4 week northeast trip suggestions July 2015
My husband and I (mid 40's) are planning a month long camping trip to the north eastern part of US. This will be our first trip to the north east and we will be pulling a pop up camper and are looking...
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Vermont state parks do not have hookups, unfortunately for you. If you can manage without electricity for a night or two, there are some lovely ones around. The small campground at Smuggler's Notch state park would be a good starting point for the notch itself (a very scenic and unusual road—probably not ideal for towing your popup over, though probably possible), several hiking opportunities, and the Stowe area.
The Fairbanks Museum in St Johnsbury, VT is a rather fascinating old museum, mostly natural history (with a sort of victorian approach—so taxidermy specimens, etc.) but with a good helping of assorted other things thrown together apparently at random. The pictures made from preserved insects are somewhat well-known. A few blocks away is the Athenaeum (i.e. public library) which has a marvelous little art gallery.
The city of Burlington runs North Beach park/campground (with hookups), a very nice sandy beach on Lake Champlain, and right on the bike trail that goes up to South Hero island. From there, it's quite reasonable to get to US 2 and bike across the causeway to sandbar state park. It's a decently long bike trip round trip, but pretty flat, at least by New England standards.
Letchworth State Park in New York, maybe 50 or so miles south of Rochester, is well worth a visit (as is Watkin's Glen).
If you're going between northernish Vermont and the finger lakes area, consider crossing at the crown point bridge, and taking 9N south in New York to 8 to 365—a very pretty scenic (but at times mountainous) drive.
The Fairbanks Museum in St Johnsbury, VT is a rather fascinating old museum, mostly natural history (with a sort of victorian approach—so taxidermy specimens, etc.) but with a good helping of assorted other things thrown together apparently at random. The pictures made from preserved insects are somewhat well-known. A few blocks away is the Athenaeum (i.e. public library) which has a marvelous little art gallery.
The city of Burlington runs North Beach park/campground (with hookups), a very nice sandy beach on Lake Champlain, and right on the bike trail that goes up to South Hero island. From there, it's quite reasonable to get to US 2 and bike across the causeway to sandbar state park. It's a decently long bike trip round trip, but pretty flat, at least by New England standards.
Letchworth State Park in New York, maybe 50 or so miles south of Rochester, is well worth a visit (as is Watkin's Glen).
If you're going between northernish Vermont and the finger lakes area, consider crossing at the crown point bridge, and taking 9N south in New York to 8 to 365—a very pretty scenic (but at times mountainous) drive.
