Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
Walk through one of Vermont's most beautiful landscapes under the shade of the Mount Tom Forest, the oldest continuously managed scientific forest in the United States.
Photo: Tom Remp / NPS
About Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
Walk through one of Vermont's most beautiful landscapes under the shade of the Mount Tom Forest, the oldest continuously managed scientific forest in the United States. This is a landscape of loss, recovery, and conservation. This is a story of stewardship, of people taking care of places - sharing an enduring connection to land and a sense of hope for the future.
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Driving times from Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park, one way, via road — a realistic day is 8–10 hours behind the wheel.
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The weather in Vermont is dramatic and varied depending on location, terrain, distance from a body of water like Lake Champlain, and elevation and can change from year to year. In the Woodstock area, summer daily high temperatures range between 60 to 80 degrees, with some days reaching into the 90s. Winter is Vermont's longest season and temps in winter vary more than those in summer. Common to experience freezing temperatures from Nov to March, many sub-zero days, seasonal snowfall averages 80 inches.
Frequently asked questions
- What is there to do at Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park?
- Popular activities include Arts and Crafts, Arts and Culture, Birdwatching, Bookstore and Park Store, Citizen Science, Craft Demonstrations.
- Which national parks are within a day's drive of Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park?
- Within about a day's drive you can reach Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park (40 min), New England National Scenic Trail (2 h 11 min), Lowell National Historical Park (2 h 16 min), Springfield Armory National Historic Site (2 h 18 min), Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (2 h 27 min), Minute Man National Historical Park (2 h 28 min).