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Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · VT · 44.00305, -72.98272
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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 Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,807 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sparks Landing Primitive CampsiteNIFC · 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 Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- +Urgent care9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- ShShower15 mi
- WWater15 mi
- DDump22 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,807 ft
State
VT
Coordinates
44.00305, -72.98272
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelIrving · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.7 mi
- GroceriesRipton Country Store · ~3.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicPorter Express Care · ~9.3 mi
- HardwareAubuchon Hardware · ~8.1 mi
EV charging — from Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.3 mi straight-line W — GMP Middlebury · VIALYNK · 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 · 79 within 50 · 247 within 100 · 788 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)17.4 mi — Vergennes, VT - Tesla Supercharger, Vergennes
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.4 mi — Green Mountain Power - Mill St Middlebury, Middlebury
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.3 mi — GMPHOME MIDDLEBURY 1 · 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 420722 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · VT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomEmily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area · ~2.5 mi E · USFS
- RestroomSkyline Lodge & Tent Area · ~2.5 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomCooley Glen/Emily Proctor Th · ~3.0 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomBoyce Shelter · ~3.0 mi SE · USFS
Open Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite elsewhere
Other camps near Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Emily Proctor Shelter & Tent Area~2.5 mi
- Skyline Lodge & Tent Area~2.5 mi
- Addison County~3.0 mi
- Boyce Shelter~3.0 mi
The unit that manages Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite are set by Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite
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 — Sparks Landing Primitive Campsite
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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