Best Campgrounds near Belvidere Center, VT
Northern Vermont's Lamoille County, home to Belvidere Center, features a range of camping experiences within a 30-minute drive. Smugglers Notch State Park Campground, located along scenic Route 108 near Cambridge, offers tent sites and lean-tos in a forested setting with excellent privacy between sites. Mountain View Campground in Morrisville provides riverside camping with full hookups for RVs and tent sites along the Lamoille River. Black Creek Maple's Nature Escape offers a more rustic experience with just 10 tent sites in a secluded natural setting. The region's camping options range from state park facilities with basic amenities to private campgrounds with electrical hookups, showers, and camp stores.
Most campgrounds in the area operate seasonally from mid-May through mid-October, with weather determining exact opening and closing dates. Vermont's northern climate brings cool nights even in summer, with temperatures occasionally dropping into the 40s overnight. Cell service can be spotty throughout the region, particularly in more remote campgrounds and valleys. According to one camper at Elmore State Park, "Because our lean-to was in a meadow with no tree coverage, we were treated to the most awesome night sky we've ever seen at a Vermont state park." Reservations are strongly recommended during peak foliage season in late September and early October when campgrounds fill quickly with visitors viewing the spectacular fall colors.
State parks in the region typically offer more secluded camping experiences with fewer amenities but greater natural beauty. Campers report high satisfaction with the privacy of sites at Smugglers Notch, where one visitor noted, "There was not a bad site within the entire vicinity. All were fully shaded and extremely private." Green River Reservoir State Park provides boat-in only camping for a truly remote experience. Families often prefer campgrounds like Mountain View, which one reviewer described as having "great car accessible tent sites right on the water and plenty of amenities that the kids will love." Winter camping is extremely limited, with most facilities closing after Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend in October.
