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Boyce Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VT · 43.96688, -72.94780
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Boyce Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,935 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Boyce ShelterNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Boyce Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- WWater14 mi
- DDump24 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Boyce Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,935 ft
State
VT
Coordinates
43.96688, -72.94780
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Boyce Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBrandy Brook (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBread Loaf · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.5 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~24.3 mi
- Dump station~23.9 mi
- GroceriesRipton Country Store · ~4.5 mi
- PharmacyMarble Works Pharmacy · ~11.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicPorter Express Care · ~11.3 mi
- HardwareMills Hardware · ~18.3 mi
EV charging — from Boyce Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.0 mi straight-line W — GMP Middlebury · VIALYNK · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach15 within 25 mi · 79 within 50 · 260 within 100 · 830 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)20.3 mi — Vergennes, VT - Tesla Supercharger, Vergennes
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.4 mi — Green Mountain Power - Rochester, Rochester
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.0 mi — GMPHOME MIDDLEBURY 1 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 420722 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Boyce Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBoyce Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSkyline Lodge & Tent Area · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
- RestroomEmily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area · ~2.5 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTexas Falls Picnic Area · ~2.9 mi SE · USFS
Open Boyce Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Boyce Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Skyline Lodge & Tent Area~1.5 mi
- Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area~2.5 mi
- Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite~3.0 mi
- Addison County~4.2 mi
The unit that manages Boyce Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Boyce Shelter are set by Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Boyce Shelter
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Boyce Shelter
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Boyce Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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