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Ascutney State Park, Windsor, VT
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Ascutney State Park

Vermont state park on Mount Ascutney offering hiking trails, a summit auto road, camping, and views over the Connecticut River Valley.

1826 Back Mountain Rd, Windsor, VT 05089 · Windsor, VT

About Ascutney State Park

Mount Ascutney State Park sits on the slopes of a 3,144-foot peak in Windsor County. Its network of hiking trails leads past old quarries and homesteads toward an observation tower at the summit. Visitors can also drive the 3.7-mile parkway to a high parking lot and walk the final short distance to the top. The park offers tent and RV sites, lean-to sites, rentable cabins, and a stone picnic pavilion. It was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s and is partly listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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