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Quechee Gorge, Quechee, VT

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Quechee Gorge

5800 Woodstock Road (US Route 4) · Quechee, VT

Why you should go…

Quechee Gorge is a 165-foot-deep chasm cut by the Ottauquechee River, the deepest gorge in Vermont. You can look down from the US Route 4 bridge or follow the Quechee Gorge Trail to reach the gorge. It sits inside Quechee State Park, which has a picnic area beside the gorge plus tent and RV sites, cabins and lean-tos. The river below holds brook, rainbow and brown trout and is a popular whitewater kayak run.

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  • #state park
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  • #scenic overlook
  • #fishing

Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Quechee Gorge, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family Favorite

    Vermont Institute of Natural Science

    Under $25

    A 47-acre nature center in Quechee with raptor enclosures, a forest canopy walk and nature trails.

    0.3 mi awayMore like this

  • Eat & Drink
    Local Gem

    Sugarbush Farm

    Free

    A fifth generation Vermont farm offering free cheese and maple syrup tastings.

    3.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

    Free

    Walk carriage roads through the country's oldest professionally managed forest and tour a Queen Anne mansion in Woodstock.

    6.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Eat & Drink
    Foodie Favorite

    King Arthur Baking Company

    Under $25

    King Arthur's flagship Vermont campus pairs a bakery cafe with a retail store and hands-on baking classes.

    6.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    Killington Resort

    $50+

    Ski the largest terrain in the East in winter, or ride the K-1 Gondola, mountain bike and hike when the snow is gone.

    19 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Vermont Association of Snow Travelers

    Free

    Nonprofit trail association that maintains and grooms Vermont's statewide snowmobile trail network.

    40 mi awayMore like this