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large red brick mansion with white lattice porch and lush green lawn

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller mansion

Cross-country skiiers enjoy a brilliant day in the park!

Hikers enjoying fall foliage during a park event

Hikers pose with ranger on Mount Tom during fall foliage on a park event

two horses plugging logging cart with logger wearing hard hat

Horse logging at Forest Festival

formal four square garden in full bloom from above with two people looking at flowers

Four Square Garden at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP

Park Ranger talks to group of park visitors on the porch of the Marsh-Billlings-Rockefeller mansion

Ranger program on the mansion porch

Park Ranger points to a trail sign and talks to a group of young children

Park Ranger Marie teaching kids about trail stewardship

Physical Address:

Billings Farm & Museum Parking Lot

69 Old River Rd

Woodstock, VT 05091

Mailing Address:

54 Elm Street

Woodstock, VT 05091

contact-details

Phone Number: 802-457-3368 Voice
Phone Number: 802-457-3405 Fax

Email Address: mabi_visitorservices@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

Walk through one of Vermont's most beautiful landscapes under the shade of the Mount Tom Forest, the oldest continuously managed scientific forest in the United States. This is a landscape of loss, recovery, and conservation. This is a story of stewardship, of people taking care of places - sharing an enduring connection to land and a sense of hope for the future.

park designation:National Historical Park

Directions:

Shared parking is at the Billings Farm & Museum. If using a GPS, please enter "Billings Farm & Museum". If you'd like to watch the park film, begin your visit at the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center. To enter Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, take the paved path to the right of the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center, walk up and cross the street, and then take the left fork to reach the National Park Carriage Barn Visitor Center. Accessible parking available next to the Mansion.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park

The park's 20 miles of trails & carriage roads are open dawn till dusk for hiking & equestrian use. The Carriage Barn Visitor Center is open five days a week, Thursday-Monday (closed Tues/Weds) 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., from Memorial Day Weekend-October 31. Ranger-led programs are available Thursday-Monday (no programs on Tues/Weds). Programs sell out quickly. Reserve in advance on Recreation.gov.

Weather Information:

The weather in Vermont is dramatic and varied depending on location, terrain, distance from a body of water like Lake Champlain, and elevation and can change from year to year. In the Woodstock area, summer daily high temperatures range between 60 to 80 degrees, with some days reaching into the 90s. Winter is Vermont's longest season and temps in winter vary more than those in summer. Common to experience freezing temperatures from Nov to March, many sub-zero days, seasonal snowfall averages 80 inches.