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 Quechee State
Park
764 Dewey Mills Road, White River Junction, Vermont 05001Park Phone:
802-295-2990
Quechee Recreation Area is a large park spread out over a vast area. It is
unique in that 611 acres of the park are not owned by the state, but leased from
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The tract of land, which is leased from the
Corps, contains the campground, picnic area, and utility building.
The land on which the park is located was originally owned by the A.G. Dewey
Company, which dealt with wool processing. Remains of this mill and dam can
still be seen at the head of the gorge. The recreation area for the mill is now
the park's campground. The area around the present toilet building contained a
skeet range, baseball field, and picnic area. All that remains of this facility
are a few foundations of the fireplaces and millions of broken clay pigeons.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acquired the park and mill area in 1952 when
North Hartland Flood Control Dam was constructed. The reason for the purchase of
this area was that when the flood gates in North Hartland are closed, the river
can be backed up to a level that would put the mill area and the low section of
Club House Road, by Marshland Farms, under ten feet of water. An example of this
occurred in April of 1969 when the river was backed up to the spillway of the
Dewey Mill Dam. Although the campground was not submerged, parts of the hiking
trails were. Pieces of houses and mud can still be seen in the trees as you walk
these trails.
The park contains 47 tent/trailer sites and 7 lean-to sites which are located in
the camping area. Two bathrooms with showers ($) serve the campground. Most
sites are large enough to accommodate large RVs. There is a sanitary dump
station, but no hookups. A large field and play area are also in the campground.
Located next to Quechee Gorge is a picnic area with a pit toilet and a hiking
trail along the gorge.
Area Attractions: Quechee Gorge, VINS Nature Center, Quechee, Glass Blowing Mill
and Pottery Shop, Quechee; Billings Farm Museum, Woodstock, Sugarbush Farm,
Woodstock; King Arthur Flour Factory & Museum, Norwich; St. Gaudens National
Historic Site, Cornish, NH. |
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