Vermont Tourism
Vermont, though the nation’s second least populated state, can provide the ideal vacation for temporary visitors, complete with an abundance of natural resources available for your enjoyment. Here is a look at the top reasons tourists choose to frequent Vermont across every season.
- Skiing – Vermont offers a full array of slopes, lodging and family friendly fun for skiers of all ages and skill levels, from black diamond veterans and bunny hill first-timers. Most ski resorts provide ski school classes, freeing up parents to enjoy more challenging paths. For adults who might be more hesitant to try their hand at ski school, private lessons are usually available on site with savvy ski instructors. Vermont is the home of many fabled ski resorts including Smuggler’s Notch, Burke Mountain, Jay Peak and Mount Snow. Though skiing is their primary purpose, these locations bring in many tourists during the less crowded spring and summer months as well, as their towering peaks provide a picturesque setting for a quiet getaway.
- Fishing – Vermont’s lakes and streams are alluring to fisherman year round, with trout fishing, lake fishing and even ice fishing in the winter months. Lake Champlain, nestled in northwest Vermont, is a natural, freshwater lake with well populated waters. While countless fish are well known to reside in Champlain’s depths, the lake’s famed monster “Champ” is a more elusive occupant. The legend surrounding Champ is enduring to local residents and has even provided the namesake for a minor league baseball club, the Vermont Lake Monsters, to use his likeness.
- Hiking – The “Long Trail,” the oldest long distance hiking trail in the United States, spans the length of the state, providing hikers with 272 miles across Vermont’s mountain summits. For hikers still not satisfied, an additional 175 miles of side trails stem from the main trail, rounding out the Long Trail System.