Click on a Site for Photo and Additional Information Summit Area Campground FORESTS, PARKS & RECREATION North Mt Philo State Park North Charlotte, Vermont AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES to base parking lot LEGEND CEDAR to campground 3 1 Park office 2 All Season Parking Parking-daytime, 4 7 in operating season OAK 6 D Picnic area ev il’ s C 8 ha Restrooms ir T rail PINE

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Traffic direction Old Carriage Trail Gate- open 10am - sunset during operating season 0 200 400 DOGS MUST BE LEASHED AT ALL TIMES feet ephelps- rev. 05/2020 this map is intended for informational purposes only Mt. Philo State Park Recreating and sightseeing in the area: Welcome to Mt. Philo State Park. Sitting Charlotte • Rokeby Museum atop 968’ Mt. Philo, the 237-acre park became the • Ferry to Essex, NY first Vermont State Park in 1924. With breathtaking Shelburne Mt Philo views of the Valley and New • Shelburne Museum York’s , the park is a favorite • Shelburne Farms of hikers and picnickers, and includes a small Burlington campground. • ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain State Park G. Lewis and Associates, proprietors of • Ethan Allen Homestead the Mt. Philo Inn, built the original carriage road to • University of Vermont Map & Guide the top of Mt. Philo in 1903. Inn guests were able Vergennes • Button Bay State Park to ride to the top of the mountain in horse-drawn • Lake Champlain Maritime Museum surreys. Traces of the original road are still visible Addison in sections along the current park road, and the inn • D.A.R. State Park still stands outside the park’s southwest boundary. • John Strong Mansion Museum Toward the end of the first decade of the 20th Century, • Chimney Point Historic Site Mrs. Frances Humphreys acquired the mountain • Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area property. In 1924 Mrs. Humphreys deeded the 150 • Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area acres to the State for use as a recreational area. In Middlebury the early 1930’s a Civilian Conservation Corps • Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History (CCC) unit was assigned to the mountain. This crew • Downtown Marble Works District • Middlebury College built the current access road, campground, ranger’s • University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm quarters, picnic area and summit lodge. Subsequent Ferrisburgh donations have been added: John and Hobart Wells • Kingsland Bay State Park deeded 13.45 acres in 1969 and Charles and Gwen New York State Allmon deeded 69 acres in 2009. • Fort Ticonderoga National Historic Landmark Today the park attracts hundreds of visitors • Crown Point State Historic Site each day year round. The summit access road allows visitors to drive to the top, or a ¾-mile hiking trail For more information, contact: leads to the mountain’s summit for more ambitious Mt. Philo State Park Memorial Day Weekend- Late October visitors. Hikers are likely to see a variety of wildlife 5425 Mt. Philo Road including white-tailed deer or moose. The park is an Charlotte, Vermont 05445 Hiking excellent spot to watch autumn bird migrations, and (802) 425-2390 (during operating season) Picnicking & Group Events is noted for raptor watching. A small campground is OR Camping located on the north side of the park. Due to the steep VT State Parks Reservation Center grade and narrow width of the roadway, recreational (888) 409-7579 vehicles are not suited to this park. Dogs must be Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM leashed in all areas at all times. To request this publication in Braille or Mt. Philo State Park amenities: alternate visual format, please contact • 7 tent sites, 3 lean-to shelters [email protected] • Picnicking and group events VT TDD Relay Dial 7-1-1 • Hiking Printed on recycled paper. • Firewood for sale 05/2020 ERP