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Cooley Glen Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VT · 44.04973, -72.91453
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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 Cooley Glen Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,104 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cooley Glen 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 Cooley Glen Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- WWater13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump25 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Cooley Glen Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,104 ft
State
VT
Coordinates
44.04973, -72.91453
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Cooley Glen Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureAustin Brook (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSouth Lincoln · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.0 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~28.3 mi
- Dump station~24.8 mi
- GroceriesParadise Provisions · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyKinney Drugs · ~10.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicPorter Express Care · ~13.1 mi
- HardwareFernandez Hardware · ~14.5 mi
EV charging — from Cooley Glen Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.0 mi straight-line N — SUNCOMMON TASTE PLACE, Waitsfield, VT · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach19 within 25 mi · 79 within 50 · 218 within 100 · 758 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.3 mi — Vergennes, VT - Tesla Supercharger, Vergennes
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.3 mi — TOWN OF WARREN TOWN PARKING · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — West Hill House Bed & Breakfast, Warren, 5.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use 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 167045 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cooley Glen Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomCooley Glen Shelter · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomCooley Glen/Emily Proctor Th · ~2.0 mi W · USFS
- RestroomEmily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area · ~3.5 mi S · USFS
- Portable toiletBlueberry Lake · ~4.5 mi NE · USFS
Open Cooley Glen Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Cooley Glen Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Addison County~2.0 mi
- Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area~3.5 mi
- Addison County~3.9 mi
- Battell Shelter~4.4 mi
The unit that manages Cooley Glen Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cooley Glen Shelter are set by Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cooley Glen 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 Cooley Glen 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 — Cooley Glen Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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