Button Bay State Park Campground
developed~29.5 mi from center
D.A.R State Park
developedState~29.7 mi from centerFee required/night
Monitor Bay Campground
developed~29.8 mi from center
Mapleridge Park camping ground
developedMapleridge Park~30.4 mi from centerFee required/night
Gold Brook Campground
developed~31.1 mi from center
Camp Farnsworth
developed~31.2 mi from centerFee required/night
.Coolidge State Park Campground
developed~31.5 mi from center
Port Henry Village Campground
developed~31.8 mi from center
.Coolidge State Park Campground
developed~31.9 mi from center
Kettle Pond State Park Campground
developed~32.5 mi from center
Roaring Brook Campsite
backcountryUpper Valley Land Trust~33 mi from centerFree/night
Ricker Pond State Park
developed~33.1 mi from center
Patchen's Point
backcountryVermont Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation~33.2 mi from center
12 sites
Campsite 5
developed~33.6 mi from center
Campsite 15
developed~33.6 mi from center
Big Deer Recreation Area
developed~33.8 mi from center
Velvet Rocks Shelter
dispersedUSFS~34.5 mi from centerFee required/night
White Mountain National Forest
Twin Brooks Tenting Area
developed~34.7 mi from center
Bugbee Landing Campsite
developed~34.7 mi from center
Association B
developed~35.5 mi from center
Sara Moore Canoe Lot
developedTown of Piermont~35.6 mi from center
Smugglers Notch State Park Campground
developed~36 mi from center
Underhill Campsite
developed~36.4 mi from center
Group Camping Area
developed~36.7 mi from centerFee required/night
Flirtation Island
developed~36.8 mi from center
Waltonian Island
developed~37.2 mi from center
Temple Island
developed~37.3 mi from center
Lincoln Pond Interior Campsites
developed~38.2 mi from center
Mallory Island
developed~38.2 mi from center
Lincoln Pond Interior Campsites
developed~38.9 mi from center
Scouts Point
developed~39.5 mi from centerFee required/night
North Beach Campground
developed~39.8 mi from center
Lake St. Catherine State Park
developed~40.7 mi from center
Agnes Island
developed~41.3 mi from center
Little Rock Pond Tenting Area
backcountryGreen Mountain Club~41.7 mi from center
Little Rock Pond/Green Mountain Loop
developedUSFS~42 mi from center
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
Mallets Bay Campground
developed~42.4 mi from center
Brewster River Campground
developed~42.4 mi from centerFee required/night
20 sites
Lone Pine Campsite
developed~42.6 mi from center
Burgess Island
developed~42.8 mi from center
Nobles Island
developed~43.1 mi from center
Vicars Island
developed~43.2 mi from center
Steere Island
developed~43.9 mi from center
Brown Ledge Camp
developed~44 mi from center
Saint Sacrament Island
developed~44.4 mi from center
Coopers Island
developed~44.5 mi from center
Horicon Island
developed~44.6 mi from center
Sagamore Island
developed~44.7 mi from center
Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation
developedGreater Hudson Valley Council, Scouting America~44.7 mi from center
Phenita Island
developed~44.9 mi from center
Greendale Campground
developedUSFS~44.9 mi from centerFee required/night
Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests
Little Burgess Island
developed~44.9 mi from center
Duran Island
developed~45 mi from center
Hatchet Island
developed~45.2 mi from center
Floating Battery Island (North)
developed~45.2 mi from center
Floating Battery Island (South)
developed~45.3 mi from center
Lillypad Pond campsite
backcountry~45.5 mi from center
Designated Campsite
backcountry~45.9 mi from center
Designated Campsite
backcountry~46.1 mi from center
Port Kent Camp Site
developed~46.2 mi from center
East Dollar Island
developed~46.9 mi from center
Lost Pond Campsite
developedNYSDEC~47.8 mi from center
Gulf Brook Campsite #2
developedNYSDEC~47.8 mi from center
Designated Campsite
backcountry~48 mi from center
279A Campsite
developed~48 mi from center
279 Campsite
developed~48 mi from center
Commission Island
developed~48.1 mi from center
Little Harbor Island
developed~48.2 mi from center
Campsite 6
backcountry~48.2 mi from center
Campsite 7
backcountry~48.2 mi from center
Fork Island
developed~48.2 mi from center
Gourd Island
developed~48.4 mi from center
Big Burnt Island
developed~48.5 mi from center
Watch Island
developed~48.6 mi from center
Hermit Island
developed~48.7 mi from center
Gem Island
developed~48.7 mi from center
Uncas Island
developed~48.8 mi from center
Phantom Island
developed~48.8 mi from center
Brush Island
developed~48.8 mi from center
Gravelly Island
developed~48.8 mi from center
Sunny Island
developed~48.9 mi from center
Juanita Island
developed~49.1 mi from center
Mohican Island
developed~49.1 mi from center
Maple Grove Campground
developed~49.1 mi from center
Turtle Island
developed~49.2 mi from center
Ranger Island
developed~49.3 mi from center
Campsite 11
backcountry~49.5 mi from center
Chingacook Island
developed~49.5 mi from center
Hens and Chickens Island
developed~49.9 mi from center
⚠ Road Access Notice
Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.