Best Campgrounds near Barton, VT

Camping options around Barton, Vermont include several developed campgrounds that accommodate various camping styles. The region includes a mix of established sites like Belview Campground and White Caps Campground, which offer tent sites, RV hookups, and cabin accommodations. Located in the Northeast Kingdom area, these campground options provide access to natural features such as Lake Willoughby and Lake Memphremagog, with most facilities offering picnic tables, fire rings, and access to water activities. Several campgrounds in the area feature seasonal availability, typically operating from May through mid-October.

Most campgrounds in the Barton area require reservations, particularly during peak summer months when waterfront sites fill quickly. The region experiences cold winters with significant snowfall, making most campgrounds seasonal operations that close after fall foliage season. Developed sites generally provide electricity and water hookups, with varying levels of amenities from basic to full-service facilities. Road access to campgrounds is generally good, though some areas may have limited cell service. A visitor noted, "This campground was really perfect for our first RV camping trip ever. We got space 14 which is an easy drive through site for beginners like us. The bench around the fire ring and the spacing between other sites where great."

Waterfront camping areas receive particular attention from visitors to the region. Campgrounds like White Caps provide direct access to Lake Willoughby, allowing for swimming, kayaking, and other water activities. While some campgrounds maintain spacious sites with good separation between campers, others have more compact arrangements. Many camping areas in the region maintain proximity to outdoor recreation opportunities, including hiking trails, mountain biking at Kingdom Trails, and water sports. As described in feedback on The Dyrt, "We had two nights here and I wish we could have stayed longer. We could hop on our bikes and hit the trails from our site! Short walk or ride to town for food, music, and supplies." Campers frequently mention the family-friendly atmosphere of many local campgrounds, with several facilities offering dedicated amenities for children.

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Best Camping Sites Near Barton, Vermont (134)

    1. White Caps Campground

    9 Reviews
    West Burke, VT
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 467-3345

    $35 - $75 / night

    "But the grass area and view of lake right in front of you is priceless. We were able to just walk our kayaks across street and put in right there."

    "Cheaper than a hotel for kingdom trails though and right next to lake Willoughby"

    2. Brighton State Park Campground

    12 Reviews
    Island Pond, VT
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 723-4360

    $20 - $50 / night

    "I usually don't camp near other people, but I really like this site. I think every site has a waterfront view."

    "We stayed in the Poplar lean-to, which was very private, with a short trail leading down to the lake. Some of the other sites are right on the water, which would have been nice too!"

    3. Belview Campground

    2 Reviews
    Barton, VT
    1 mile
    Website
    +1 (802) 525-3242

    "We got space 14 which is an easy drive through site for beginners like us. The bench around the fire ring and the spacing between other sites where great. The short walk to the beach was a plus."

    "Lastly, there is a grill and picnic table at every site and they even have a waterfall on property with an available tent site nearby."

    4. Will-O-Wood Campground

    2 Reviews
    Barton, VT
    5 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 525-3575

    "we were in site 95 and even though it was next to the rest room it was quiet and clean with woods in the back. at&t 4g covered most of camp. showers were 50 cents for 5 minutes."

    "My husband and I visited Will-O-Wood Campground in early June the night before we hiked the nearby Mount Pisgah. We proceeded to the camp office/store and reserved site 126."

    5. Prouty Beach Campground

    6 Reviews
    Newport, VT
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 334-7951

    $33 - $75 / night

    "We stayed at T4, a site w electric right on the lake."

    "There is a very nice bike trail that runs through the campground, to the city of Newport on one side and to Canada on the other!"

    6. Tree Corners Family Campground

    3 Reviews
    Orleans, VT
    8 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 754-6042

    $42 - $100 / night

    "Great place to go if you’re looking to go trail riding- trail is right across from the campground alongside the corn field."

    7. Kingdom Campground

    5 Reviews
    Lyndonville, VT
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 626-1151

    $46 / night

    "Clean, quiet, friendly and full-featured campground in northeastern Vermont"

    "Just North of Lyndonville and close to Interstate 91. Brand new sites, very spacious and clean. Great camp store, deli, huge walk in pool and very friendly staff."

    8. Camp Kiki

    3 Reviews
    West Burke, VT
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 227-2578

    $50 - $65 / night

    "This campground is drive in and never touch the car again. Two huge sites that can be rented in tandem as a group site."

    "Amazing location.  Can walk right into town and never use your car the entire time you are there.   Bike trails are right off the campground."

    9. Lakeside Camping

    3 Reviews
    Island Pond, VT
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 723-6649

    $55 - $70 / night

    10. Mountain View Campground

    7 Reviews
    Lake Elmore, VT
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 888-2178

    "It can get a bit noisy due to the proximity to the highway, but it's still a good option for car camping in this part of Vermont."

    "Nice grass site with a large field behind, and Just a short walk to the river. Clean facilities and proximity for exploring Stowe and surrounding areas. Would love to camp here again."

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Recent Reviews near Barton, VT

508 Reviews of 134 Barton Campgrounds


  • Josh S.
    Aug. 31, 2025

    Mountain Lake Camping Resort

    Great campground for families!

    If you're looking for a safe, family friendly, quiet campground this is it.

    Pool with water slides for kids, Kayaks, paddle boats, canoes, playground with slides and a pirate ship.

    Strict quiet hours at 1030 make it very quiet in the evening with no worry of loud parties keeping you up.

    Super clean restrooms and sites and a camp store with about everything in it.

    10 minute drive to the cute town of Lancaster which has coffee shops, brewery, restaurants, bakery and groceries.

  • Greg D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 22, 2025

    Lazy Lions Campground

    Nice quiet place

    Nice campground with plenty of shade, well maintained and decent restrooms. The showers are ok and cost a quarter for 4 minutes. Our site was level and along with a picnic table, they also provide two Adirondack chairs (plastic) and a fire ring.

  • jonathan M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 18, 2025

    Ladd Pond Cabins And Campground

    Hidden gem

    Stayed in a tent they do have multiple tent sites RV sites and cabins available more than enough room for tents they have a beautiful pond in the back they have showers or a shower and toilet for those that need it a common room for those that want to cook food play games watch movies. it's about 11 minutes to the grocery store in downtown colebrook. The owners are amazing people they are very nice and kind. This place is really a hidden gem

  • Jim S.The Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 10, 2025

    Happy Hill Maple Farms

    Offseason

    Quiet spot just off the Hwy. you can hear traffic but not many cars out this time of year(August). They had a fire pit and picnic table . No electricity so we used the generator. We the only one here so the noise should not bother anyone. Great pace for fall visits

  • E
    Aug. 7, 2025

    Indian Brook Reservoir

    Family of 4 tent camping

    I mistakenly assumed they had drive up campsites. They do not. It was a 15 minute hike to the site, so pack light. If you have a kayak, you can transport your stuff over. Site was gorgeous and private, right on the reservoir. Really lovely setting!

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 4, 2025

    Meadowcrest Campground

    Meadowcrest

    Very nice place . Quiet the staff are very kind people . It was hard to book over phone but messages worked well . I was tent camping on the river . Very private

  • Kristin C.
    Jul. 24, 2025

    Peacock

    This campground is closed

    7/24/25 I just called the number listed through this site and talked to a guy who said it is closed. I have a feeling I reached his personal line.

  • Matilda A.
    Jul. 21, 2025

    Maidstone State Park — Maidstone State Forest

    QUERRS AND DISABLED AVOID!!!

    AVOID MAIDSTONE STATE PARK

    Being thrown out of Maidstone because Tom thinks he can make up the ADA, threatened to call the police over nothing and threw us out.

    We have been in the state parks this summer since the 9th of may missed 7 days and us and our dogs have had zero issues until Maidstone

    Great a transphobic park manager targeted us over service dogs and harassed a teenager who has major medical issues, purposely not going to the sight leader and harassing a disabled teenager when isolated from the rest of our site.

    Maybe I’ll post the videos here, it’s unhinged.

    Our lives are worth so much more then some unhinged manager trying to make up his own version of the ADA

    Throw on transphobia was the motivation, awards Maidstone as the worst state park in the system so far.

    My ex wife’s 3 sisters all worked for him at basin harbor club in there younger years and he was unhinged and problematic then, I remember how elated they were to see him move on to the state parks and out of the community.

    Maidstone state park horrific transphobic and disability based discrimination was the most surprising, according to Maidstone one of our service dogs is not allowed in the state parks system. Yet Kathy up in the Ilands who runs that campground with an iron fist didn’t have any problems in the 46 days I spent there to open the season………

    The documentation I have is shocking, way yo cut our time short by 2 weeks and have to panic pack and flee

    

    0 stars

    It’s also alarming how the manager and the staff are excited attendance it’s down 30%, 3 of the 5 employees stating they don’t want it busy and the collective goal of the campground was low attendance for less work.

    What a disgusting audited to have. I’m way over qualified to run Maidstone state park, 1/3 of side A is closed, soon side B as soon as that bath house gives out.

    It’s a small place, it should be packed with Vermonters, as a businesswoman it would be ridiculously easy to pack that campground week in and week out, quickly justifying new facilities and oping back up the loop

    2 years at the helm, I’d be planing a summer of renovations at Maidstone

    Instead it’s going to fizzle and fail under its current management.

  • Ryan M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 17, 2025

    Moose River Campground

    Right on the Moose River

    Clean park on the river. The WiFi is weak and inside the park is little to no service.


Guide to Barton

Dispersed camping spots near Barton, Vermont offer a range of experiences from waterfront locations to forested hideaways. The region sits within Vermont's Northeast Kingdom at elevations ranging from 900-1,200 feet, creating microclimates that extend the camping season. Most camping facilities in the area maintain gravel pads for RVs with varying degrees of privacy between sites.

What to do

Kayaking on Lake Willoughby: Rental equipment is available at White Caps Campground for paddling the crystal-clear waters. "Take a paddle out there, they have rentals very reasonably priced! Enjoy your stay!! Awesome experience traveling to the East coast," notes Courtney H.

Biking Kingdom Trails: Mountain bikers can access premium trails directly from Camp Kiki, which sits at the junction of several popular routes. "This place is amazing! We had two nights here and I wish we could have stayed longer. We could hop on our bikes and hit the trails from our site! Short walk or ride to town for food, music, and supplies," writes Cami B.

Hiking Boreal Forest Trails: The network of paths near Brighton State Park provides access to unique northern forest ecosystems. "Near by are all sorts of awesome hiking trails. Boreal forest. THE best. Some of my favorite photos from hiking, and the trail names/maps are below. The Moose Observation Platform is no lie. We saw one, crossing the road right by it," shares Tina D.

What campers like

Private wooded sites: Brighton State Park Campground offers well-spaced camping areas away from crowds. "Many campsites, some close together, some more remote, all very pleasant and well kept. Ice and fire wood for sale on site," reports Julie N.

Waterfront access: Sites along Lake Memphremagog at Prouty Beach provide direct water access with maintained shorelines. "The campground was very clean. The staff used push mowers and weed whackers to cautiously cut grass around campsites. There was no trash laying around and every morning we saw them rake beach grass and debris along the beach so it was very clean for swimmers," observes Nancy W.

Observing wildlife: The quiet lakes in the region host loon populations that add to the camping experience. "Clean, beautiful state park. Love camping in the lean-tos! My boyfriend & I camp here on a yearly basis with his fam. Love listening to the loons in the morning," mentions Heather O.

What you should know

Site spacing varies significantly: Some campgrounds offer tight quarters while others provide more separation. At Will-O-Wood Campground, "We stayed here because white caps camp was full and we were glad we did! Close enough to both beach areas you can still get a great spot in the morning but off the main strip so you can get some quiet. The sites vary like all RV parks but there were options for seclusion."

Shower facilities differ between campgrounds: Many locations charge for hot water. "Showers were 50 cents for 5 minutes," notes Natalie N. at Will-O-Wood, while other campgrounds have varying systems. Brighton State Park has "a new bath house that is very clean and provides 3 toilets per gender and 4 unisex quarter operated showers."

Frequently Asked Questions

What camping is available near Barton, VT?

According to TheDyrt.com, Barton, VT offers a wide range of camping options, with 134 campgrounds and RV parks near Barton, VT and 6 free dispersed camping spots.

Which is the most popular campground near Barton, VT?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Barton, VT is White Caps Campground with a 3.2-star rating from 9 reviews.

Where can I find free dispersed camping near Barton, VT?

According to TheDyrt.com, there are 6 free dispersed camping spots near Barton, VT.