Vermont Free Camping Rank and Rules
Vermont ranks #23 of 50 for free camping
Vermont ranks #23 of 50 for free camping, with 8.4 known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi.
Data as of
Vermont free camping in numbers
Vermont ranks #23 of 50 for free camping, with 8.4 known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi.
- Rank
- #23
- Known dispersed sites per 1,000 sq mi
- 8.4
- Known dispersed sites
- 77
- Land area
- 9,217 sq mi
- Developed campgrounds
- 1,560
- State-land rule
- Not confirmed
- Forest restrictions tracked
- 0
Dispersed camping in Vermont
Can you camp on Vermont state land?
Not confirmed. We could not confirm the rules for state land. Federal dispersed camping in the state runs through the Green Mountain National Forest. Every state, with the rule behind each answer: dispersed camping on state land, state by state.
Where is dispersed camping restricted in Vermont?
Our records hold no National Forest restriction on dispersed camping in Vermont. That is not the same as having none, so check the forest's own alerts page before you camp.
Each restriction, cited and dated: where dispersed camping is restricted.
How the rank works
We divide the known dispersed campsites in a state by its land area, in square miles, and multiply by 1,000. The rules above sit beside the rank but never change it. The count includes only sites that public sources map, so mapping effort affects the result. Roadside camping corridors and the points we place inside state wildlife and forest areas are not counted.
- See Vermont in the full ranking (Free Camping by State: The 2026 Ranking), with the methodology and the limits.
- Campgrounds and camping rules in Vermont, the state hub.
- Download the data for every state (CSV), licensed CC BY 4.0.