Upper Green Mountains
Home to Lake Elmore, “Vermont’s Beauty Spot,” ski areas sprawling across multiple mountains, and sections of the Long Trail, the Upper Green Mountains region is rich with scenic beauty and outdoor recreation.
Category: Region
White River Valley
The White River is a shining thread in this region’s diverse tapestry of attractions. From a “world’s fair” hosted by a town of only 1,300 to a bridge that literally floats, a visit to the White River Valley can hold as many delightful twists and turns as the river itself.
Upper Connecticut River Valley
The Connecticut River flows through this region, from rich fishing grounds near Newbury to the historic site of Sen. Justin S. Morrill in Strafford. Discover America’s oldest flour company and baking school, a family-friendly science museum, and more.
Stone Valley
With its off-the-beaten-track location, the Stone Valley is as much a discovery as a destination, home to the northeast’s largest ski destination, the largest lake entirely within the state’s borders, and stone quarrying history.
Okemo Valley
The Okemo Valley region is located along the Scenic Route 100 Byway, which winds through the valley on its 146-mile journey through some of Vermont’s prettiest landscapes. The region’s 11 towns offer presidential history, cheese- and cider-making events, and more.
Northwest Vermont
Rolling hills and dairy farms define much of Vermont’s northwest corner along the Canadian border. Inclusive of Lake Champlain, it reaches to a vibrant small city, St. Albans. Nearby, discover a cluster of covered bridges, an accessible rail trail, and more.
Northeast Kingdom
The Northeast Kingdom’s mix of wide-open valleys and jumbled mountains, winding dirt roads, and placid glacial lakes beckon hikers, bikers, and outdoor adventurers of all kinds, with some of the most distinctive historical, cultural, and dining attractions you’ll find in Vermont.
Lower Connecticut River Valley
From the historic depths of Windsor, where Vermont first became a state, to the artsy, eclectic, and forward-thinking Brattleboro, this southern Vermont region echoes with revolutionary history and community-powered events and art.
Greater Burlington
The twin magnets of Vermont’s biggest city and New England’s biggest lake have long pulled visitors to the state’s northwest corner. With a metropolitan cool and laid-back vibe, this collection of smaller towns offers cultural and recreational opportunities all their own.
Deerfield Valley
Midway between southern Vermont’s biggest towns, Brattleboro and Bennington, lies the Deerfield Valley region, an oasis of woods and waters fringed by the Green Mountain National Forest and anchored by one of the state’s biggest mountains, Mount Snow.