State Park / State Forest · Vermont campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$25–$32/night
Season open
Mid-May through Columbus Day
RV size limit
Tent-only
Reservation window
11 months ahead via VT State Parks portal
The insider read
Paddle-in only — no motors on the lake. 28 quiet remote sites scattered along the shore. Loon-call wake-up summer guarantee.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
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Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
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Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Castleton
StateInsider tip · Largest natural lake fully within VT. Slate quarry remnants on the trails — VT slate history. Pontoon boat rentals.
Near Jamaica
StateInsider tip · West River whitewater dam-release weekends spring + fall. Hamilton Falls (125 ft) hike from camp.
Near Salisbury
StateInsider tip · Lake Dunmore swim beach + falls of Lana hike. Closest state-park camp to Middlebury.
Near White River Junction
PrivateInsider tip · Closest full-hookup camp to Quechee Gorge + Woodstock VT. Leaf-peep October weekends book a year out. Pool + mini-golf.
Your next step
Green River Reservoir State Park (paddle-in only) is tent-only, so the rig question here is what you sleep in on the nights either side of it — most Vermont loops that include this stop are driven in a rented motorhome.
Nothing in Vermont is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Vermont trip planning.
Before you go
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