Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 1,335 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 11
- Longest rig
- 25 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 11 campgrounds shown
- Backbone Horse Campground1 sitesFirst-come, first-served
- BingoSeason not published
- Blueberry Patch CampgroundMid May · First-come, first-served
- Chittenden Brook Campgroundto 18 ft · 18 sitesMemorial Day · First-come, first-served
- Greendale Campgroundmid-May—October; site is not accessible via motor vehicle December—April. · First-come, first-served
- Grout Pond Recreation Areato 14 ft · 18 sitesReservations accepted
- Hapgood Pond Recreation Areato 25 ft · 32 sitesMemorial Day – Columbus Day · First-come, first-served
- Little Rock Pond/Green Mountain LoopSeason not published
- Moosalamoo Campgroundto 20 ft · 20 sites · Pull-throughMemorial Day · First-come, first-served
- Potomac Group Campground1 sitesReservations accepted
- Silver Lake Campground16 sitesFirst-come, first-served
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Breadloaf Wilderness24,985 acres
- Glastenbury Wilderness22,330 acres
- Lye Brook Wilderness18,122 acres
- Joseph Battell Wilderness12,336 acres
- Peru Peak Wilderness7,796 acres
- Big Branch Wilderness6,625 acres
- George D. Aiken Wilderness4,800 acres
- Bristol Cliffs Wilderness3,750 acres
Byways through this country
Places worth pulling over
Drive to Green Mountain and Finger Lakes the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.