Vermont State Parks · Vermont
New Discovery State Park
Vermont State Parks · Vermont, United States
- Sites
- 67
- Hookups
- 67 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to October 11
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,742 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
- Marshfield
- Address
- 4239 VT RT 232, Marshfield, VT 05658
- Phone
- (802) 426-3042
- Activities
- Camping
About
New Discovery State Park, in Groton State Forest, has a 7-site equestrian area with paddocks and a nature center. Its campground has 67 sites - 33 for tents or RVs, 12 tent-only, 15 lean-tos, plus 4 remote hike/boat-in lean-tos and 3 remote hike-in tent sites - none with electric or water hookups; an RV sanitary dump station is available. Two non-electric pavilions (at Osmore Pond and Owl's Head) are 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° | 5° | -25° | 38° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 8° | -24° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 36° | 22° | -8° | 57° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 50° | 31° | 16° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 43° | 27° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 50° | 42° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 59° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 56° | 46° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 50° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 38° | 26° | 72° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 25° | 2° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 16° | -18° | 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.
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