USFS · Vermont, New York

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests

National Forest managed by the U.S. Forest Service in Vermont and New York, 854,081 acres by the boundary data. No Wikipedia article matched the name closely enough to quote.

National Forest854,081 acresUSFSVTNY16 campgrounds within 10 mi36 Forest Service sites410 trails
Official page at U.S. Forest Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Forest
Managed byU.S. Forest Service
StatesVermont, New York
Size854,081 acres (Forest Service administrative boundary (gis_acres))
Forest Service code0920, region 09
Center point43.2958, -73.0749
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 12)

Boundary map

4 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground Forest Service recreation site

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 3.90 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.40 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.15 inches of precipitationApril: 3.97 inches of precipitationMay: 4.06 inches of precipitationJune: 5.01 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.49 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.64 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.98 inches of precipitationOctober: 5.16 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.75 inches of precipitationDecember: 4.47 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 17.2°F averageFebruary: 20.5°F averageMarch: 27.6°F averageApril: 40.1°F averageMay: 53.1°F averageJune: 60.5°F averageJuly: 65.6°F averageAugust: 63.8°F averageSeptember: 57.2°F averageOctober: 46.4°F averageNovember: 34.3°F averageDecember: 24.0°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Peru, 9 miles from the center point at 1,700 feet, station USC00436335 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 51 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

12 federal campgrounds sit inside the boundary and 4 more are within ten miles of it. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

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Backbone Horse Campground
Reservable1 site
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Blueberry Patch Campground
Reservable1 site
FS · Inside
Chittenden Brook Campground
Reservable18 sites
FS · Inside
Greendale Campground
Reservable11 sites
FS · Inside
Greendale Campground
First-come11 sites
FS · Inside
Grout Pond Campground
Reservable18 sites
FS · Inside
Hapgood Pond
Reservable32 sites
FS · Inside
Little Rock Pond/Green Mountain Loop
First-comeVT
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4 more within ten miles are not listed here.

Trailheads and sites

Forest Service directory · 36

The Forest Service lists 36 recreation sites in this forest, among them 9 campgrounds, 9 trailheads, 3 day hikings, 3 viewpoints. Each links to its page on fs.usda.gov, which carries the season, fees and current status.

Show all 36

Distance is from the center point of the boundary, not from a road or town.

Trails

Every trail on Trailhead Atlas →

The Forest Service trail layer records 410 named trails in this forest, 1,048 miles in all. The 10 longest are listed here.

TrailMiles
Appalachian Trail/Long Trail ↗105.2
Corridor 7 ↗60.7
Long ↗55.6
Appalachian ↗44.9
Interloken ↗22.2
Corridor 9 ↗21.8
Castle Brook ↗15.5
Backbone ↗14.4
Corridor 7 - Fr 30 to 11/30 ↗11.8
Glastenbury ↗11.4

Lengths and allowed uses come from the Forest Service trail layer by way of Trailhead Atlas, refreshed September 18, 2026. Trails in plain text have no page there yet.

All 410 trails in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests on Trailhead Atlas ↗

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

854,081 acres.

Source: Forest Service boundary data

Who manages Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

The U.S. Forest Service.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

What state is Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests in?

The boundary crosses Vermont and New York.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

12 federal campgrounds sit inside the boundary, including Backbone Horse Campground, Blueberry Patch Campground and Blueberry Patch Campground. 16 in all are within ten miles. Dispersed camping is allowed on most national forest land outside developed sites; check the forest page for closures.

Source: Where to camp

Where are the trailheads in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

The Forest Service lists 36 recreation sites here, including 9 campground campgrounds, 9 trailheads and 3 day hikings. Each one links to its Forest Service page.

Source: Trailheads and sites

How do I get to Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

A point inside the boundary is at 43.296, -73.075. Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park is 2 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Forest Service

How dark is the night sky at Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 12 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Which national parks are near Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park (2 mi), Morristown National Historical Park (12 mi) and Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park (14 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests?

609 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Brown Covered Bridge and Speedwell Village--The Factory.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name, acreage and code: the Forest Service Enterprise Data Warehouse.
  • States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, matched by forest code.
  • Trails: the Trailhead Atlas open-data file of Forest Service trails, matched by forest code.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.