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USFSGreen Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests · Vermont
Hapgood Pond
Overview Hapgood Pond Recreation Area and Campground is situated next to its scenic namesake pond, 13 miles east of Manchester, Vermont.
Sites3222 reservable
Elev.1,549ft
Comf.May-Oct6 months
Max rig25 ft
Electricnonesites
From Burlington2h49real 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 1,549 ft, Hapgood Pond has a 6-month comfortable window (May-Oct). Winter nights average around 11°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 32 sites total: 22 reservable and 10 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 3 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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 · May
May-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
68%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 16.
60°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Burlington
100 mi
2h49
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 32 SITES
Color byShow only
30 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
0
Prime
32
Sites
★ The standout
Site 016
HAPG.
To neighbor
132 ft
Max rig
25 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
76
Peaks
3
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.3 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.