Old Seth Warner Shelter Site
Vermont
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What we do know
Inside Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Old Seth Warner Shelter Site
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About this campground
Water from brook 350 ft west (may fail in dry seasons)--gb, 213
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Facts about this campground
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Pownal 1 Ne, VT weather station, 4.6 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan31° high12° low
- Feb33° high13° low
- Mar42° high22° low
- Apr56° high33° low
- May68° high43° low
- Jun75° high52° low
- Jul81° high57° low
- Aug78° high55° low
- Sep72° high49° low
- Oct59° high39° low
- Nov47° high29° low
- Dec36° high20° low
The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Manchester Ranger District · Ranger district
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests as of Oct 9, 2026:
Thundering Falls Use Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
OHV Use Restrictions, Green Mountain National Forest, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Firewood Restrictions, Green Mountain National Forest, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Appalachian Trail and Long Trail Shelter Restrictions, Green Mountain National Forest, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
FR 54 and FR 233 Use Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Wilderness Areas Use Restrictions, Green Mountain National Forest, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Rattlesnake Cliff and Mount Horrid Area Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Warren Falls Occupancy Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Blueberry Lake Occupancy and Use Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Chittenden Reservoir Occupancy Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Appalachian Trail/long TrailHiking0.9 mi
- The Dome (Pownal)Hiking1.7 mi
- East Dome TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Seth Warner ShelterCamping2.1 mi
- North Branch Hoosic RiverCanoeing4.4 mi
- Congdon ShelterCamping5.4 mi
- Clark CragRock climbing6.4 mi
- Monroe State ForestRock climbing8.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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