Vermont State Parks · Vermont
Maidstone State Park
Vermont State Parks · Vermont, United States
- Sites
- 62
- Hookups
- 62 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to September 6
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,348 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)
- Lake
- Maidstone Lake
- Nearest town
- Guildhall
- Address
- 5956 Maidstone Lake RD, Guildhall, VT 05905
- Activities
- Camping
About
Maidstone State Park, in Vermont's remote Northeast Kingdom, sits beside a deep, spring-fed lake known for lake trout and landlocked salmon fishing. Its campground has 62 sites - 13 for tents or RVs, 20 tent-only, and 29 lean-tos - none with electric or water hookups; an RV sanitary dump station is available. A non-electric picnic pavilion is also on site but not counted in the total above.
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 | 23° | 4° | -23° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 8° | -25° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 20° | -7° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 30° | 15° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 65° | 43° | 21° | 84° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 50° | 41° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 60° | 49° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 57° | 45° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 52° | 39° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 38° | 27° | 72° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 26° | -6° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 13° | -14° | 48° | 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
- William Schomburg Memorial Campsite at Lyman Falls · City, County & Regional Parks · 9 mi · 1 sites
- Brighton State Park · Vermont State Parks · 15 mi · 77 sites
- Columbia Meadows Campsite · City, County & Regional Parks · 16 mi · 1 sites
- Milan Hill State Park · New Hampshire State Parks · 21 mi · 6 sites
- Jericho Mountain State Park · New Hampshire State Parks · 22 mi · 38 sites
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