Coolidge State Park FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION VERMONT
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Click On A Site For Photo And Additional Information Key Map North Coolidge State Park FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES North Plymouth, Vermont Tent G icnic Area: 0.25 mi Loop to P 25 5 mi 0.2 ce: POPLAR d rk o P R pa S Lean-to to ge id l Loop o 0 400 800 1200 2000 1 o C WHITE feet 2 BIRCH eam str 3 to Bridgewater Corners 5 mi p “Tent Loop” to Plymouth oo ALDER V L VERMONT Notch 2 mi t n 4 100A e T 24 o Pinney Hollow Brook t 5 k oo r B e Rangers Rd 22 n hetsto 6 11 17 23A W 13 14 15 18 20 WHETSTONE 7 8 23 (remote) 9 12 21 10 16 19 CHERRY LEGEND SHADBLOW 0 Tent Site SPRUCE LARCH PINE TAMARACK Prime lean-to Water BLUEBERRY MAPLE HEMLOCK OAK Lean-to Trail head CHESTNUT WALNUT Volunteer Site BALSAM V RV Sanitary Station LOCUST HICKORY Trash Dumpster & SYCAMORE Restrooms Recycling Center DOGWOOD “Lean-to Loop” APPLE Showers ($) Horseshoe pit SAPLING CEDAR HACKBERRY Pit toilet Childrens playhouse 100A Rt BEECH to ELM Picnic area G Group Camping WILLOW BASSWOOD SUMAC Picnic shelter BUTTERNUT HAWTHORN Nature Center Accessible facility BOXELDER ASPEN 0 100 200 400 600 HORNBEAM feet ASH ephelps - rev. 12/2012 Coolidge State Park A trip to Coolidge State Park is a trip back in time; the park remains essentially the way it was when it Coolidge State Park Amenities was first created in the 1930s. Known for its rustic feel, • 36 lean-to shelters hillside campsites that give way to dramatic mountain • 26 camp sites Coolidge views, and authentic character, Coolidge State Park is • Full service restrooms with showers ($) the developed recreation centerpiece of the 21,500 acre • Picnic facilities Calvin Coolidge State Forest, the largest state-owned • Group camping area land holding in central Vermont. Coolidge State Park • Firewood and ice for sale State Park is the only Vermont park with an entire loop of lean-to • CCC & Bradley Hill hiking trails campsites, some of which have sweeping views of the • Volleyball Black River valley and the Green Mountains. Many Map & Guide campers feel that sites at Coolidge have the best views Recreating & Sightseeing in the Area in all of Vermont. The park also has a loop of forested • Swimming & boating at Camp Plymouth State campsites, restroom facilities with showers, a hilltop Park picnic area with log picnic shelter, a group camping • Fishing coldwater streams area, and several remote lean-to campsites for those • Hiking in Coolidge State Forest, Killington Peak wishing to really escape it all. & Gifford Woods State Park Within the park, there are miles of hiking trails • Pres. Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site to explore, several streams home to elusive brook trout, • Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical and abundant wildlife. Some visitors are lucky enough Park to catch a glimpse of a barred owl, a moose, or rarely • Mountain biking at Killington Resort even a black bear! Nearby is the village of Plymouth Notch, the birthplace of Calvin Coolidge, 30th president For More Information, Contact: of the United States. Coolidge State Park Calvin Coolidge State Forest was established in 1925, 855 Coolidge State Park Road when Perry Merrill (then head of State forests and parks) Plymouth, VT 05056 arranged the purchase of a tract of land in Plymouth He (802) 672-3612 (operating season) was successful in obtaining funds for the property due to the great public interest in the Coolidge family and VT State Parks Reservation Center popularity of Plymouth Notch. (888)409-7579 M-F 9am-4pm Camp Calvin Coolidge, located in Calvin Coolidge Or State Forest, was established June 9, 1933 as the third www.vtstateparks.com Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in Vermont. The original Coolidge State Park was built solely by Memorial Day Weekend- the CCC. They also completed a network of forest highways and carried out extensive reforestation Columbus Day projects. Camping Much of what is now Coolidge State Forest was once cleared for tilled land and pasture, as evidenced by Picnicking extensive stonewalls and many foundations. In the late Group events nineteenth century there was a small town immediately Hiking adjacent to Coolidge State Park (later becoming part of This document available upon request in large the Forest). Businesses once located there included a print, store, blacksmith shop, and a hotel. Braille, and audio cassette. VT TDD Relay 1-800-253-0191 Printed on recycled paper 12/2012 ERP.