Park Stories

Great in All Weather

I love Vermont. I love the great outdoors. Vermont State Parks are simply the best place to be, in my opinion, no matter the weather....

1st Day Hikes

My family and I go on “first day hikes” every year on 1/1! This year we all went to Aitken State and we love doing the easy loop with our...

30 Year Tradition

We have been camping in the Vermont State Parks for over 30 years and we spend nearly every September camping for two weeks-one week in...

Burton Island Expert

During their summer school vacations when my children were growing up, I would take them to Burton Island for 4 days to give their Mom a...

An Annual Tradition

Labor Day is always set aside on our calendars: it’s an annual trip for our family friends to camp together. (We believe we’re now on our...

Beautiful Sunset at Branbury State Park

We love Vermont State Parks. During our first season with our new camper, we visited Branbury State Park on the shores of Lake Dunmore....

Fun with the grandkids at Branbury State Park

We had such a great time camping with our grandchildren at Branbury State Park and really enjoyed the hike into the Moosalamoo National...

Rainy Retreat

Stayed at Brighton State Park again this weekend with my dog, Remy. Very few people there because of the rain so we almost had the whole...

Surprise Waterfront Campsite

Despite an awful lot of rain, we greatly enjoyed our week at Gifford Woods in July 2021. One benefit of all the rain…turned out campsite...

Repeat Reservation at Brighton State Park

First time staying there and OMG what a beautiful place! We had a waterfront campsite and had so much fun hiking the trails. Ended up...

And the winners are…

The legal team at Biggam Fox Skinner LLP joined up with Vermont Parks Forever in an effort to protect our state parks. To celebrate our...

The quest continues…

The latest update from the Miller family on their adventures in trying to visit all 55 state parks!

Vermont, for us, is like a second home

When you live in Northern Massachusetts and your boyfriend of six years lives in Southeast Canada, and you’re both avid campers, where...

39 down, 16 to go!

In 2013, inspired by a story of a mom trying to get outside every weekend, Brian and Lori Miller, along with their two children, Leah and...

Who says you can’t eat well while camping?

Steak tips, rigatoni, ribs…these are just a few of the delicious meals Michael Barton and his son, MJ, cooked up on their two week...

Adventures at Green River Reservoir

Last summer my family and I took a week-long camping trip around Vermont. My favorite memory is from Green River Reservoir State Park. I...

Daddy, when can we go camping again?

“Daddy when can we go camping again?” This is what our kids asked us as the weather started getting warmer and we worked on breaking the...

Why Do It?

In 2013, Brian and Lori Miller and their two children began a quest to visit all 52 Vermont State Parks.