As prime-time backpacking season approaches, the Green Mountain National Forest is responding to the Covid-19 pandemic by restricting overnight camping at designated campgrounds and shelters, in addition to closing pit toilets along the Appalachian Trail and Long Trail segments. The majority of the National Forest remains open.
After Secretary of Natural Resources Julie Moore announced, May 6 that: “No longer are Vermonters being asked to limit outings to no more than 10 miles from home,” people understandably want to get out and explore.
John Sinclair, forest supervisor of the Green Mountain a national forests,said: “Restricting access to recreational sites or areas is a particularly difficult decision for the Forest Service.”
For more info and specific closures visit: fs.usda.gov/main/gmfl/home.
