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Bromley Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VT · 43.22265, -72.95120
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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 Bromley Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,556 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bromley 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 Bromley Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- AAir-up7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- WWater12 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- PPropane43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Bromley Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,556 ft
State
VT
Coordinates
43.22265, -72.95120
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bromley Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townEast Dorset · ~3.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelEast Dorset General Store · ~3.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.3 mi
- GroceriesEast Dorset General Store · ~3.2 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy Northshire · ~6.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicManchester Medical Center · ~6.2 mi
- HardwareAubuchon Hardware · ~5.5 mi
EV charging — from Bromley Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.0 mi straight-line SW — Manchester Elementary School · EVGATEWAY · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach13 within 25 mi · 83 within 50 · 516 within 100 · 1208 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)6.6 mi — Winhall / Stratton Resort - Cellerate Power, Winhall
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.3 mi — WESTON STORE CPE250-2, Weston
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.2 mi — Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, VT · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Johnny Seesaw's - Tesla Destination, Peru, 1.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 376458 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bromley Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBromley Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomGMC Bromley Summit Privy · ~0.7 mi NE · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletHapgood Pond Campground · ~3.6 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomHapgood Pond Day Use Area · ~3.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Bromley Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Bromley Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bennington County~3.3 mi
- Bennington County~3.3 mi
- Hapgood Pond Campground~3.6 mi · fee
- Spruce Peak Shelter~3.8 mi
The unit that manages Bromley Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bromley Shelter are set by Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bromley 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 Bromley 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 — Bromley Shelter
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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