Vermont State Parks · Vermont
Big Deer State Park
Vermont State Parks · Vermont, United States
- Sites
- 26
- Hookups
- 26 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to September 6
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,184 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Groton
- Address
- 1467 Boulder Beach RD, Groton, VT 05046
- Activities
- Camping
About
Big Deer State Park, part of Groton State Forest, offers 26 primitive campsites - 21 for tents or RVs and 5 named lean-tos (Fox, Deer, Moose, and Porcupine) - none with electric or water hookups. Driveway lengths at individual sites range from 20 to 35 feet.
Fees
Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation statewide camping fee schedule (vtstateparks.com/fees.html), per night, shown as VT Resident / Non-Resident: Tent/RV sites $20/$38; Lean-to sites $30/$49 (Burton Island's lean-tos are a published exception at $40/$60); Group camping $6/$10 per person per night (8-person minimum). No separate rate is published for remote/boat-in sites - the standard Tent/RV or Lean-to rate above most likely applies, but this isn't stated explicitly. A $2/night surcharge applies at some "prime" sites; $8/person/night for additional occupants beyond 4 (8-person max per site); $3/pet/night; an $8/site non-refundable reservation fee; firewood $9/bundle; trash $6/bag. Pets are allowed at this campground on a leash (max 10 feet) or confined, for a $3/pet/night fee, per Vermont State Parks' statewide camping policy; pets must be vaccinated and kept from excessive barking.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 7° | -23° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 10° | -22° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 24° | -6° | 59° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 33° | 18° | 77° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 45° | 29° | 83° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 52° | 44° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 61° | 47° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 58° | 48° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 52° | 41° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 40° | 28° | 74° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 27° | 4° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 18° | -16° | 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.
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