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Somerset Airfield
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VT · 42.95321, -72.99023
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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 Somerset Airfield
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,905 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Somerset AirfieldNIFC · 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 Somerset Airfield · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter5 mi
- DDump5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- MMechanic7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- WWater15 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- PPropane52 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 — Somerset Airfield
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,905 ft
State
VT
Coordinates
42.95321, -72.99023
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Somerset Airfield · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townChimney Hill · ~6.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuel7-Eleven · ~6.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.0 mi
- GroceriesSnow Mountain Market · ~5.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicMountain Medical at Mount Snow · ~5.0 mi
- HardwareW W Building Supply · ~7.9 mi
EV charging — from Somerset Airfield · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.4 mi straight-line SE — Town of Wilmington · Blink Network · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 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 · 147 within 50 · 620 within 100 · 1341 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.5 mi — Bennington, VT - North Street - Tesla Supercharger, Bennington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.4 mi — Greenspring, West Dover, VT (at an apartment building) · EVMATCH · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-03-14 · 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 262241 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Somerset Airfield · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSomerset Airfield · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomGoddard Shelter · ~4.4 mi W · USFS
- RestroomGMC Kid Gore Shelter Privy · ~5.0 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomKid Gore Shelter · ~5.0 mi NW · USFS
Open Somerset Airfield elsewhere
Other camps near Somerset Airfield
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Goddard Shelter~4.4 mi
- Kid Gore Shelter~5.0 mi
- Windham County~6.7 mi
- Story Spring Shelter~6.8 mi
The unit that manages Somerset Airfield
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Somerset Airfield are set by Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Somerset Airfield
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 Somerset Airfield
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 — Somerset Airfield
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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