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Rolston Rest Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VT · 43.71312, -72.86143
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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 Rolston Rest Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,185 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rolston Rest 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 Rolston Rest Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- DDump36 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Rolston Rest Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,185 ft
State
VT
Coordinates
43.71312, -72.86143
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Rolston Rest Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Pond (water) · nearby
- Nearest townNorth Sherburne · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.6 mi
- FuelCitgo · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~28.3 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~8.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicRutland Regional Medical Center · ~9.3 mi
- HardwareAce Noble Hardware · ~8.3 mi
EV charging — from Rolston Rest Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.7 mi straight-line SW — GMP OH Rutland · VIALYNK · CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach15 within 25 mi · 78 within 50 · 317 within 100 · 997 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.1 mi — Rutland, VT - Tesla Supercharger, Rutland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.5 mi — Rutland Plaza, Rutland
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.6 mi — Killington Ski Resort (Pico Mountain) - Tesla Destination (at a recreation facility) · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 9 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 389029 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rolston Rest Shelter · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLefferts Pond · ~2.3 mi W · USFS
- RestroomGMC Stony Brook Shelter Privy · ~6.7 mi E · NPS
- RestroomGMC Cooper Lodge Shelter Privy · ~7.7 mi S · NPS
- RestroomChittenden Bk Trail-Cpgd · ~8.0 mi N · USFS
Open Rolston Rest Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Rolston Rest Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tucker-Johnson Shelter~2.5 mi
- Green Mountain National Forest~4.6 mi
- Churchill Scott Shelter~4.7 mi
- Stony Brook Shelter~6.7 mi
The unit that manages Rolston Rest Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rolston Rest Shelter are set by Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rolston Rest 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 Rolston Rest 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 — Rolston Rest Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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