Oxbow (FR 236) in VT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Oxbow (FR 236) in VT

Road corridorGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes NFs

4.8 mi from Middlebury

Maps 956 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–12/15
VerizonMARGINAL
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR

Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Near Pine Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 110 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 13%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Middlebury River runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Mount Moosalamoo stands 1,667 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles south.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–58°F, 4.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.