Best Dispersed Camping near Goshen, MA
The Green Mountain National Forest provides several free dispersed camping options north of Goshen, Massachusetts, with most sites concentrated in Vermont across the state border. Forest Road 71 and Forest Road 273 contain numerous primitive campsites, typically featuring established fire rings but no other amenities. Most sites accommodate both tents and smaller recreational vehicles, though access roads can become muddy after rain.
George D Aiken Wilderness Dispersed camping area offers particularly well-regarded sites with large, flat spaces set back from the access road. "Large, well organized camping spots along the road. The spot I chose had a beautifully built fire pit," one camper noted. The Somerset Airfield area provides more open camping with basic pit toilets but less privacy between sites. Winter visitors should prepare for challenging conditions, as one camper described: "Everything crusted over with a good inch of ice. I have never endured such winds camping." No water, trash service or cell reception is available at these primitive campsites, and campers should practice Leave No Trace principles.
