★ Field-verified · Dave's ownUSFS · dispersedFree
Green Mountain National Forest
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Rutland County, VT · 43.77922, -72.85467
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This is a large clearing at the entrance to a forest road in Green Mountain National Forest, near Pittsfield, Vermont. Not a proper campsite. Likely a snowmobile staging area. Winter maintenance ends at this point, and there is a farmhouse within eyeshot a short distance down the road. Supposedly more campsites down the forest road accessible during the warm season. No cell service. Felt safe. Only recommended if necessary.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,324 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater7 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- DDump34 mi
- PPropane46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,324 ft
County
Rutland County, VT
Coordinates
43.77922, -72.85467
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWest Branch Tweed River (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPittsfield · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.4 mi
- FuelIrving · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~27.6 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSwiss Farm Market · ~2.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~11.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~12.3 mi
- HardwareMills Hardware · ~11.6 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
No
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomChittenden Bk Trail-Cpgd · ~4.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChittenden Brook · ~4.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLefferts Pond · ~4.8 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomGMC Stony Brook Shelter Privy · ~8.7 mi SE · NPS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rolston Rest Shelter~4.6 mi
- Sunrise Shelter~5.5 mi
- Tucker-Johnson Shelter~6.9 mi
- Bingo Brook~7.3 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Rutland County, VT). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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