Adirondacks and Vermont in late June
My wife and I are planning a trip to New England and New York in June/July. All of our arrangements have been made except for the beginning of the trip which will include the Adirondack/Lake Champlai...
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For the Lake Champlain and Islands area, Apple Island Resort in South Hero is a decently nice campground (with hookups etc). It has easy access to the lake for Kayaking etc.; whether that's flat water or not depends on the weather and on how far out you go. Lake Champlain can get pretty gnarly if you're out at the right (wrong) time. Another option might be the City of Burlington's North Beach campground, somewhat more removed from the islands but closer to more cultural sorts of things.
Lake Placid to South Hero is probably about two or two and a half hours if you take the ferry (take your pick of ferry), and maybe closer to three hours if you take a bridge, assuming you aren't rushing things.
A couple of things to see and do in the Lake Champlain area are the Shelburne Museum (a full day in itself), which has a rather eclectic collection of folk art sorts of things; and hiking or driving up and enjoying the views from Mt Philo (leave the trailer behind when driving up).
Do not take your trailer over VT 108 between Cambridge and Stowe (i.e. through Smuggler's Notch). It's a lovely road to drive, but not with a trailer or motorhome or other unusually large vehicle.
I might suggest considering camping in one of the state parks around Groton State Forest rather than in the Stowe area, as there is quite a network of fairly moderate hiking trails through the forest and it's generally a pretty area. As with all the Vermont state park campgrounds, there are no hookups, just dump stations and water fill stations and showerhouses. The state park campgrounds are nice but rustic, not carefully manicured.
Lake Placid to South Hero is probably about two or two and a half hours if you take the ferry (take your pick of ferry), and maybe closer to three hours if you take a bridge, assuming you aren't rushing things.
A couple of things to see and do in the Lake Champlain area are the Shelburne Museum (a full day in itself), which has a rather eclectic collection of folk art sorts of things; and hiking or driving up and enjoying the views from Mt Philo (leave the trailer behind when driving up).
Do not take your trailer over VT 108 between Cambridge and Stowe (i.e. through Smuggler's Notch). It's a lovely road to drive, but not with a trailer or motorhome or other unusually large vehicle.
I might suggest considering camping in one of the state parks around Groton State Forest rather than in the Stowe area, as there is quite a network of fairly moderate hiking trails through the forest and it's generally a pretty area. As with all the Vermont state park campgrounds, there are no hookups, just dump stations and water fill stations and showerhouses. The state park campgrounds are nice but rustic, not carefully manicured.
