50 pet-friendly state parks in Vermont
50 of Vermont’s 56 state parks allow pets. Allowed means somewhere in the park, not everywhere in it: beaches, buildings and swim areas often have their own rules.
Pets are not allowed at Alburgh Dunes State Park, Boulder Beach State Park, Crystal Lake State Park, Sand Bar State Park, Seyon Lodge State Park and Waterbury Center State Park.
| Park | Entry | Camping | Lodging | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allis State ParkVermont's second developed state park, built up by the CCC from 1932, puts a climbable fire tower on Bear… | Campsites | Book a campsite | ||
| Big Deer State ParkThis campground of 22 tent/RV sites and 5 lean-tos sits inside Groton State Forest, more than 26,000 acres… | Campsites | Book a campsite | ||
| Bomoseen State ParkSlate quarry holes and the ruins of the West Castleton Railroad and Slate Company line the self-guided Slate… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Branbury State ParkA 1,000-foot natural sandy beach runs along Lake Dunmore's east shore at the foot of Mount Moosalamoo, where… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Brighton State ParkLoons call on remote Spectacle Pond, where flat trails circle the shore near the Don Eagle Museum and nature… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Burton Island State ParkNo cars reach this 253-acre island in Lake Champlain's Inland Sea: the Island Runner ferry from Kill Kare… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Button Bay State ParkButton-like clay concretions on the shoreline named this 253-acre bluff in Ferrisburgh, with views across… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Camel's Hump State ParkColonel Joseph Battell's 1,000-acre gift, summit included, grew into a roughly 20,000-acre forest reserve… | Free | Day use only | ||
| Camp Plymouth State ParkGold turned up here in 1850, and visitors still hand-pan Buffalo Brook past old mining remnants, a short walk… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Coolidge State ParkThe Civilian Conservation Corps built this park in the 1930s within the 21,500-acre Calvin Coolidge State… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| D.A.R. State ParkThe Daughters of the American Revolution donated these 95 acres on Lake Champlain in Addison in 1955, and… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Elmore State ParkTwo trails climb 2,608-foot Elmore Mountain to a fire tower with 360-degree views, while a CCC-built beach… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Emerald Lake State ParkWater-filled pits from the 1804 Freedley and Sons Quarry recall the Dorset marble trade around this 430-acre… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Fort Dummer State ParkNamed for the 1724 fort that was Vermont's first permanent European settlement, this 217-acre park near… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Gifford Woods State ParkAn old-growth stand of sugar maple, beech, yellow birch and hemlock, a National Natural Landmark, shelters… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Grand Isle State ParkVermont's most visited state park campground fills 226 acres of South Hero Island, with 4,150 feet of Lake… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Green River Reservoir State ParkAbout 19 miles of undeveloped shoreline ring the 653-acre reservoir in this 5,503-acre park, where motors are… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Half Moon Pond State ParkDense woods enclose Half Moon Pond, a sheltered basin within the Bomoseen State Park area where motorized… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Jamaica State ParkThe West River Trail follows an old railroad bed about 2.5 miles to Ball Mountain Dam, whose two whitewater… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Kettle Pond State ParkTwenty-six lean-tos in five groups ring undeveloped Kettle Pond in Groton State Forest, with remote lean-tos… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Kill Kare State ParkThe three-story Rocky Point House, an 1870s summer hotel now a museum, stands on 17 acres at the tip of St… | $5 / adult | Day use only | ||
| Kingsland Bay State ParkThe 1790 Hawley House and a 150-seat banquet hall make this 264-acre Ferrisburgh park a wedding venue on Lake… | $5 / adult | Day use only | ||
| Knight Island State ParkReachable only by boat and with no docks, this 185-acre island near North Hero village is kept natural and… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Knight Point State ParkJohn Knight started a ferry here in 1785, and the Knight Point house pairs a 1790 tavern reconstruction with… | $5 / adult | Day use only | ||
| Lake Carmi State ParkVermont's largest state park campground sits on 1,375-acre Lake Carmi beside a 140-acre peat bog where… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Lake Shaftsbury State ParkA former private cabin resort turned state park in 1974, these 84 acres circle little Lake Shaftsbury with a… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Lake St. Catherine State ParkAn 18-hole disc golf course, a nature center and a pair of sandy beaches fill this 117-acre park on Lake St… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Little River State ParkCentral Vermont's largest campground sits on Waterbury Reservoir, a 1935-1938 Civilian Conservation Corps… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Lowell Lake State ParkThe blue-blazed Lowell Lake Trail loops 3.5 miles past white pines, wetlands and a Revolutionary War-era… | $5 / adult | Day use only | ||
| Maidstone State ParkLoons nest on Maidstone Lake, a glacial basin about 12,000 years old in the Northeast Kingdom, known for… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Molly Stark State ParkA 1.7-mile loop climbs to the Mt. Olga fire tower, relocated in 1955 from Townshend State Park, at this… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Molly's Falls Pond State ParkPetersville's farmland lies under this 411-acre reservoir in Cabot, dammed in 1927, where loons, moose and… | Campsites | Book a campsite | ||
| Mount Ascutney State ParkVermont's first organized mountain-hiking trail was cut up 3,144-ft Mt. Ascutney in 1825, and 12+ miles of… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Mount Philo State ParkVermont's first state park, opened in 1924, crowns 968-ft Mt. Philo with views over the Lake Champlain Valley… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Muckross State ParkAn 80-foot waterfall drops below a small dammed pond in this undeveloped 204-acre park, left to Vermont by… | Day use only | |||
| New Discovery State ParkEight horse-camping sites with paddocks and a wash station set this Groton State Forest park apart, with… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Niquette Bay State ParkTwo ridges over 400 feet frame a sandy terrace and 4,700 feet of Malletts Bay shoreline in this 584-acre… | $5 / adult | Day use only | ||
| North Hero State ParkRare floodplain forest, found only around Lake Champlain, covers this 399-acre day-use park, where map… | Day use only | |||
| Quechee State ParkThe Ottauquechee River runs 165 feet below the rim of Quechee Gorge, Vermont's deepest, carved by glaciers… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Ricker Pond State ParkTwo waterfront cottages with canoes included sit on the west shore of Ricker Pond, a 1930s Groton State… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Silver Lake State ParkA large sandy beach and snack bar line the north shore of 84-acre Silver Lake near Barnard village, where… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Smugglers' Notch State ParkCliffs rise nearly 1,000 feet on both sides of this narrow Green Mountains pass, a smuggling route from the… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Stillwater State ParkTent/RV sites and 19 lean-tos line Lake Groton in this Groton State Forest park, with a sandy beach, swim… | Campsites | Book a campsite | ||
| Taconic Mountains Ramble State ParkFilmmaker Carson "Kit" Davidson spent 46 years blazing trails and protecting wildflower meadows on this… | Day use only | |||
| Thetford Hill State ParkThe 5-km Woods Hill Trail, built by Thetford Academy in 1991, has hosted Vermont and New England running… | Day use only | |||
| Townshend State ParkVermont's only state park campground with CCC-style tent platforms sits below Bald Mountain where the West… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Underhill State ParkFour trails climb from about 2,000 ft to the alpine tundra of Mt. Mansfield's summit ridge, Vermont's highest… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Wilgus State ParkMany campsites look out on the Connecticut River at this park founded on the Wilgus family's 1933 gift, and… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Woodford State ParkAt 2,400 feet, Vermont's highest-elevation campground circles Adams Reservoir in spruce, fir and birch forest… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Woods Island State ParkReachable only by boat, this mile-long, 125-acre Lake Champlain island has just five remote tent sites and an… | $5 / adult | Campsites | Book a campsite |