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USFSGreen Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests · Vermont
Chittenden Brook Campground
Overview Chittenden Brook Campground is situated in a beautiful northern hardwoods forest, approximately seven miles from Rochester, VT.
Sites1810 reservable
Elev.1,791ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig18 ft
Electricnonesites
From Burlington1h49real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,791 ft, Chittenden Brook Campground has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 9°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 18 sites total: 10 reservable and 8 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 12 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Mar
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
69%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 10
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 22.
60°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Burlington
61 mi
1h49
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 18 SITES
Color byShow only
17 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
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Prime
18
Sites
★ The standout
Site 07
CHITTENDEN BROOK CAMPGROUND · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
129 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
18 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
25
Peaks
12
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
To nearest major road
5.5 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.