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Chittenden Brook
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VT · 43.82525, -72.91068
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Chittenden Brook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,790 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chittenden BrookNIFC · 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 Chittenden Brook · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- AAir-up23 mi
- DDump30 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Chittenden Brook
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,790 ft
State
VT
Coordinates
43.82525, -72.91068
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Chittenden Brook · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRochester · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.0 mi
- FuelCitgo · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.6 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~6.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~9.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~9.5 mi
- HardwareBrandon Lumber & Millwork · ~9.3 mi
EV charging — from Chittenden Brook · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.3 mi straight-line NE — Green Mountain Power - Rochester · FLO · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach14 within 25 mi · 90 within 50 · 293 within 100 · 951 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.5 mi — Rutland, VT - Tesla Supercharger, Rutland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.1 mi — CONANT SQUARE STATION #2, Brandon, VT · 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 302262 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chittenden Brook · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChittenden Brook · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomChittenden Bk Trail-Cpgd · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSucker Brook Shelter · ~5.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLefferts Pond · ~7.3 mi S · USFS
Open Chittenden Brook elsewhere
Other camps near Chittenden Brook
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sunrise Shelter~1.8 mi
- Bingo Brook~3.5 mi
- Green Mountain National Forest~4.2 mi
- Sucker Brook Shelter~5.6 mi
The unit that manages Chittenden Brook
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chittenden Brook are set by Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Chittenden Brook
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Chittenden Brook
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 — Chittenden Brook
What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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