Vermont State Parks:
On Line and Easy

New interactive tools on the Vermont State Parks website make it a snap to plan park visits and make camp site reservations.

Visitors planning a camping vacation or day trip to any one of the 52 statewide parks can now view a state map that links directly to a chart of recreational amenities and services at each park; visit interactive maps of each campground that link to photos of many of the available campsites; and link directly to Google Maps to see the exact location of each park.

A family looking to spend a week camping, hiking, swimming and fishing at a Vermont State Park, for example, could click on the amenities map link at vtstateparks.com and check off the activity options they want. With a list of the parks meeting their vacation requirements now showing on the map, they could immediately see their geographic options and click on any park to visit that park’s site page.

Once there, they can look at the campground map to choose their campsite, see what other activities they might want to include on their vacation week agenda; what the current weather forecast is, and print driving directions.

Then they can make their reservation on the site’s secure encrypted system.

All that’s left after that is the packing.

"This is a wonderful way for our visitors to plan their next trip to a Vermont State Park," says Parks Director Craig Whipple. "Online reservations and planning are at an all-time high, and these are great tools to make it fun and easy."

Check it out!