Vermont Inspiration Guide

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Inspiration For Your Next Adventure

Exploring Vermont’s breathtaking natural beauty reveals a way of life defined by unhurried rhythms, open-minded culture, and a dynamic spirit. Rooted in distinct geographic features and time-honored traditions, Vermont is a place where a slower pace cultivates curiosity, offering the opportunity to indulge in moments of reflection, renewal, and rebalancing calm. Explore this year’s inspiration guide to plan your next vacation.

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Green Mountains Through and Through

5 Green Vermont Getaways

Through sustainability initiatives like sourcing energy from wind and sun and more efficient snowmaking practices, Vermont’s resorts are on the forefront of sustainable tourism. Here are five places to visit that value going green.

Travel Green in Vermont

Sustainability isn’t a buzzword in Vermont; it’s a way of life. From eco-friendly lodging and dining options to how to Leave No Trace while you’re here, discover trips curated for eco-minded visitors.

Experience

3 Getaways for the Eco-Traveler

Southern Vermont is a bedrock of hotels, inns, and farmstays that center sustainability through practices like alternative energy and regenerative agriculture. These three getaways are ideal for eco-minded travelers.

Experience

5 Pillars of Leave No Trace

Vermont’s natural beauty is actively maintained through Leave No Trace principles. Here are five ways to hike responsibly in the Green Mountain State.

Experience

The Ultimate Northern Vermont Getaway

With its focus on sustainability and outdoor exploration, Craftsbury Outdoor Center is a paradise for adventure seekers. Here’s four reasons to plan your vacation there.

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Mark Your Calendar

Vermont Signature Events

The statewide events calendar is stacked with summer concert series, inspirational art exhibitions, winter carnivals, fairs, festivals, and more. Discover a whoopie pie baking festival, a gathering celebrating garlic, a summer party for dogs and their people, and more this year in Vermont.

Explore Events

Three Days Across Vermont

Immerse yourself in Vermont’s historic downtowns, bountiful outdoor recreation, and expansive culture. These itineraries take travelers along New England’s longest rail trail, along the bucolic Otter Creek, and into the heart of southern Vermont.

Itinerary

72 Hours Along The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

New England’s longest rail trail stitches 18 communities together, stretching 93 miles from St. Johnsbury to Swanton. This four-season path beckons walkers, cyclists, horseback riders, snowmobilers, and those who use wheelchairs to explore northern Vermont.

Itinerary

72 Hours in Vermont’s Deerfield Valley

Spend three days exploring unique shops, a burgeoning art scene, vibrant farm-to-table dining, and a plethora of year-round outdoor activities, all set against the breathtaking backdrop of mountains in Vermont’s Deerfield Valley.

Itinerary

72 Hours Along the Otter Creek

Among expansive farm fields and rippling rivers, discover historic downtowns Middlebury and Vergennes, steeped in literary and agricultural history and on the shores of Lake Champlain. Here’s how to spend 72 hours along the Otter Creek.

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Love Vermont? Call It Home.

Love Where You Live

Vermont’s mountainous landscapes, lakeside views, and vibrant downtowns offer the best of both worlds, where you don’t have to choose between career opportunities and easy access to the great outdoors. Izzy Johnson is thriving in Vermont, building a community for people of color in the outdoors and finding her niche within the state’s tight-knit community.

Learn About Life in Vermont

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Find Your Vermont

Vermont Inspiration Guide

Vermont is a place where a slower pace cultivates curiosity, offering the opportunity to indulge in moments of reflection, renewal, and rebalancing calm. Explore this year’s free inspiration guide to plan your next Vermont vacation.

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