Best Glamping near Bennington, VT

Woodford State Park Campground houses Vermont's highest elevation glamping options with secluded waterfront sites and peaceful forest surroundings. Guests can choose from yurts or well-appointed canvas glamping tents that balance rustic charm with modern comfort. All accommodations feature electricity, comfortable sleeping arrangements, and convenient access to the park's reservoir. Some sites provide direct water views where visitors can launch kayaks or canoes just steps from their luxury camping setup. A recent visitor mentioned, "The prime sites are elevated with great views of the reservoir, perfect for those seeking a more upscale camping experience without sacrificing natural beauty." Additional glamping opportunities exist at nearby Grateful Acres Vermont and Piebald Mountain, both offering yurt accommodations with picturesque settings and thoughtful amenities that elevate the outdoor experience beyond traditional camping.

Situated at the edge of the Green Mountain National Forest, these glamping destinations provide exceptional access to southern Vermont's natural attractions. Woodford's glamping guests enjoy exclusive hiking on the 2.5-mile reservoir loop trail and seasonal water activities including swimming, fishing, and paddling on the pristine 25-acre lake. Most accommodations include picnic tables and fire rings for outdoor dining and evening relaxation. One reviewer highlighted, "Beautiful clean swimmable lake with a walking trail around it makes for a perfect glamping experience." The region's glamping options operate primarily from Memorial Day through mid-October, with fall foliage season being particularly sought-after for its spectacular colors. Nearby Bennington offers historic sites and dining options just a short drive away, making these glamping locations ideal basecamps for exploring southern Vermont's cultural and natural landscapes.

Best Glamping Sites Near Bennington, Vermont (33)

    1. Woodford State Park Campground

    23 Reviews
    Bennington, VT
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 447-7169

    "Quiet, great fire pits, clean bathrooms, firewood and starter for sale plus access to day use area. The lake next to the campground is beautiful and has plenty of picnic tables and grills for use."

    "Woodford State Park is situated between Wilmington and Bennington VT in the southern part of the Green Mountain National Forest."

    2. Molly Stark State Park Campground

    15 Reviews
    Wilmington, VT
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 464-5460

    "I just stayed 1 night passing through, the drive to the campground was gorgeous. checking in was super easy. Finding my site and the bathroom was a breeze."

    "There are no hookups at any Vermont state parks (Molly Stark included). We stayed at site T16. It's a pull through RV site with a fire ring & picnic table."

    3. Savoy Mountain State Forest Campground

    8 Reviews
    Florida, MA
    17 miles
    Website
    +1 (413) 663-8469

    $17 - $60 / night

    "We loved this quiet, small campground near Mass Moca and Mt Greylock. It was very well maintained, and the staff were friendly."

    "Many of the sites (most of the ones on the periphery of the campground) are wooded and somewhat secluded, with 1-3 being the most secluded (but subject to road noise from the occasional car coming to the"

    4. Piebald Mountain

    1 Review
    Petersburg, NY
    12 miles
    +1 (203) 500-5504

    $150 - $200 / night

    5. Grateful Acres Vermont

    1 Review
    West Dover, VT
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (603) 686-1796

    $35 - $110 / night

    "Over looks a lake that has amazing sunsets and wildlife!"

    6. Emerald Lake State Park Campground

    19 Reviews
    Danby, VT
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (802) 362-1655

    "The camp sites are quite a bit of a walk up the hill from the lake where there is swimming, kayaking, paddle boating and picnicking."

    "Hiking trails are steep, so prepare for a good workout."

    7. Lake Lauderdale Campground

    2 Reviews
    Shushan, NY
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 677-8855

    $49 / night

    "So many things near by to exlore. Lake lauderdale state park and Vermont is just 20 mins away. We really enjoyed our stay and exploring the neighborhood."

    8. Zoar Outdoor

    3 Reviews
    Charlemont, MA
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (413) 339-4010

    "Staff was awesome, went out of their way to tAke care of our group from camping to rafting. Highly recommend the site.

    Amenities are well maintained."

    9. Country Aire Campgrounds

    6 Reviews
    Shelburne Falls, MA
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (413) 625-2996

    "The campground is well-maintained the staff is friendly. So it will back from the road with a little brook running through it"

    "We only live about 20 minutes away from this campground, we had a nice shady spot. The owners of this campground very friendly courteous and Knowledgeable of the local area."

    10. Moreau Lake State Park Campground

    18 Reviews
    Gansevoort, NY
    36 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 793-0511

    $20 - $75 / night

    "Great thing about this park is the hiking trails and lake so you don’t even have to leave to the park to enjoy great outdoor recreation."

    "Good distance between campsites, good bathroom, fire pits. Overall really good. Would go back."

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Glamping Reviews near Bennington, VT

243 Reviews of 33 Bennington Campgrounds


  • Oscar G.
    Oct. 11, 2021

    Woodford State Park Campground

    Beautiful for fall foliage

    This campground was great. Quiet, great fire pits, clean bathrooms, firewood and starter for sale plus access to day use area. The lake next to the campground is beautiful and has plenty of picnic tables and grills for use. Close to hiking trails and the city of Bennington.

  • Laure D.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 28, 2024

    Moose Hillock Camping Resorts

    Nothing special

    The good: large, spacious, private sites that are all fairly level and all about the same size. Beautiful pool with 2 water slides, arcade, and cafe that wasn’t opened during the week but will be starting July 1. Clean facilities. Store was fairly well stocked with things you might’ve forgot to pack. Staff was nice.
    The not so good: lots of rules and charges for every little thing, our walkie talkies picked up on staff conversations and we heard they wanted to charge a family a guest fee for a delivery driver if he was on site more than 15 minutes, Showers cost money at $0.25 per 4 minutes, no wifi at all and poor cell reception, pool is NOT heated as they state all over their website, trash is not picked up, no activities or anything to do other than swim. Far from downtown Lake George and no trolley service, charges for early arrival regardless of whether sites is available or not and you can’t sit in their parking arrival area and wait. I would not choose this campground again. It wasn’t horrible. There is so much more they could offer for their resort prices that they charge. Drove through Lake George RV resort on Rt. 149 and I think I’d choose that campground next time. Check out the boats you ride on Lake George! The Adirondack is dog friendly! Get the coupon at the arcade for $3 off the $25 cost. Frontier Town gift shop on Rt 9 with the big teepee out front had great selection of stuff for good prices. Northway Brewing was fun with good beer!

  • M
    Jul. 18, 2019

    Moose Hillock Camping Resorts

    Great campsite, great pool. Cafe service is horrendous. Preachy.

    The goods:

    Campsites are the largest and most private I've ever seen. Fantastic. Good privacy. 

    Dunno why others are complaining about the 3 rocks as a fire pit. Plenty functional and directs the heat out towards the seating area. 

    The pool is as good as it looks in the pictures. Your kids will be here every day and love it. The deepest the pool gets is around 4 feet. There are 2 slides and they are pretty well monitored. 

    The check in staff and the store staff are great. Very helpful. The camp store is pretty well stocked. 

    The needs improvement:

    The café staff are completely incompetent. I went through 3 people to find someone that spoke English. A very basic order of 2 slushies took over 20 minutes and they were both wrong. I watched the same thing happen to the next 4-5 families while my kids drank their slushies. It has a ton of potential but terrible execution. I tried again a day or two later and bought some lunch, it took an hour and the order was wrong. 

    The playlist at the pool area seems to alternate between Jimmy buffett / Bob marley (great!) and a 5 year old's sunday school religious kid songs (wth??). Super annoying. Combine that with the pamphlets handed out at check-in, it's a little preachy. Save that for church, I'm here to camp, Thank you.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 2, 2025

    Ashuelot River Campground

    Nice ‘n Easy campground

    We stayed for 3 days off season so not busy. Sites located along the river are wooded, field sites are very open great for seeing the stars at night. Sites have fire rings with excellent airflow for good burning with low smoke. Hook ups are in great condition for power, water, sewer. Showers and bath house on site. Laundry and game room at office area. Office staff was very helpful and they’re open later into the day til 7 PM. Good firewood and large bundle delivered for $15 to your site. We passed over this site on our first trip to the area but are glad we came here and we’re planning to return. Follow the website directions to get here as there are covered bridges in the area with low Clearance and low weight limits.

  • Tony B.
    Aug. 8, 2018

    Moose Hillock Camping Resorts

    Great place to stay

    Sites are massive. Even though this is a private campground, each site is like it’s own private oasis with plenty of trees to make you feel like you are camping at most state campgrounds. You are not on top of your neighbor and can actually have some privacy. Great pool (actually boasts the largest heated pool in the Northeast US) and activities. super clean bathrooms and laundry. My only “knock” against is the fire pits. 3 haphazardly arranged rocks does not constitute a legitimate fire area.

  • Nancy W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 12, 2022

    Moreau Lake State Park Campground

    Beautiful State Park

    The road to our campsite was paved and in good shape but there were a few tight spots because of the trees that make it tricky for a big rig (Loop A seems to be the best for big-rigs). Great thing about this park is the hiking trails and lake so you don’t even have to leave to the park to enjoy great outdoor recreation. We found it enjoyable just to hang out in the park rather than trying to find things to do in the area. After hiking and paddling, we loved relaxing out at our campsite with a campfire. 

    Our campsite was spacious but required some maneuvering to avoid scraping trees with our RV. Campsites are spacious, shady, and had good separation between the neighboring sites which we enjoyed. Generators are allowed but not too many people were using them. The few other campers around that used them were mindful of quiet hours. Since it was still a little cool and our windows were closed and we never heard anyone’s generator. The park was not very crowded when we were there, but we can imagine it could get very busy and noisy in the busy summer season. The beach area seems to be a draw for people so the summer camping season is probably packed. The snack bar and gift/supplies shop at the sandy beach area were not open as we were there late in the season. There is also a nice playground for kids to enjoy. 

    This is dry camping so there are no hook-ups but there are restrooms and shower. Both were clean but the shower fluctuated between lukewarm, hot, and warm during my shower. Oh well, the shower felt good after our active days. There are two pavilions you can rent which are nice if big groups want to gather. Take note that only two pets are allowed per campsite, so plan accordingly if you are a pet owner. 

    Access is fairly easy, just off I-87, and there are plenty of signs directing you which way to go. Saratoga Springs and Lake George are nearby if you want to explore. We recommend visiting the National Horse Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, if you have time. We would definitely stay here again.

  • Priscilla M.
    Apr. 30, 2019

    Moreau Lake State Park Campground

    Great!

    Had a really good time there. Good distance between campsites, good bathroom, fire pits. Overall really good. Would go back.

  • April L.
    Aug. 18, 2019

    Alpine Lake RV Resort

    Large park, things to do, places to go

    Booked an "Elite 50amp" site but had no realistic map to go by. Many if these types of sites are parallel to the water, but the map makes them look like back in sites. If your site neighbors are in their spots already when you arrive it will probably be hard to navigate unless you have a 20' rig. We don't, ours is over 33'and we were lucky that our site neighbors were both home to move their trucks so we could get in. Once in our site had a steep drop off to the lake, not all are like this, but be cautious about this if you have young kids.

    They have many activities you can do on site (swimming in pools or lakes, kayaking, paddleboarding, fishing, floating, bike riding, playgrounds or weekly planned events). They advertise having a trolly shuttle but never saw it while we were there.

    Had some issues with the lack of lighting on the roads while walking our dogs and this only made it worse when the seasonals fly around in golf carts paying no mind to the large trucks trying to get by. The dumpsters were FAR away from everything so that was also an annoyance. They also have hundreds of sites and only one area with dumpsters, seems like poor planning. At the end of the weekend people had piled many garbage bags near the small garbage cans around the grounds.

    The roads are narrow and many should be one way, but are not. It would have been impossible many places in the grounds to pass a rig on the road due to the amount of other's vehicles, golf carts, decorations etc... so patience is important when arriving and departing. The gas powered golf carts were also a bit of a negative only because our site was next to a speed bump, so the noise was a little but worse for us.

    Had an issue with water pressure on Saturday around 10am and called the office to make sure there was not a known water issue. Front desk knew nothing and said they would send maintenance but we never saw anyone. The situation improved so we think it was just a high demand time of day.

    We would return here due to the proximity to Lake George and Saratoga, but we would choose a totally different type of site.

    We were on site 219 to give you perspective when viewing photos.

  • Rachel P.
    May. 28, 2018

    Woodford State Park Campground

    Woodford State Park

    Woodford State Park is situated between Wilmington and Bennington VT in the southern part of the Green Mountain National Forest. The park surrounds the Adams Reservoir and happens to be the highest elevation of all the Vermont state campgrounds. Woodford has two beaches- a larger day-use area with tables and grills and a smaller “campers” beach in the park’s third loop. There is also an approximate 2.5 mile trail that loops the reservoir and access to canoe and kayak rentals.

    My sister and I stayed in site #2, which was smaller and less covered than some of the other sites. But I was lucky to book a spot just two weeks ahead of the Memorial Day holiday. Despite a couple days of rain, I really enjoyed myself and the park. The grounds seemed well kept and the staff were helpful. Plus there’s also looks to go and see in nearby Wilmington and historic Bennington.

    After some exploration, I came to the conclusion that site #23 is the absolute best. It’s my go-to for my next visit! I judge this based on privacy, shade and water views, but of course preference is subjective. Sites #11, 21, 39, 40, 45, 56, 70, 72 and 84 were also pretty great.

    Overall, Woodford was a great park and I definitely recommend it, particularly to those looking for dog and/or family oriented recreation!


Frequently Asked Questions

What glamping options are available near Bennington, Vermont?

The Bennington area offers several glamping experiences within a short drive. Woodford State Park Campground provides a more rustic glamping experience with clean facilities, beautiful lake access, and proximity to hiking trails while still being close to Bennington. For luxury camping, Moose Hillock Camping Resorts offers unusually spacious, private sites that feel like personal forest retreats, plus a spectacular pool with water slides. Other options in the region include yurts, cabins, and platform tents at various campgrounds that blend comfort with nature experiences while maintaining access to beautiful Green Mountain scenery.

What is the best season for glamping in Bennington, Vermont?

Summer and early fall offer the best glamping experiences near Bennington. Summer (June-August) provides warm days perfect for enjoying water activities, while Molly Stark State Park Campground offers gorgeous scenic drives and updated facilities. Fall (September-October) brings spectacular foliage, making it an especially magical time for glamping in the Green Mountains. Ashuelot River Campground has beautiful wooded sites perfect for enjoying autumn colors. Most glamping operations in the region operate from May through October, with limited winter options due to Vermont's cold climate and heavy snowfall.

Can you rent RVs for glamping experiences in Bennington, Vermont?

While there aren't dedicated RV rental services specifically in Bennington, several RV-friendly campgrounds in the area welcome rented RVs and provide excellent glamping experiences. Alpine Lake RV Resort offers waterfront RV sites with 50-amp hookups for a premium glamping experience. Moreau Lake State Park Campground has well-maintained, paved roads accommodating larger rigs, especially in Loop A which is better suited for big RVs. For rentals, consider nearby cities like Albany or regional RV rental companies that deliver to campgrounds, allowing you to arrive at a fully set-up glamping experience.