List of Vermont natural areas

This is a list of natural areas in the U.S. state of Vermont.

Natural areas on public land in Vermont

By definition, natural areas on public land in Vermont are "limited areas of land that have retained their wilderness character."[1] These areas are designated, protected, and managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.[2]

List of natural areas on public land

NameTownCountyApproximate areaYear established
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Amity Pond Natural AreaPomfretWindsor182741969
Big Falls of the Missisquoi Natural AreaTroyOrleans166.51996
Button Point Natural AreaFerrisburghAddison145.7
Cambridge Natural AreaCambridgeLamoille228.91965
Camel's Hump Natural AreaDuxbury, Huntington, Fayston, Bolton, Buels GoreChittenden, Washington7,8503,1801965
Campmeeting Point Natural AreaNorth HeroGrand Isle31.2
Cascade Falls Natural AreaWeathersfieldWindsor203822016
Charles E. Smith Natural AreaAlburgGrand Isle
Daniel's Notch Natural AreaCambridgeLamoille100401996
Emerald Lake Natural AreaDorsetBennington41.6
Ford Natural AreaWinhallBennington3213
Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Natural AreaArlingtonBennington228.91997
Gifford Woods Natural AreaKillingtonRutland72.81965
Granville Gulf Spruce-Hemlock StandGranvilleAddison208.1
Hamilton Falls Natural AreaJamaicaWindham211852015
Hazen's Notch Natural AreaWestfieldOrleans2731101997
Highgate Cliffs Natural AreaHighgateFranklin3715
Kingsland Bay Natural AreaFerrisburghAddison50201997
Lake Carmi Bog Natural AreaEnosburgFranklin14057
Lords Hill Natural AreaMarshfieldWashington25101977
Lucy Mallary Bugbee Natural AreaPeacham, DanvilleCaledonia124.9
Marl Pond and Swamp Natural AreaSuttonCaledonia30121987
Mendon Peak Natural AreaMendonRutland90361987
Morristown Bog Natural AreaMorristownLamoille3012
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area - GranvilleGranvilleAddison52.0
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area - StoweStoweLamoille80321983
Mt. Mansfield Natural AreaBolton, Cambridge, Stowe, Underhill, WaterburyChittenden, Lamoille, Washington3,8501,5601968
Peacham Bog Natural AreaPeachamCaledonia7483031965
Shrewsbury Peak Natural AreaShrewsburyRutland100401987
Spectacle Pond Natural AreaBrightonEssex156.1
Tabletop Mountain Natural AreaGrotonCaledonia12952
Terrible Mountain Natural AreaWeston, AndoverWindsor7983232002
Tinker Brook Natural AreaPlymouthWindsor106431965
Weybridge Cave Natural AreaWeybridgeAddison10.40
Willoughby Cliffs Natural AreaWestmoreOrleans9503801982
Worcester Range Natural AreaMiddlesex, Waterbury, WorcesterWashington4,0321,632

Map of natural areas on public land

Amity Pond Natural Area
Big Falls of the Missisquoi Natural Area
Button Point Natural Area
Cambridge Natural Area
Camel's Hump Natural Area
Campmeeting Point Natural Area
Cascade Falls Natural Area
Daniel's Notch Natural Area
Emerald Lake Natural Area
Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Natural Area
Gifford Woods Natural Area
Granville Gulf Spruce-Hemlock Stand
Hamilton Falls Natural Area
Hazen's Notch Natural Area
Highgate Cliffs Natural Area
Kingsland Bay Natural Area
Lake Carmi Bog Natural Area
Lords Hill Natural Area
Lucy Mallary Bugbee Natural Area
Marl Pond and Swamp Natural Area
Mendon Peak Natural Area
Morristown Bog Natural Area
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area (Granville)
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area (Stowe)
Mt. Mansfield Natural Area
Peacham Bog Natural Area
Shrewsbury Peak Natural Area
Spectacle Pond Natural Area
Tabletop Mountain Natural Area
Terrible Mountain Natural Area
Tinker Brook Natural Area
Weybridge Cave Natural Area
Willoughby Cliffs Natural Area
Worcester Range Natural Area
Vermont natural areas on public land

Natural areas on private land in Vermont

List of natural areas on private land

NameTownCountyApproximate areaAdministered by
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Babcock Nature PreserveEdenLamoille1,000400Johnson State College, Vermont State Colleges
Centennial WoodsBurlington, South BurlingtonChittenden6526University of Vermont, Vermont Land Trust
Eshqua Bog Natural AreaHartlandWindsor4117New England Wild Flower Society, The Nature Conservancy
H. Laurence Achilles Natural Area at Shelburne PondShelburneChittenden1,046423University of Vermont, The Nature Conservancy
Helen W. Buckner Memorial Natural AreaWest HavenRutland3,7911,534The Nature Conservancy
Hogback Mountain Conservation AreaMarlboroWindham590240The town of Marlboro
Mountain Meadow PreservePownalBennington17671The Trustees of Reservations
Shaw Mountain Natural AreaBenson, West HavenRutland451183The Nature Conservancy
Williams Woods Natural AreaCharlotteChittenden6325The Nature Conservancy

Map of natural areas on private land

Babcock Nature Preserve
Eshqua Bog
Achilles Natural Area
Buckner Memorial Natural Area
Hogback Mountain Conservation Area
Mountain Meadow Preserve
Shaw Mountain Natural Area
Williams Woods Natural Area
Vermont natural areas on private land

See also

References