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Smugglers' Notch offers a variety of outdoor winter adventures all day long.

Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding or Telemark Skiing - 3 mountains with over 310 acres of ski and snowboard trails including glades, terrain parks and a Superpipe.

Ski/Ride Seasonal Programs for Kids - full-day camps include on-mountain instruction, lunch, rest time, afternoon snacks, entertainment and exploration programs. Kids ages 2 1/2+ on skis and age 4+ on sno...

This is a traditional sugarhouse that boils with wood and offers educational tours. They have an antique equipment museum to browse, lambs to feed, sugar on snow and of course maple cream, syrup, granulated sugar, candies, free samples.

View Miss Magpie's visit to the sugar house here.

Hours

• Open 9am to 5pm, call ahead during off season.

The Allen Brook Nature Trail is a short 0.5 mile loop trail (paved) that passes through small stand of woods on the Williston Central School property. The trail crosses over the Allen Brook, where there is a boardwalk and observation platform for nature study or quiet contemplation. There are two playgrounds on the school property. One is specifically for younger children.

General Rules of Use for Williston Country Parks and Primiti...

Sugarbush is made up of two mountains - Mtn. Ellen and Lincoln Peak.

Lincoln Peak (also known as "south") is home to the Claybook Residences, The Timbers Restaurant, The Castlerock Pub, and The Gatehouse.  You will also find the new Schoolhouse and Farmhouse buildings.  The schoolhouse is home to the children's ski & ride programs, while the Farmhouse hosts the ski & ride school.

Mtn. Ellen (also known as "north") has Vermont's highes...

Take a horse drawn sleigh ride up to cut your tree. Pack a picnic if you'd like to eat by the pond. If it is cold you can relax inside the cabin. They have Balsam Fir trees. There is a field with large unpruned trees, 15-25'. Prices include baling.

If you are looking to take the horse drawn sleigh rides going earlier in the day might be the best option, if you don't want to wait in line.  

Open on Weekends from the day after Thanksgiv...

The Isham Family Farm has been in the family for 5 generations. They are very community-minded and are always creating ways to include others with their farm and land.

In the spring time, they produce Maple Syrup and host an Open House each year in their SugarHouse located on their vista in south Williston.

During the summer, you can walk their trail (town maintained) that will take you to an overlook of Lake Champlain and the Adironda...

 Camel's Hump is Vermont's third highest Mountain.  Camel's Hump has several major trails:

• Burrows Trail: (2.1 miles/Moderately Difficult) climbs the west face of the mountain. This trail is also used in the winter for snowshoeing and skiing.
• Monroe Trail: (3.1 miles/Moderately Difficult)climbs the east side and is somewhat challenging, but there's also an accessible loop with its own parking area. This shorter loop is 8/10 of a mile ...

Five Tree Hill Park is 57 acres of forest located in South Williston. The trail to the overlook passes through private lands, so it is requested that visitors be respectful and do not stray from the trail. There are two entrances to the trail. The first and primary is located on Sunset Hill Road. From that entrance to the overlook is about 1.25 miles. The other entrance is located on Tree Hill Road and is only a short distance to th...

NOTE: Due to the flood levels, the causeway suffered extensive damage in the Spring of 2011 and is closed until further notice. Check Local Motion for updates.

Along the edges of Lake Champlain is a scenic 12-mile trail that extends from downtown Burlington north through Colchester onto the Causeway. It's a multi-use trail so you will see walkers, runners, inline skaters and bikers. It's wide enough and relatively flat so jogging stro...

Northern Lights Rock and Ice has year round fun that the whole family can enjoy and are special needs friendly. They are located adjacent to The Essex Resort & Spa.

See an video of kids enjoying the facility here.

Year Round Family Adventure Fun includes:

• Unique Outdoor Rock and Ice Climbing Structures by Entre Prises with Real Ice and Dry Ice Foam Panels
• Groomed trails for snowshoeing and nordic skiing
• Hiking Trails
• Geocaching
• Tubing on t...