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Happy Hill Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VT · 43.72405, -72.36528
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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 Happy Hill Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,357 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Happy Hill 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 Happy Hill Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- PPropane27 mi
- DDump40 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 — Happy Hill Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,357 ft
State
VT
Coordinates
43.72405, -72.36528
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Happy Hill Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCharles Brown Brook (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBragg · ~1.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.0 mi
- FuelDan & Whit's General Store (Gas pumps) · ~2.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDan & Whit's General Store · ~2.9 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~4.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicDartmouth Health Connect · ~4.0 mi
- HardwareFogg's Hardware & Building Supply · ~3.0 mi
EV charging — from Happy Hill Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.9 mi straight-line E — Dan & Whit's General Store, Norwich, VT · VIALYNK · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach26 within 25 mi · 67 within 50 · 373 within 100 · 1026 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.6 mi — SUMMIT EV STATION1, Hartford
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.5 mi — HUNTLEY STATION STATION 2, Norwich, 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 448033 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Happy Hill Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaSharon Rest Area · ~3.0 mi W
- RestroomVelvet Rocks Shelter · ~5.2 mi E · USFS
- RestroomGMC Thistle Hill Shelter Privy · ~5.8 mi W · NPS
- RestroomDOC Velvet Rocks Shelter Privy · ~7.0 mi SE · NPS
Open Happy Hill Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Happy Hill Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Velvet Rocks Shelter~5.2 mi
- Thistle Hill Shelter~5.9 mi
- Moose Mountain Shelter~10.8 mi
- Trapper John Shelter~13.3 mi
The unit that manages Happy Hill Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Happy Hill Shelter are set by Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Happy Hill 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 Happy Hill 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 — Happy Hill Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →How to read this page →All field notes →
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