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Killington is a small mountain town located in central Vermont. Although Killington has more ski resorts and hotels than campgrounds, the surrounding area offers many types of camping accommodations. From private RV parks with family-friendly activities and seasonal events to primitive tent camping in state forests, outdoor enthusiasts enjoy a variety of campground choices in and around Killington during spring, summer and fall.
Forest Camping
Gifford Woods State Park (vtstateparks.com) is the only forest camping site located in Killington. This tent- and RV-friendly state park became a national natural landmark in 1978 and features one of the last old-growth hardwood tree forests in Vermont. RVers can expect rustic camping accommodations without RV hookups, but the park has flush restrooms with showers and a sanitary dump station. Gifford Woods' recreation options include hiking along the Long Trail or the Appalachian Trail, fishing on nearby Kent Pond, and exploring the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (nps.gov/mabi), a national landmark created in 1998 and the only national park dedicated to conservation history and land stewardship issues in the United States.
Long Trail Camping
Killington is located in the Green Mountains, which are home to Vermont's Long Trail (greenmountainclub.org), the oldest long-distance hiking trail in America and the inspiration for the creation of the Appalachian Trail. The Long Trail follows the Appalachian Trail for 100 miles through the southern portion of the Green Mountains. The trail features more than 70 different camping areas, all located on federal, state or private land, and all campsites are within a one-day hike of one another. Long Trail campground accommodations range from three-sided shelters to tent-friendly clearings and all have piped-in water (which should be purified for safety). Campers can stay up to three nights in each Long Trail camping site. Some sites are located on private land. Although these property owners have given permission for Long Trail campers to stay on their land, tread lightly and leave no evidence of your presence.
Lake Camping
Lake Bomoseen, located between Killington and Rutland, is Vermont's largest lake. The lake has a 2,400-acre surface area for water recreation, surrounded by camping and hiking opportunities. Although much of Lake Bomoseen's coastline is privately owned, campers can find accommodations at Lake Bomoseen State Park (vtstateparks.com), a 3,576-acre public park campground for tents and RVs. The park has campsites set in wooded or open meadow settings, swimming, fishing and several hiking trails. There is one privately owned campground in the area, Lake Bomoseen Campground (lakebomoseen.com). This 33-acre private resort features full hookups for RVers, fishing, boat rentals, a mini-water park, children's entertainment and private fishing docks.
RV Park Camping
RVers looking for accommodations in or near Killington will find additional choices in neighboring communities. In the rural village of Leicester, Country Village Campground (countryvillagecampground.com) offers full hookup sites for RVs and some tent camping accommodations. This pet-friendly resort is close to the Neshobe Golf Club (neshobe.com) and several weekly farmers markets in Rutland, Brandon, Fair Haven and Poulton. Another nearby RV-friendly campground is in Gaysville at White River Valley Campground (whiterivervalleycamping.com). This tent and RV-friendly resort features riverfront recreation, an on-site camp store and gives guests the ability to reserve a specific campsite up to one year in advance. In addition, White River Valley Campground has a "Fair Weather Guarantee" that enables campers to receive credit for a future stay if they vacate their campsite early due to weather or a personal emergency.
Country Village Campground
Neshobe Golf Club
Lake Bomoseen State Park
Lake Bomoseen Campground
Killington Chamber of Commerce
Gifford Woods State Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Link Vermont.com: Hiking and Backpacking in Vermont
Vermont Campground Association: Central Vermont
Rene Agredano is a traveling journalist and entrepreneur based in Fort Collins, Colo. Since 1998, she has covered travel, home-and-garden, fitness, animal care and other lifestyle topics for publications such as "The Times-Standard" newspaper of northern California. Agredano holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Chapman University.
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