List of Vermont natural areas

This is a list of natural areas in the U.S. state of Vermont.

Natural areas on public land in Vermont

By definition, natural areas on public land in Vermont are "limited areas of land that have retained their wilderness character."[1] These areas are designated, protected, and managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.[2]

List of natural areas on public land
Name Town County Approximate area Year established
acres ha
Amity Pond Natural Area Pomfret Windsor 182 74 1969
Big Falls of the Missisquoi Natural Area Troy Orleans 16 6.5 1996
Button Point Natural Area Ferrisburgh Addison 14 5.7
Cambridge Natural Area Cambridge Lamoille 22 8.9 1965
Camel's Hump Natural Area Duxbury, Huntington, Fayston, Bolton, Buels Gore Chittenden, Washington 7,850 3,180 1965
Campmeeting Point Natural Area North Hero Grand Isle 3 1.2
Cascade Falls Natural Area Weathersfield Windsor 203 82 2016
Charles E. Smith Natural Area Alburg Grand Isle
Daniel's Notch Natural Area Cambridge Lamoille 100 40 1996
Emerald Lake Natural Area East Dorset Bennington 4 1.6
Ford Natural Area Winhall Bennington 32 13
Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Natural Area Arlington Bennington 22 8.9 1997
Gifford Woods Natural Area Killington Rutland 7 2.8 1965
Granville Gulf Spruce-Hemlock Stand Granville Addison 20 8.1
Hamilton Falls Natural Area Jamaica Windham 211 85 2015
Hazen's Notch Natural Area Westfield Orleans 273 110 1997
Highgate Cliffs Natural Area Highgate Franklin 37 15
Kingsland Bay Natural Area Ferrisburgh Addison 50 20 1997
Lake Carmi Bog Natural Area Enosburg Franklin 140 57
Lords Hill Natural Area Marshfield Washington 25 10 1977
Lucy Mallary Bugbee Natural Area Peacham, Danville Caledonia 12 4.9
Marl Pond and Swamp Natural Area Sutton Caledonia 30 12 1987
Mendon Peak Natural Area Mendon Rutland 90 36 1987
Morristown Bog Natural Area Morrisville Lamoille 30 12
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area - Granville Granville Addison 5 2.0
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area - Stowe Stowe Lamoille 80 32 1983
Mt. Mansfield Natural Area Bolton, Cambridge, Stowe, Underhill, Waterbury Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington 3,850 1,560 1968
Peacham Bog Natural Area Peacham Caledonia 748 303 1965
Shrewsbury Peak Natural Area Shrewsbury Rutland 100 40 1987
Spectacle Pond Natural Area Brighton Essex 15 6.1
Tabletop Mountain Natural Area Groton Caledonia 129 52
Terrible Mountain Natural Area Weston, Andover Windsor 798 323 2002
Tinker Brook Natural Area Plymouth Windsor 106 43 1965
Weybridge Cave Natural Area Weybridge Addison 1 0.40
Willoughby Cliffs Natural Area Westmore Orleans 950 380 1982
Worcester Range Natural Area Middlesex, Waterbury, Worcester Washington 4,032 1,632

Map of natural areas on public land
Amity Pond Natural Area
Big Falls of the Missisquoi Natural Area
Button Point Natural Area
Cambridge Natural Area
Camel's Hump Natural Area
Campmeeting Point Natural Area
Cascade Falls Natural Area
Daniel's Notch Natural Area
Emerald Lake Natural Area
Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Natural Area
Gifford Woods Natural Area
Granville Gulf Spruce-Hemlock Stand
Hamilton Falls Natural Area
Hazen's Notch Natural Area
Highgate Cliffs Natural Area
Kingsland Bay Natural Area
Lake Carmi Bog Natural Area
Lords Hill Natural Area
Lucy Mallary Bugbee Natural Area
Marl Pond and Swamp Natural Area
Mendon Peak Natural Area
Morristown Bog Natural Area
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area (Granville)
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area (Stowe)
Mt. Mansfield Natural Area
Peacham Bog Natural Area
Shrewsbury Peak Natural Area
Spectacle Pond Natural Area
Tabletop Mountain Natural Area
Terrible Mountain Natural Area
Tinker Brook Natural Area
Weybridge Cave Natural Area
Willoughby Cliffs Natural Area
Worcester Range Natural Area
Vermont natural areas on public land

Natural areas on private land in Vermont

List of natural areas on private land
Name Town County Approximate area Administered by
acres ha
Babcock Nature Preserve Eden Lamoille 1,000 400 Johnson State College, Vermont State Colleges
Eshqua Nature Conservancy Fee Land Hartland Windsor 41 17 New England Wild Flower Society, The Nature Conservancy
H. Laurence Achilles Natural Area at Shelburne Pond Shelburne Chittenden 1,046 423 University of Vermont, The Nature Conservancy
Helen W. Buckner Memorial Natural Area West Haven Rutland 3,791 1,534 The Nature Conservancy
Hogback Mountain Conservation Area Marlboro Windham 590 240 The town of Marlboro
Mountain Meadow Preserve Pownal Bennington 176 71 The Trustees of Reservations
Shaw Mountain Natural Area Benson, West Haven Rutland 451 183 The Nature Conservancy
Williams Woods Natural Area Charlotte Chittenden 63 25 The Nature Conservancy

Map of natural areas on private land
Babcock Nature Preserve
Eshqua Bog
Achilles Natural Area
Buckner Memorial Natural Area
Hogback Mountain Conservation Area
Mountain Meadow Preserve
Shaw Mountain Natural Area
Williams Woods Natural Area
Vermont natural areas on private land
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See also

References
  1. "10 V.S.A. Section 2607". State of Vermont. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "FPR Policy #7: Natural Areas Designation" (PDF). Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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