Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

About Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller

Walk through one of Vermont's most beautiful landscapes under the shade of the Mount Tom Forest, the oldest continuously managed scientific forest in the United States. This is a landscape of loss, recovery, and conservation. This is a story of stewardship, of people taking care of places - sharing an enduring connection to land and a sense of hope for the future.

Hours

Getting there

Shared parking is at the Billings Farm & Museum. If using a GPS, please enter "Billings Farm & Museum". If you'd like to watch the park film, begin your visit at the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center. To enter Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, take the paved path to the right of the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center, walk up and cross the street, and then take the left fork to reach the National Park Carriage Barn Visitor Center. Accessible parking available next to the Mansion.

Weather

The weather in Vermont is dramatic and varied depending on location, terrain, distance from a body of water like Lake Champlain, and elevation and can change from year to year. In the Woodstock area, summer daily high temperatures range between 60 to 80 degrees, with some days reaching into the 90s. Winter is Vermont's longest season and temps in winter vary more than those in summer. Common to experience freezing temperatures from Nov to March, many sub-zero days, seasonal snowfall averages 80 inches.

Things to do

Arts and Crafts, Arts and Culture, Birdwatching, Bookstore and Park Store, Citizen Science, Craft Demonstrations, Cross-Country Skiing, Cultural Demonstrations, Food, Front-Country Hiking, Gift Shop and Souvenirs, Guided Tours, Hands-On, Hiking, Horse Trekking, Horseback Riding, Junior Ranger Program, Live Music, Museum Exhibits, Park Film, Picnicking, Shopping, Skiing, Snow Play, Snowshoeing, Wildlife Watching.