This will be my first full summer in VT and I am looking for recommendations for Moto-camping. I'm located in Central VT but willing to ride wherever. Mostly looking for quiet, secluded, off the beaten patch camp sites.

Would appreciate all recommendations! Thanks

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Otto-Korrect t1_ja8zaf6 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 6:55 PM

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State park camping is the best in the state. Well maintained, quiet and usually in areas with associated parks, hiking, etc.

A mix of shelters and tenting sites, with limited RV type parking. A few also have cabins.

https://vtstateparks.com/

numetalbeatsjazz t1_ja8zozl wrote on February 27, 2023 at 6:57 PM

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Freecampsites.com (maybe .net) is a good resource. There’s lots of primitive campsites all over. Look for forest roads along route 100. These are the brown national forest signs with a 2 or 3 digit number. I have yet to find a map of all of them but I think it’s fun when I come across one I haven’t explored yet. There’s some nice ones around the Hancock/Granville areas. Miles of roads that usually have campsites at the end. Bingo Brook in Goshen/Rochester is cool.

What kind of bike you got? My wife and I like to explore the class 4s around us in the ripton/Goshen area all the time. We’d love to meet some other riders. I’m on a Himalayan and she’s got a KLX 230.

XJlimitedx99 t1_ja933wr wrote on February 27, 2023 at 7:19 PM

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Download the USFS motor vehicle use maps (MVUM). They will show everywhere you’re legally allowed to dispersed camp off the side of forest roads. There are a handful of established sites throughout the state (Bingo road, Somerset Airfield, etc), but I’ve always stayed away from them during peak season because they’re always slammed on nice weekends.

1984isnowpleb t1_ja9sd4n wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:58 PM

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I love the green mountain national forest by Somerset reservoir tons of dispersed camping hikes and water to enjou

BerryPossible t1_ja9segh wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:58 PM

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Check out Hale Hollow Rd in Bridgewater Vermont

soundsurvivor1 t1_jaa82c8 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 11:45 PM

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Replying to 1984isnowpleb (#2,075,168)

Green Mountain Forest is definitely where its at. You have a dual sport? Can get you a little further in than a lot of the car spots.

Nanotude t1_jaafgyc wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:37 AM

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VT State Park campgrounds are the best in New England. Make reservations for Lean-To sites. We pitch a small tent in the lean-to and stay dry when it rains. Our friends simply hang an oversized painters' tarp across the opening for privacy instead of using a tent, but I think it's a little buggier that way. The lean-tos usually have an overhang in the front and/or back where you might be able to shelter the bike too. All sites have a picnic table and a fire ring and I've never run across a campground that didn't have firewood for sale. Generally no food for sale in the campgrounds but we always find a small general store nearby.

1984isnowpleb t1_jacid89 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:27 PM

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Replying to soundsurvivor1 (#2,079,772)

My curiosity has gotten me stuck a few times, I’ve done my share of exploring some of the abandoned looking forest roads off of the maintained gravel ones but my bike isn’t a true off road bike. But yeah In the busier months I like to look for more secluded camping spots