Regions of Vermont
Where to go in Vermont, broken down by region so you can decide where to base yourself.
Northeast Kingdom
Vermont's wild northeast corner: Orleans, Caledonia, and Essex counties, where dirt roads, glacial lakes, and rolling farm country run up to the Canadian border. St. Johnsbury is the arts hub, and the foliage turns here first.
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Lake Champlain & Burlington
The western shore and the islands: Burlington and its Church Street Marketplace, Shelburne, the Champlain Islands, and the widest water and best sunsets in the state.
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Stowe & Northern Green Mountains
The high north: Stowe and Mount Mansfield, Smugglers Notch, Jay Peak near the border, and the Waterbury food-and-beer corridor. The state's biggest peaks and deepest snow.
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Central Vermont
The middle of the state: Montpelier, Killington, the Mad River Valley and Sugarbush, Middlebury, and a thick run of cheesemakers, sugarhouses, and gravel roads.
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Woodstock & the Upper Valley
The Connecticut River side: Woodstock, Quechee Gorge, Norwich, and Hartford, plus some of the most photographed villages, farms, and covered bridges in New England.
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Southern Vermont
The southern Green Mountains: Manchester and the outlets, Stratton and Mount Snow, Bennington, and Brattleboro. The first Vermont most Northeast drivers reach, and the last to peak in fall.
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