USDA Forest Service · Vermont
Happy Hill Shelter
USDA Forest Service · Vermont, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Elevation
- 1,411 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Norwich, VT
About
US Forest Service campground. Pack out what you pack in. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 8° | -19° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 10° | -24° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 24° | -3° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 32° | 18° | 78° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 44° | 28° | 83° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 52° | 42° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 61° | 48° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 59° | 47° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 52° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 39° | 29° | 73° | 5 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 27° | 6° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 18° | -12° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Velvet Rocks Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Thistle Hill Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi
- Quechee State Park · Vermont State Parks · 6 mi · 50 sites
- Burnap's Island Campsite · City, County & Regional Parks · 9 mi · 1 sites
- Moose Mountain Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
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