Best Camping near Hyde Park, VT

Whether you're a tent camper, an RVer, or just passing through, Hyde Park, VT has a lot to offer. There's so much to see and do, from exhilarating hikes or bike rides to exploring the local dining and shopping. Find the best campgrounds near Hyde Park, VT. Read reviews from campers like you and find your perfect campsite.

Best Camping Sites Near Hyde Park, VT (146)

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  • Gavin P.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Austin Brook
    Oct. 11, 2024

    Austin Brook

    Amazing Site

    This location is easy to access and has really nice drive in sites. Will definitely be a regular on our ventures

  • Murf V.
    Camper-submitted photo from Route 100 Dispersed Camping
    Oct. 6, 2024

    Route 100 Dispersed Camping

    This is not for camping

    This is a picnic area that people insist on camping there and because of this kind of stuff is why we keep loosing free camping sites

  • Miccal  M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Kettle Pond State Park
    Sep. 24, 2024

    Kettle Pond State Park

    Wonderfull area for a hike in or boat in camp.

    I scouted this area a couple of years ago and stayed in one of the lean-tos, this is a great area in the winter when no-one else is around.

    There is a parking lot near the main road where you can park.  The hike around the pond is nice, but wet, rocky and you need to be a sure-footed person.  Views are great, the pond is amazing, and the campsites are well maintained.

    Most sites have a lean-to and a well-built fireplace as well as an outhouse.  Keep in mind this is a pack in pack out location.  You are not allowed to cut wood, and only fallen dead is available for use.

  • Miccal  M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Patterson Brookside camp on West Hill Road
    Sep. 24, 2024

    Patterson Brookside camp on West Hill Road

    This is a wonderful place to camp

    There are a handful of sites to camp at along the river here, each offering a slightly different experience.  The dirt road along the river is an easy drive, though it is single lane in a few locations, so be aware of oncoming traffic.  Some of the sites are drive in, some are walk in, but all are primitive. 

    There is no electricity, no cell coverage, not outhouses in this area.  Be prepared to pack out everything you bring in.

    This area is being heavily use and some spots are being shut down from abuse, please be aware that you have a lot of impact, and that impact can be positive or negative. Choose Positive!

    This area is closed in the winter due to snow, by the GMNF

  • Miccal  M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from North Green Mountain Camp on Town Road 11
    Sep. 23, 2024

    North Green Mountain Camp on Town Road 11

    This site is no longer accessible unless you drive a full-size lifted rig

    I've camped here a few times in the past, and at other sites in the area.  Due to flooding and the abundance of campers abusing the roads these sites are no longer accessible unless you have a lifted full-size jeep or 4-runner type vehicle.  I drive a Subaru Wilderness and have been able to access all of the sites for years, this year I cannot.  I had to back down the road.

    Rangers have already started to move boulders into place to block off some of the other sites.

    It won't be long before the Rangers close this area down due to abuse.  Please stay away.

  • Christa W.
    Camper-submitted photo from Onion River Campground
    Sep. 21, 2024

    Onion River Campground

    DO NOT STAY HERE IF YOU HAVE KIDS

    I just found out that Onion River Camground just willingly hosted a MAP(minor attracted person aka pedofile) meeting at their campground. I am so disgusted the owners of Onion River Campground that hosted this meeting allowed my family with two young girls to BOOK a campsite the SAME WEEKEND as this meeting with no warning of what was going on!!!! By the grace of God, we cancelled two weeks ago(for other reasons) and rerouted to another state. I’m sitting here reading this imagining my beautiful kids walking around a campground innocently with nasty individuals looking at them in a sexual way without my wife or I ever knowing what was going on right under our noses. It’s digusting and appalling that the campground owners support these pedofiles and would let ANY family book a stay there without making us aware. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS SOMETHING I NEEDED TO LOOKOUT FOR BUT I THINK OTHERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS. I don’t agree with supporting MAPs at all but if you are then make it an adult only campground for heavens sake.

  • Kevin C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Green Mountain Camp on Town Road 11
    Sep. 19, 2024

    Green Mountain Camp on Town Road 11

    Beautiful view but no toilet

    Came in on a Wednesday afternoon in late September and found several available camp sites.

    There are no amenities at this campground. It is an open field on the left side of the road with two or three sites on the right side of the road that are walk in sites.

    The scenic beauty of this place is amazing. There was some color in the forest but most of it was still green. There are wide open views of 3 mountain ranges. There are many flowering plants, wild apple trees on the right side of the road. Lots of birds, butterflies, and bees (they were not agressive).

    The campground was very quiet at night except for an occasional owl hoot.

    We were fortunate to have perfect weather for our stay. This would be an awesome place to see the fall colors.

  • Timothy M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Kettle Pond State Park
    Sep. 12, 2024

    Kettle Pond State Park

    Rock Solid

    Pretty pond, good lean-to's, nice toilets, central put-in for canoes and kayaks, friendly people. Big groups in one area, individual remote sites far enough away to be private. Nicely maintained, friendly staff when you do see them. Went September 6 and 7 2024. Only 3 hours from Boston.

  • Drew H.
    Camper-submitted photo from Stillwater State Park
    Aug. 28, 2024

    Stillwater State Park

    Helpful staff, clean camp, kinda busy

    Great spot, especially for families, it is a bit expensive, at $30 for tent spot and $40 for lean to. the staff was helpful and kept the grounds clean. We ended paying more for the lean to because it was more secluded and quiet, the rest of the park was busy.

    Our spot was right on the brook which was peaceful and beautiful. It also had a fire pit with a grill grate and they sold firewood at the front gate.

  • AThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Lone Pine Campsites
    Aug. 26, 2024

    Lone Pine Campsites

    OK for two nights

    We stayed for two nights to visit Burlington and lake Champlain.

    It was not our favorite campground. The site are open, so no privacy and the sites are fairly small.

    Toilets and showers are ok but nothing fancy. A bit worn.

  • Miccal  M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from New Discovery State Park
    Aug. 25, 2024

    New Discovery State Park

    Drove through on my way past

    This easy-to-access campground has made it on my list of places to stay.

    There are two loops of sites, some deep in the woods with great-looking trees, others in a field, and some in between. There are even sites with stalls if you're into horses.

    The bathhouse looks typical and clean.

    Not much cell service, but some in places.

    Easy access to a lake and a picnic pavilion.

    Noticed more than a few sites that I could hang at.

  • Miccal  M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Big Deer State Park
    Aug. 25, 2024

    Big Deer State Park

    Nice enough campsites...

    This is a small campground, really it's an extension of Stillwater just up the road. Check-in happens at Stillwater, purchase your firewood and drive the 2 min down to Big Deer.

    For Vermont, these sites felt close, but we could still get privacy. We did have to change sites due to our neighbors yelling at their kids and using less-than-appropriate language to do so. We could still hear them on the other side of the campground :(

    The site itself was nice, even though it lacked privacy.

    Boulder Beach Road is an easy dirt road access to these campgrounds.

    We had 1 bar of AT&T service.

    The bathrooms were adequate, nothing special

    But we made a last-minute decision to camp and this was a decent location for that. I would camp here again, but it wouldn't be my first choice.

  • Stilyagi
    Camper-submitted photo from Lake Carmi State Park
    Aug. 25, 2024

    Lake Carmi State Park

    A great place to visit for Canadian travelers.

    Our first time in Vermont, we were coming from Montreal, Quebec. And while there are many nice campsites to visit in Quebec... we've done them all, within a 2-hour radius. Well, guess what? Lake Carmi in Franklin (Enosburg?) Vermont, is less than 1 1/2 hours from Montreal! I think it must be the closest campsite to Quebec, in Vermont. The drive there was really pleasant too. It wasn't all highway. It took us mostly through very scenic routes in both Quebec, and Vermont.

    After booking, I had read some bad reviews about the place - which gave me second thoughts. About the staff being very unpleasant, etc. Well I'm happy to say, that turned out to be absolutely untrue! To say that Kathy, Daniel and really, the entire staff that we met, was very friendly to us, is an understatement. They literally saved our bacon!

    It's a long story, but in short... our car broke down at one point, and we had to get it towed. Our phone wouldn't work, and it was by the good graces of the Lake Carmi rangers and staff, and the use of their wireless, that we were eventually able to return back home to Canada.  I don't know what we would have done, if they weren't there to help us! So - big thanks to the amazing staffers at Lake Carmi.

    We had reserved a site by the lake, and saw that the campground itself was quite nice. Just acres and acres of lush green forestation. Clean grounds and washrooms. A beautiful sunset over the lake. No electrical 'pollution'. No noise pollution - except for crickets, in the field. Other than the car trouble - quite a pleasant stay! We'll be returning next year.

  • Chelsea C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Green Mtn Family Campground
    Aug. 24, 2024

    Green Mtn Family Campground

    Great site in the mountains

    Quiet family campground in the mountains. Was pleasantly surprised to see a pool with a view of the mountains. It has a lot of amenities but still feels secluded.

  • J
    Camper-submitted photo from Green Mountain National Forest Texas Falls Primative campsites
    Aug. 19, 2024

    Green Mountain National Forest Texas Falls Primative campsites

    Nice setting, simple fire pit only sites

    There seems to be a little confusion about where restricted day use ends and overnight dispersed sites begin. Some folks were camping in the picnic area. Past the gate at the end of the Texas Falls recreation area we found several sites with only a fire pit along the brook. They were well used with some litter. We packed out what we could find. There are posted signs on the opposite bank so we stayed on our side. Brook water filtered fine and was tasty. Relatively short walk to waterless toilets was welcome. Very pretty area.

  • J
    Camper-submitted photo from Lincoln Dispersed Camping
    Aug. 19, 2024

    Lincoln Dispersed Camping

    FR 291 Dispersed camping

    FR 291 is a somewhat primitive road - lots of big puddles. I would want some clearance for a vehicle. Our Toyota Highlander made it easily. We found 2 campsites with fire pits right off the end of FR 291. Easy stroll to a clean brook for filtering water. Very quiet, though we could hear the occasional dog barking from houses in the Downingville area. There are probably more sites, but really liked the first one we found. Great trees for hammocks.

    Day 2 we walked past the gate beyond the end of the road followed a trail up 500 feet or so of elevation in the foothills to the west of Mt Ellen. Found one more camp site. Road/path had a big blowdown, but looked like some ATVs had been up it in the last few months. Pretty walk, lots of mushrooms.

    Saw no bear sign, but kept all food in car as a precaution.

    Lincoln General Store is 3.5 miles away via Downingville. Some modest resupply options there.

  • eva M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Mallets Bay Campground
    Aug. 11, 2024

    Mallets Bay Campground

    Do not go here if you don’t need to

    We were with RV. Mostly permanent places, showers and toilets are full with mould and not clean as is said on the website. Rates are not transparant. The pool was nice for the kids.

  • H
    Camper-submitted photo from Route 100 Dispersed Camping
    Aug. 5, 2024

    Route 100 Dispersed Camping

    This is not a campground.

    This site was lovely, but signs say No Camping. There were a few spots with fire rings and picnic tables and would be a great place to camp though! Not sure how strict that is. There was someone camping for a least a week given their tent was there the whole week I was in the area. So I guess it's not that strict. Signs indicate this offshoot road where these sites are is also FR-25, then FR-25 picks up again as a spur off of VT 100 a little farther south down 100 where there were permitted (but full) camping sites.

  • H
    Camper-submitted photo from Green Mountain National Forest FR25 - Dispersed Camping
    Aug. 5, 2024

    Green Mountain National Forest FR25 - Dispersed Camping

    Pretty, scattered sites along small stream

    All the sites were full when I visited (6 to 8 sites, approximately, but i didn't go down a couple little gravel paths to check each spot as you couldn't turn around easily) , so I didn't get to camp there. There was a NFS sign along FR-25 posted asking people to clean up after themselves (litter and human waste) as there'd been complaints to the extent that they were considering closing the sites if people didn't do better. There were some fire ring sites along Vermont 100 where FR-25 intersects it, but those are marked as No Camping (though one tent had been there at least a week). That area along 100 is supposed to be a day-use picnic area. 

    The sites looked lovely though. Some people were really entrenched with string lights etc.

  • Miccal  M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Maidstone State Park
    Jul. 29, 2024

    Maidstone State Park

    Still a great campground!

    I come back to this area every year; I missed my spring trip this year though.  A friend was camping and invited me to join them.  We had a site on the B loop, I have only camped on the A loop... 

    The site was nice with some great rock features, the sites have enough space between them to give privacy, but you know you're not alone.  The facilities on the B loop are vintage 1950s, simple clean but not new or the same caliber as the facilities on A loop.  Plenty of water faucets on the B loop.  

    Both A & B are easy to get around on, all of the roads are dirt but well maintained.  Both loops have their own Trash and Recyling. The access road into the park is a well-maintained dirt road and about 5 miles long.  Look for the bears, and other cutouts creatures in the clearings on the way in.

    This campground is remote and it's about 45 min. to the nearest town.  There is no cell service, even with a booster.  The lake is wonderful.

  • É
    Camper-submitted photo from Black Creek Maple's Nature Escape and Tent Haven
    Jul. 22, 2024

    Black Creek Maple's Nature Escape and Tent Haven

    Peaceful and charming

    We spent the night at this beautiful campsite with a magnificent view of Mount Mansfield. The small amount of camping space made the experience quite unique and private. The host, Dianne, was really friendly. Many amenities such as wood, water and outhouse nearby. Very nice experience.



Guide to Hyde Park

Camping near Hyde Park, Vermont, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and outdoor activities. Whether you're looking for a family-friendly spot or a peaceful retreat, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.

What to do:

  • Hiking: Explore the nearby trails. Campers love the access to hiking trails around places like Lake Placid/Whiteface Mountain KOA Holiday, where one reviewer mentioned, "There are plenty of hikes nearby to wear them out if you desire."
  • Fishing and Swimming: Enjoy fishing or swimming in local lakes. One visitor at Grand Isle State Park Campground said, "State Park camping isn't for everyone... but we were pleasantly surprised with all the activities that were offered."
  • Disc Golf: If you're into disc golf, check out the course near Smugglers Notch State Park Campground. A camper noted, "1.7 miles from #7 Ranked World's Best Disc Golf Course: Fox Run Meadows."

What campers like:

  • Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate clean restrooms and showers. At Lafayette Place Campground, one reviewer said, "Restrooms are clean and the camp store is well stocked."
  • Friendly Staff: Many campgrounds have helpful staff. A visitor at Lost River Valley Campground mentioned, "The staff in the office and store has been friendly."
  • Scenic Views: Campers love the beautiful surroundings. One reviewer at Moosalamoo Campground said, "The sites are nice and spread apart with a lot of privacy."

What you should know:

  • Noise Levels: Some campgrounds can get noisy, especially during peak seasons. A camper at North Beach Campground noted, "Seemed really popular and a little loud until around 11."
  • Limited Amenities: Not all campgrounds have full amenities. A visitor at Little River State Park Campground mentioned, "The restroom is a bit dated and dingy, but clean."
  • Wildlife: Be prepared for wildlife encounters. One camper at Moose Hillock Camping Resort said, "Lots of nature & wildlife, good space in between campsites."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Kid-Friendly Activities: Look for campgrounds with activities for kids. One family at Moose Hillock Camping Resort said, "The Pool is Huge! Nice sites with great fire pits!"
  • Safety First: Keep an eye on kids, especially near water. A reviewer at Grand Isle State Park Campground mentioned, "The facilities were clean and the shower was nice and hot."
  • Plan for Noise: Be ready for some noise from other campers. A visitor at North Beach Campground said, "If you’re a light sleeper then consider bringing some ear plugs."

Tips from RVers:

Camping near Hyde Park, Vermont, has something for everyone. With beautiful campgrounds and plenty of activities, you're sure to have a great time!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What camping is available near Hyde Park, VT?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Hyde Park, VT offers a wide range of camping options, with 146 campgrounds and RV parks near Hyde Park, VT and 8 free dispersed camping spots.

  • Which is the most popular campground near Hyde Park, VT?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Hyde Park, VT is Smugglers Notch State Park with a 4.7-star rating from 22 reviews.

  • Where can I find free dispersed camping near Hyde Park, VT?

    According to TheDyrt.com, there are 8 free dispersed camping spots near Hyde Park, VT.

  • What parks are near Hyde Park, VT?

    According to TheDyrt.com, there are 10 parks near Hyde Park, VT that allow camping, notably Union Village Dam and Green Mountain National Forest.