Chittenden Brook Campground
Vermont—Centrally located between the Rochester and Middlebury Ranger Districts, the Chittenden Brook area offers many recreation opportunities for a variety of abilities. Trails meandering next to beautiful brooks and traveling through tall trees make this an attractive area for visitors.
The area includes a 7.5 mile trail network designed for cross country ski and snowshoe use and open to summer hiking. The trail network serves as a connector to the Long Trail National Recreation Trail as well as the Brandon Gap Backcountry Recreation Area known for winter skiing and boarding.
The area also includes a 17 site campground open Memorial Day weekend through Columbus Day. The campground and access road cannot accommodate trailers over 18 feet. This campground is best suited for tent camping.
General Information
Memorial Day
Campground open 24 hours a day during open season. Day-use hours are
- Maximum stay limit is 14 days in a 30 day period.
- Dogs must be on a leash at all times.
- Quiet Hours are 10 PM – 6 AM.
- Check out time is 2 PM.
Overnight Use:
Single Site: $15 per night
Camping fee of $15* per night payable by:
- Fee Tube (cash/check only; no additional service fee)
- Recreation.gov Scan & Pay App** (additional $1.50 Service Fee per transaction; 3-night reservation maximum per transaction. Multiple transactions are permitted.)
- Recreation.gov advance reservation (additional $8 service fee per transaction; $10 modification fee when altering an existing reservation.)
* “Senior” or “Access” America the Beautiful Pass holders can apply a 50% discount on camping fees.
** The Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests offer cash/checkless fee payments (“Scan and Pay”) utilizing an app for digital payments. To be prepared, download the recreation.gov mobile app ahead of visiting your National Forest. Do not rely on cell phone service in our remote campground areas!
Address: 99 Ranger Road Rochester, VT 05767
Phone: (802) 767-4261
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (EST) (Closed on federal holidays)
Getting There
Latitude / Longitude
Latitude: 43.82524
Longitude: -72.91068
Directions
From Rochester: Travel south on Route 100 for 1.0 mile to its intersection with Route 73. Follow Route 73 west for 5.1 miles and turn left onto Forest Road 45, which is the access road to Chittenden Brook Campground.
From Brandon: Travel east on Route 73 for 14.6 miles and turn right onto the Forest Road 45, which is the access road to Chittenden Brook Campground.
Parking for the Chittenden Brook Trail is located on the right at 0.6 miles. Alternate parking for the Beaver Pond and Chittenden Brook Trails is located at 2.5 miles on the left at the entrance to the campground.
Facility and Amenity Information
Restrooms
Vault toilet(s)Water
Potable water is not available at this site.
