USFS · Vermont, New York

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests

National Forest managed by the U.S. Forest Service in Vermont and New York.

National Forest854,081 acresUSFSVTNY11 campgrounds within 10 mi36 Forest Service sites410 trails
Official page at U.S. Forest Service ↗
1 fire
active
Cherry Plain · 47 mi from the center · 251 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-11-01
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Forest
Managed byU.S. Forest Service
StatesVermont, New York
Size854,081 acres
Forest Service code0920, region 09
Center point43.30° N, 73.07° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 12)

Boundary map

4 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground Forest Service recreation site

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 3.90 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.40 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.15 inches of precipitationApril: 3.97 inches of precipitationMay: 4.06 inches of precipitationJune: 5.01 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.49 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.64 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.98 inches of precipitationOctober: 5.16 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.75 inches of precipitationDecember: 4.47 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 17.2°F averageFebruary: 20.5°F averageMarch: 27.6°F averageApril: 40.1°F averageMay: 53.1°F averageJune: 60.5°F averageJuly: 65.6°F averageAugust: 63.8°F averageSeptember: 57.2°F averageOctober: 46.4°F averageNovember: 34.3°F averageDecember: 24.0°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Peru, 9 miles from the center point at 1,700 feet, station USC00436335 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 51 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

10 federal campgrounds sit inside the boundary and 1 more is within ten miles of it. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

FS · Inside
Backbone Horse Campground
Reservable1 site
FS · Inside
Blueberry Patch Campground
Reservable1 site
FS · Inside
Chittenden Brook Campground
Reservable18 sites
FS · Inside
Greendale Campground
Reservable11 sites
FS · Inside
Grout Pond Campground
Reservable18 sites
FS · Inside
Hapgood Pond
Reservable32 sites
FS · Inside
Little Rock Pond/Green Mountain Loop
First-comeVT
FS · Inside
Moosalamoo Campground
Reservable20 sites
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Trailheads and sites

Forest Service directory · 36

The Forest Service lists 36 recreation sites in this forest, among them 9 campgrounds, 9 trailheads, 3 day hikings, 3 viewpoints. Each links to its page on fs.usda.gov, which carries the season, fees and current status.

Show all 36

Distance is from the center point of the boundary, not from a road or town.

Trails

Every trail on Trailhead Atlas →

The Forest Service trail layer records 410 named trails in this forest, 1,048 miles in all. The 10 longest are listed here.

TrailMiles
Appalachian Trail/Long Trail ↗105.2
Corridor 7 ↗60.7
Long ↗55.6
Appalachian ↗44.9
Interloken ↗22.2
Corridor 9 ↗21.8
Castle Brook ↗15.5
Backbone ↗14.4
Corridor 7 - Fr 30 to 11/30 ↗11.8
Glastenbury ↗11.4

Lengths and allowed uses come from the Forest Service trail layer by way of Trailhead Atlas. This trail list was copied from Trailhead Atlas on November 1, 2026 and is copied again on each weekly run. Trails in plain text have no page there yet.

All 410 trails in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests on Trailhead Atlas ↗

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-11-01
  • Wildfire
    Cherry Plain

    47 mi from the center point · 251 acres · 99% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Explore

Guidebooks for Vermont

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  • Appalachian Trail Guide to New Hampshire-Vermont
    Cynthia Taylor-Miller, 2018
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  • Moon Vermont Camping and Hiking
    Jacqueline Tourville, 2016
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  • Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Vermont
    Bob Lindemann and Heather Sadlier, 2015
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  • Vermont Waterfalls
    Christy Butler and Russell Dunn, 2015
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  • Waterfalls of the White Mountains
    Bruce R. Bolnick, 2019
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

854,081 acres.

Source: Forest Service boundary data

Who manages Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

The U.S. Forest Service.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

What state is Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests in?

The boundary crosses Vermont and New York.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

Dispersed camping is allowed on most national forest land outside developed sites. Check the forest page for closures. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

A point inside the boundary is at 43.296° N, 73.075° W. Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park is 2 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

Is there a fire near Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Cherry Plain at 47 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Which national parks are near Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park (2 mi), Morristown National Historical Park (12 mi) and Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park (14 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

The National Register has 614 listings within 15 miles, including Brown Covered Bridge and Speedwell Village--The Factory.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name, acreage and code: the Forest Service Enterprise Data Warehouse.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, matched by forest code.
  • Trails: the Trailhead Atlas open-data file of Forest Service trails, matched by forest code.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.