Campground in Centeral Vermont As Well As the Largest
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MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide Vermont United States Highway #2 Miles ITEM SUMMARY 0.0 Welcome to Vermont! 0.0 Junction of Highway #100 North to communities of Waterbury, Vermont - Stowe, VT and Morrisville, VT. South to Waitsfield, VT. - Warren, VT - and Grandville, VT. North access to Waterbury Center State Park. The park is located about 1/4 mile off VT Route 100 east of Waterbury Reservoir. It is one of Mount Mansfield's newer parks and an essential Central Vermont recreation resource. Sitting on a 90-acre peninsula, the park boasts of hibachis, a nature trail, 22 picnic sites, concession area, swimming beach, trailer boat ramp, tables, restrooms, and boat rentals. NOTE: For highway travel North or south via Vermont Highway #100- See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide - Vermont Highway #100- Massachusetts / Vermont State Line To City of Newport, Vermont for driving directions 0.0 Junction of Highway #100 West access to Little River State Park. Waterbury Reservoir, 830 acres, is very popular for boating and fishing activities as is the Little river, which flows from the Reservoir to the Winooski River . A part of Mt. Mansfield State Forest, Little River State Park consists mainly of 81 tent/trailer campsites, 20 lean-tos, four restrooms (3 of which have hot showers), and a sanitary dump station. No hookups are available. It is the most widely used campground in Centeral Vermont as well as the largest. Area Attractions: Granite Quarries in Barre, VT; Camel's Hump in North Duxbury, VT; Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory and Cold Hollow Cider Mill on Route 100, Waterbury, VT; Waterbury Flea Market; Alpine Slide and Gondolas in Stowe, VT; State Capitol and Historical Society in Montpelier, VT. 1.5 Roadside turnout Picnic area, tables - North side of highway. 2.4 Roadside turnout Gravel with view area - North side of highway. 2.7 Roadside turnout Paved, no services - South side of highway. 3.3 View from highway View from highway driving East. 3.6 Access to state police North side of highway. 3.9 View from highway Access to Interstate Highway #89 - North of the highway. 4.2 Community of Middlesex, Middlesex, Vermont is home to two parcels of Vermont State Forest Vermont land that are part of the Putnam State Forest. This state forest includes much of the higher elevation land of the Worcester Range. The trailhead for two hiking trails that ascend White Rocks Mountain and Hunger Mountain. 4.2 Services and gas available North side of highway. at the highway 4.5 Junction of Highway #100B West to community of Moretown - South side of highway. 4.7 Roadside turnout Gravel, no services - North side of highway. 5.8 View from highway View from highway driving East. 9.4 Roadside turnout Access to picnic area. 10.3 Junction of Highway #2 Business Route 10.4 Access to I-89 Page 1/7 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Feb-15 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 10.5 Junction of Highway #12 South to communities of Riverton, Vermont - Bethal, Vermont and Windsor, Vermont. Note: Highway #12 overlaps Highway #2 at this point. 10.8 Services, diesel at the West side of highway. highway 11.4 Berlin Street City of Montpelier, Vermont. Note: Highway #12 overlap ends at this point. North access to communities of Worcester, Vermont and Morrisville, Vermont. 11.7 Services and gas at the West side of highway. highway 12.7 Junction of Highway #302 Access to community of Barre, VT. - Groton, VT. and Boltenville, VT. East - South side of highway. 12.9 Services, gas and diesel at South side of highway. the highway 15.3 Access to campgrounds at the highway. 17.0 Community of East Montpelier, Vermont 17.2 Junction of Highway #14 South to community of Barre, Vermont - 5 miles. Note: Highway #14 overlaps Highway #12 at this point. 17.5 Junction of Highway #14 Access to communities of North Montpelier, VT. - Hardwick, VT. and North Irasburg, VT.. Note: Highway #14 overlap ends at this point. 18.0 View from highway View from highway driving East. 20.0 Community of Plainfield, Incorporated 1797 - Western limits. In 1777, when Vermont became an Vermont independent state and decided that all territory not granted by New Hampshire should be 'vacant' land, Plainfield, VT. was one such piece of land between Montpelier, VT. and Marshfield, VT. This gore, (one of the bits and pieces of land left over after a regular township had been surveyed), was granted to James Whitelaw, James Savage and William Coit in 1788 and called St. Andrew's Gore. 20.3 Junction of Highway #214 North to North Montpelier, VT. and to the Goddard College. 20.5 Services and gas available at the highway 20.9 Services, gas and diesel at West side of highway. the highway 21.7 View from the highway View from the highway driving East. 22.5 Access to campgrounds and South side of highway. RV Park 23.4 Access to lodging 23.6 View from highway View from highway driving East. 24.9 Access to campgrounds South side of highway. 25.1 Access to lodging South side of highway. 26.5 View from highway View from highway driving East. 27.1 Community of Marshfield, Vermont 27.5 Junction of Highway #215 North to communities of Cabot, Vermont and Walden Station, Vermont. Page 2/7 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Feb-15 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 28.7 Juntion of Highway #232 East to communities of Groton, VT. - South Ryegate, VT and Wells River, VT. Access to New Discovery State Park, Kettle Pond State Park and Boulder Beach State Park. Stillwater State Park - South of the highway. New Discovery State Park. Facilities: Campground with 47 tent/trailer sites, 14 lean-tos, restrooms with hot showers, sanitary dump station, play area, hiking trails, and a picnic shelter (at Osmore Road 1 mile from the campground). Hookups not available at the park. The Kettle Pond State Park's campground has five separate groups of 27 lean-tos, swimming area, hand pump well, cartop boat launch, 3 double pit restrooms, and miles of hiking trails. Boulder Beach State Park. The day use area has 75 shaded picnic sites with tables and hibachis. All restrooms have lavatories and flush toilets. There is 200 feet of beach and swimming area. Stillwater State Park. Facilities: The campground has 62 sites for tents/trailers and 17 lean-tos. There are hot showers in all the restrooms, as well as a sanitary dump station, however there are no hookups. 30.1 View from highway State run roadside turnout with scenic viewpoint - East side of highway. 36.7 View from highway View from highway driving East. 36.9 Junction of Highway #15 West access to communities of Hardwick, VT. - Morrisville, VT. and Jeffersonville, VT. 39.1 Community of Danville, Danville, Vermont is a small rural community defined by several Vermont distinct compact historical villages surrounded by farmland, forests and scenic vistas 40.1 Services and gas available West side of highway. at the highway 40.8 View from highway Roadside turnout with view point. 41.1 Access to RV park and East side of highway. campgrounds 41.4 View from highway View from highway driving East. 42.6 Junction of Highway #2B East of the highway. 46.2 Community of St. Access to I-91 South to communities of Barnet, VT. - McIndoe Falls, Johnsbury, Vermont VT. and White River Junction, VT. Access to I-93 South to Lower Waterford, VT. and Littleton, VT. 46.5 Access to I-91 North Access to communities of Lyndon, VT. - Barton, VT. and Orleans, VT. North access to Crystal Lake VT.State Park. Crystal Lake is approximately three miles long and about one mile in width. In some places it is known to be more than 100 feet deep. It is a glacial lake beautifully situated among roughhewn mountain sides. Facilities: The beach area has almost a mile of sandy shoreline with a marked swimming area. The large historic granite bathhouse has rest rooms, changing areas, and a concession stand. There are approximately 40 free standing charcoal grills, nearly 80 picnic tables, play areas, rental boats and canoes, and lots of parking space. 46.8 Access to Highway #2B This is a secondary highway - East side of the highway. Page 3/7 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Feb-15 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 47.0 View from highway - Photo Welcome to St. Johnsbury, VT. St. Johnsbury, VT. was settled by St. Johnsbury, VT. Jonathan Arnold, a Rhode Island native. He built the first frame welcome highway sign. dwelling in 1787, on a spot at the north end of Main Street now known as Arnold Park. Allen spent a considerable portion of his life in the effort to achieve independence for what is now Vermont, commanding (1770-1775) an irregular force called the Green Mountain Boys, so named in defiance of the New York threat to drive Vermont settlers off the fields and 'into the Green Mountains. 47.4 Services, gas and diesel West side of the highway. available at the highway 47.7 View from highway Business section of St. Johnsbury, VT. Junction of Highway #5 North to communities of Coventry, VT. and Newport, VT. Access to Highway #5A North to Westmore, VT. - West Charleston, VT. and Derby Center, VT. Junction of Alternate Highway #5. Junction of Highway #2 North. 47.9 Railroad Street Junction of Highway #5 South to Passumpsic, Wells River and Bradford.