Current Conditions
Most Green Mountain National Forest roads are closed during the winter months from December 15 to May 1 with some exceptions. On the Finger Lakes National Forest, roads a closed from December 15 to April 15 on the. Please refer to the Motor Vehicle Use Maps for a list of seasonal and special vehicle designations.
Outside of seasonal closures, some National Forest roads/parking lots may be closed due to construction, extreme weather, or other events making a road impassable or unsafe.
Keep in mind that conditions can change quickly, and more recent closures may not yet be listed. It is always best to contact your local Ranger Stations for the most up-to-date closures when planning your forest trips.
Road Status Lists
District | Road Number | Road Name | Status | Notes |
Manchester | 10 | DANBY | Open | |
Manchester | 12 | GRIFFITH BROOK | Open | Class 1 Town Road, FS portion High Clearance vehicle only |
Manchester | 13 | POWDER HOUSE | Open | Class 3 Town Road. Gated where road meets FS lands. |
Manchester | 17 | JENNY COOLIDGE | Open | |
Manchester | 17A | COOLIDGE SPUR | Open | |
Manchester | 18 | GREENDALE | Open | |
Manchester | 18A | GREENDALE SPUR | Open | |
Manchester | 21 | MAD TOM | Open | |
Manchester | 21A | MAD TOM AT/LT PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 21B | MAD TOM WINTER PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 24 | MOOSALAMOO | Open | |
Rochester | 24A | MOOSALAMOO SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 24B | MOOSALAMOO SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 25 | AUSTIN BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 26 | LITTLE MICHIGAN PARKING | Closed | |
Rochester | 27 | SILVER LAKE | Open | |
Manchester | 29A | MOSES POND PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 30 | OLD JOB | Open | |
Rochester | 32A | WIDOWS CLEARING PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 35 | MICHIGAN | Open | |
Rochester | 36 | BRANDON GAP PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 39 | TEXAS GAP | Closed | Closed due to Town of Hancock bridge closure |
Rochester | 39A | TEXAS GAP SPUR | Closed | Closed because of FR 39 closure |
Rochester | 39B | TEXAS GAP SPUR | Closed | Closed because of FR 39 closure |
Rochester | 39C | TEXAS GAP SPUR | Closed | Closed because of FR 39 closure |
Rochester | 39D | TEXAS GAP SPUR | Closed | Closed because of FR 39 closure |
Rochester | 39E | TEXAS GAP SPUR | Closed | Closed because of FR 39 closure |
Rochester | 40A | LEICESTER HOLLOW PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 41 | ROCHESTER WEST HILL | Closed | Maintenance Level 1 road. Town portion open |
Rochester | 42 | BINGO | Open | |
Rochester | 42D | BINGO SITE 2 | Open | |
Rochester | 42E | BINGO SITE 8 | Open | |
Rochester | 42F | BINGO SITES 6 & 7 | Open | |
Rochester | 45 | CHITTENDEN BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 45A | CHITTENDEN BROOK SPUR | Open | |
Manchester | 46 | HAPGOOD POND | Open | |
Manchester | 46A | HAPGOOD SPUR A | Open | |
Manchester | 46B | HAPGOOD PARKING LOOP | Open | |
Manchester | 46C | HAPGOOD HOST SITE & MAINT | Open | |
Manchester | 46D | HAPGOOD CG LOOP SPUR | Open | |
Manchester | 48A | DANBY DEPOT SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 47 | CCC'S CAMP | Open | |
Manchester | 48 | DANBY DEPOT | Open | |
Rochester | 49 | BOYDEN BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 50 | PATTERSON BROOK | Open | |
Manchester | 52 | WHITE ROCKS | Open | |
Rochester | 53 | BAKER BROOK | Closed | Open but impassable at a point due to beaver dam |
Rochester | 54 | NATURAL TURNPIKE | Open | |
Rochester | 55 | GRANVILLE | Open | |
Rochester | 55C | GRANVILLE SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 55D | GRANVILLE SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 55E | GRANVILLE SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 55F | GRANVILLE SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 57 | FURNACE BROOK | Open | |
Manchester | 58 | STAPLES BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 59 | STEAM MILL | Open | |
Rochester | 59A | SKYLIGHT POND | Open | |
Rochester | 59B | STEAM MILL SPUR | Closed | |
Manchester | 60 | BLACK BRANCH | Open | |
Rochester | 61 | SMITH BROOK | Closed | Closed - significant washouts. Impassable. Repairs planned in summer 2025. |
Rochester | 61A | SMITH BROOK SPUR | Closed | Closed - significant washouts. Impassable. Repairs planned in summer 2025. |
Rochester | 62 | THRESHER HILL | Closed | Closed - significant washouts. Impassable. Repairs planned in summer 2025. |
Rochester | 62A | THRESHER HILL SPUR | Closed | Closed due to inability to access spur due to damage to FR62. Repairs planned in summer 2025. |
Rochester | 62C | THRESHER HILL SPUR | Closed | Closed due to inability to access spur due to damage to FR62. Repairs planned in summer 2025. |
Rochester | 65 | SOUTH BRANCH | Closed | |
Rochester | 66 | LINCOLN BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 67 | GOSHEN BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 68 | COBB HILL | Open | |
Manchester | 70 | BRANCH POND | Open | Road has some rutting. Use caution. |
Manchester | 71 | SOMERSET | Open | |
Manchester | 71A | SOMERSET SPUR | Closed | |
Manchester | 72 | RED MILL | Open | |
Manchester | 73 | WEST BRANCH | Open | Logging Traffic |
Manchester | 74 | AIKEN ROAD | Open | |
Manchester | 76A | MEADOW BROOK PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 79 | HAPGOOD PUMPHOUSE | Open | |
Rochester | 80 | CHANDLER RIDGE SOUTH - Minnie Baker | Open | |
Rochester | 81 | GILMORE | Open | Culvert washed out 100 yards from end of the road. Turn around available. |
Manchester | 83 | FLOOD DAM | Open | |
Manchester | 85 | MAC INTYRE | Open | |
Manchester | 86 | SMITH WOODS | Open | |
Rochester | 90 | BEAVER MEADOWS | Open | |
Rochester | 92 | HALE BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 95 | DRAGON BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 97 | CARYL BROOK | Open | Road soft - anticipate opening first week in June |
Rochester | 99 | NEW BOSTON | Open | Road soft - anticipate opening first week in June |
Rochester | 100 | TAYLOR BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 101 | GULF BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 101F | GULF BROOK SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 108 | SMUCKER | Open | |
Rochester | 126 | SILVER LAKE NORTH PARKING | Closed | Closed - permanently closed |
Rochester | 127 | SILVER LAKE SOUTH PARKING - Falls of Lana | Open | |
Manchester | 131 | SHORT RIDGE | Closed | |
Rochester | 142 | JOE SMITH | Open | |
Manchester | 145 | ROUTE 155 PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 155A | PERKINS SPUR | Closed | Rochester Road |
Rochester | 199 | LINCOLN GAP EAST PARKING | Open | Opens May 15th |
Manchester | 201A | BIG BASIN PARKING | Closed | |
Rochester | 202 | FRENCH SETTLEMENT | Open | Passable with high clearance vehicle some washouts present |
Manchester | 209 | KELLEY STAND WEST PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 210 | KELLEY ST AT/LT PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 211 | STRATTON POND PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 212 | HANCOCK BRANCH | Closed | |
Rochester | 214 | BRANDON BROOK EAST | Open | |
Rochester | 217 | SOUPHOUSE FLAT | Open | |
Rochester | 219 | MT. HORRID | Open | |
Rochester | 223D | LIBERTY HILL PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 224 | ROMANCE MOUNTAIN | Open | |
Rochester | 224B | BLUEBERRY AREA PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 226 | CORPORATION BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 229C | LIBERTY HILL SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 232 | BLUE RIDGE WEST | Closed | Closed - impassable due to heavy washouts |
Rochester | 233 | SPARKS - Alder Brook | Open | |
Rochester | 233A | SPARKS LANDING | Open | |
Rochester | 235 | HUNTLEY BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 235A | HUNTLEY BROOK SPUR | Open | |
Rochester | 235B | HUNTLEY BROOK SPUR | Closed | |
Rochester | 236 | OXBOW | Closed | |
Manchester | 259A | LAKE TRAIL PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 262A | GROUT POND UPPER PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 262B | GROUT POND LOWER PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 262C | GROUT POND CG LOOP PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 264 | ROARING BROOK | Open | Logging Traffic |
Manchester | 265 | CARDINAL BROOK | Open | Logging Traffic. High clearance vehicles only |
Manchester | 268 | HEATHER BROOK | Open | Road washed out in spots. |
Manchester | 271 | ROUTE 9 AT/LT PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 271A | HARMON HILL PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 272 | PINE VALLEY | Open | |
Manchester | 273 | PROSPECT MOUNTAIN | Open | |
Manchester | 275 | LITTLE POND | Open | Road open through private land; Gate closed at FS border. |
Manchester | 278 | MIDDLE RIDGE | Closed | |
Manchester | 278 | MIDDLE RIDGE | Closed | |
Manchester | 279 | TABOR BROOK | Open | |
Manchester | 279A | TABOR BROOK SPUR | Open | |
Manchester | 281 | LANDGROVE HOLLOW | Open | Town Class 3 road |
Manchester | 286 | BROMLEY PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 288 | BOLLES BROOK | Closed | |
Manchester | 290 | PINE VALLEY PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 291 | DOWNINGVILLE | Open | |
Rochester | 296A | OAK RIDGE PARKING AREA | Open | |
Rochester | 298 | NOTCH | Open | |
Manchester | 307 | FAYVILLE | Closed | |
Manchester | 313 | FAYVILLE SOUTH | Closed | |
Manchester | 317A | LYE BROOK PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 320 | WINHALL | Open | High Clearance vehicles |
Manchester | 325 | CASTLE BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 330 | PIT ROAD | Open | |
Rochester | 330A | PEAVINE PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 341 | STRATTON MOUNTAIN | Closed | Gated |
Rochester | 349 | ELK | Open | |
Rochester | 350 | BALL DIAMOND | Closed | Closed - gated on private property before our jurisdiction. |
Manchester | 386 | KELLEY STAND EAST PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 394 | TOWNSEND BROOK | Open | |
Rochester | 397 | FROST WAYSIDE | Open | |
Rochester | 398 | ROBERT FROST INTERPRETIVE SITE | Open | |
Rochester | 400 | ROCHESTER ADMINISTRATIVE SITE | Open | |
Manchester | 404 | YORK PARKING | Closed | |
Rochester | 407 | AT STATE HIGHWAY 12 PARKING | Closed | Closed - heavy washouts and damage |
Rochester | 408 | RIPTON BARRACKS | Open | |
Rochester | 410 | MARTIN FARM PARKING | Open | |
Manchester | 411 | EATON MILL PARKING | Closed | Road discontinued |
Rochester | 412 | LEFFERTS POND | Open | |
Manchester | 460 | MANCHESTER D.O. | Open | |
Manchester | 460A | MANCHESTER D.O. LOOP | Open | |
Manchester | 461 | GROUSE LANE | Closed | Washed Out. |
Rochester | 462 | BLUEBERRY LAKE SOUTH PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 463 | BLUEBERRY LAKE NORTH PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 464 | BLUEBERRY LAKE WEST PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 465 | SHERBURNE TRAILS PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 466 | WARREN FALLS PARKING | Open | |
Rochester | 467 | GMFL S.O. | Open | |
Rochester | 467A | GMFL S.O. PUBLIC PARKING | Open |
ID | NAME | Status | Notes |
H02A | FNGR LAKES TRAIL SOUTH PARKING | Open | |
H02B | SOUTH BURNT HILL POND PARKING | Open | |
H03 | BACKBONE HORSE CAMP ROAD | Open | |
H08 | BLUEBERRY PATCH ROAD | Open | |
H09B | POTOMAC CAMPGROUND ROAD | Open | |
H09C | USHER ROAD | Closed | road back to private inholding not maintained |
H13 | HEADQUARTERS ROAD | Open | |
H18 | OVERLOOK LOOP | Open | |
H19 | BUTCHER HILL PARKING | Open | |
H23 | TEETER POND PARKING | Open | |
H34 | RAVINE LOOP TRAIL PARKING | Open | |
H35 | BACKBONE TRAIL NORTH PARKING | Open | |
H36 | BALLARD POND PARKING | Open | |
H37 | FOSTER POND PARKING | Open | |
H38 | CAYWOOD POINT ROAD | Open | |
H39 | POTOMAC PONDS PARKING | Open | |
H40 | INTERLOKEN TRAIL PARKING | Open | |
H41 | BURNT HILL TRAIL NORTH PARKING | Open | |
H42 | GORGE PONDS PARKING | Open | |
H43 | GORGE TRAIL PARKING | Open | |
H44 | FNGR LAKES TRAIL NORTH PARKING | Open | |
H45 | SOUTH SLOPE TRAIL PARKING | Open | |
H46 | BURNT HILL TRAIL SOUTH PARKING | Open |