U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VT

Winhall Brook Camping Area

ReservableOut of season, no booking; November 21 opens May 21.
Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book
Right now
Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
A night
$24–$30Across the site types the agency prices
Sites
111All of them booked ahead
40 ftLongest rig
1,060 ftElevation
241 ftWater · an unnamed stream
9.9 miE of Manchester Center, VT
42%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 10 notices

In the agency’s own words

Winhall Brook Camping Area is nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont along Winhall Brook and the West River, seven miles north of Ball Mountain Lake. The campground has strong appeal to the outdoorsman at heart, offering hiking, biking and fishing opportunities in a beautiful natural setting. Keep reading

Recreation

The Winhall Brook Camping Area rests among the Winhall River, and its confluence with the West River, providing substantial opportunities for fishing and river access. Hiking and biking are popular summer activities during stays within the campground, and the snowy winter months allow opportunities outside the recreation season, including cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. A picnic shelter located on the North Side provides space for larger gatherings during the recreation season. The West River Trail stretches 16 miles along sections of the long-since-abandoned West River Railroad, connecting the villages of South Londonderry, Jamaica and Townshend, each with conveniences for those passing through. Hikers going south along the trail from the Winhall Brook Camping Area will pass notable waterfalls, including Angel Falls just north of Ball Mountain Lake, and Hamilton Falls, south of Ball Mountain Dam. The West River is the main tributary for Ball Mountain Lake, a flood control reservoir with hiking and scenic overlooks available year-round. Lake access is available at Ball Mountain Lake's car-top boat launch, with the shores providing additional opportunities for fishing and swimming during one's stay. Twice a year, controlled releases from Ball Mountain Dam provide ideal whitewater conditions along the West River, attracting rafting and kayaking enthusiasts from all across New England. Releases are typically scheduled for the first weekend in May and the last weekend in September.

Facilities

Winhall Brook offers 111 campsites within the North and South camping areas, located on either side of the Winhall River. Available campsites include: 74 standard non-electric sites. 14 standard non-electric sites with lean-to shelters. 23 standard sites with water and 50-amp electric hookups (Sites S6 - S28). During their stay, campers can enjoy various day-use opportunities within the park, such as playgrounds, picnic sites, a basketball court, volleyball court, and hiking trails, including several miles of the scenic West River Trail. Three restroom facilities within the campground provide flush toilets, showers, drinking water, and dish washing stations for all campers. Dump stations are available on either side of the campground.

Natural Features

Winhall Brook consists of broad grassy meadows amidst a beautiful northern hardwood forest, providing outstanding fall colors and wildlife habitat. Visitors may catch glimpses of the region's native fauna, which include moose, white-tailed deer, black bear, bald eagles, owls, osprey, woodpeckers and a wide variety of songbirds. Contact Info For local information, please call (802) 824-4570 or call (978) 318-8914 for general information.

Nearby Attractions

Angel Falls flows just south of the Winhall Brook Camping Area, accessible via the West River Trail traveling downriver towards Ball Mountain Lake. A custom stone bridge continues the West River Trail across the falls' pool for an up close view during your hike. The Green Mountain National Forest begins just 12 miles west of the Winhall Brook Camping Area, offering multiple opportunities for hiking, backpacking, biking, and scenic views. Head south on Vermont Route 100 towards Rawsonville, before turning west onto Vermont Route 30 towards Manchester, Vermont.

Charges & Cancellations

Please see Recreation.gov changes and cancellation policy at the link below: Changes and cancellations

What the agency tells you

Rule

As we get used to our newly renovated bath houses there may be some hiccups as guests start to use the facilities, please bear in mind there may be intermittent closures and maintenance in these areas as we fine tune the operations.

Rule

Ball Mountain Lake is a flood control project. Occasional retention of floodwaters may inundate portions of Winhall Brook Camping Area. Any cancellations due to flood-related closures will be fully refunded.

Rule

Cash/Checks are not accepted for any transaction, including use fees, firewood, and America the Beautiful passes.

Everything else this campground posts · 7
Rule

Any special event, gathering, or activity that may affect the atmosphere of the park must receive prior approval from park staff.

Rule

A narrow, one-lane bridge must be crossed to access the south side of the camping area, see pictures in gallery. The bridge weight limit is 16 tons.

Rule

Firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Help protect our forests by purchasing or collecting firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site.

Rule

Maximum of 6 adults and 2 tents/1 mobile unit per campsite. Six adults and children under 18 are covered by the site fee.

Rule

Maximum of 10 people on a single campsite at any given time.

Rule

Generator use is permitted only from 9:00am to 11:00am, and from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.

Rule

Some sites are in close proximity to each other, offering reduced space and/or privacy. Please be aware and plan accordingly. - N15 - N16 - L53 - L54 - S56 - S57

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Tents and rigs

Sites
111 · 14 cabin
Hookups
23 electric, 23 water
Longest rig
40 ft
Accessible sites
3
Pets
Allowed
Campfires
Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade
Every site
Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets
Flush Toilets
“…facilities within the campground provide flush toilets, showers, drinking water, and dish washing stations…”
Showers
Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
“Three restroom facilities within the campground provide flush toilets, showers, drinking water, and dish washing stations for all campers.”
Drinking water
Yes
“…provide flush toilets, showers, drinking water, and dish washing stations for all campers. Dump…”
Dump station
Yes
recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Boat ramp
Yes
Playground
Yes
Camp host
On site
recreation.gov lists “Host”
Stay limit
14 nights
recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026
Water, toilets and showers: read from the agency description, shown above · Sep 12, 2026

Around the campground

On the water
Waterfall, Reservoir, Lake, River, Meadow
Biking
Birding
Cross Country Skiing
Evening Programs
Fishing
Hiking
Mountain biking
Snowshoeing
Stargazing
Swimming
Water access
Wildlife viewing
Night sky · 8th darkest of 13 in VT
Bortle 3
Fall color · reported 3 days ago, in Windham County
Peak color
Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026
Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by the county the report names · Oct 14, 2026

No reading yet, book on recreation.gov

Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.

No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.

Booking windowOut of seasonOut of season, no booking. On November 21, 2026 at 10 AM ET, availability opens through May 21, 2027.recreation.govAdd to calendar (.ics)
Max stay14 nightsthe facility record
A night$24–$30plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule
A weekend$56–$68DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above
If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservation; this campground publishes its own terms toorecreation.gov’s schedule
Runs itU.S. Army Corps of EngineersBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record
Watch for a cancellation

Full? Watch it.

One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.
Tell me when the season opens

Watch for the season to open

One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

We’ll write once, when the season that starts Fri, May 21 2027 is open for booking.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.
Book on recreation.gov

We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 15

What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A night, per site$24–$30
Standard Nonelectric$24
Standard Electric$30
Group area, a night$28
Rates for the season the campground is in now, Jun 12, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026.
Day Use Fees are no longer charged *Free Entry* Firewood for sale at Contact Station.
The booking feerecreation.gov
Reservation fee, booked online$8
One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.
Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.
What a stay costs
One nightDerived$32–$38
A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$56–$68

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $24–$30 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov
Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10
Cancellation fee$10
Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night
No-show$20 + your first night

“Please see Recreation.gov changes and cancellation policy at the link below: Changes and cancellations” · this campground’s own terms

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 6

rules read Oct 1, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

111 sites · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 111 mapped sites
64 ftbetween you and the next site, typically
99%of tent sites sit clear of electric or RV sites
Least roomLoop SOUT S22 30 ftLoop SOUT S23 30 ftLoop SOUT S15 30 ft

All 111 sites

111 of 111 sites located
Standard74RV / electric23Cabin or shelter14
SleepsTakes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 111 of the 111 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 111 of the 111 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.

NORTL08overnight shelter nonelectric40 ft116 ft52 ftWinhall River1,336 ft$28
NORTL12overnight shelter nonelectric40 ft130 ft78 ftWinhall River524 ft$28
NORTL13overnight shelter nonelectric40 ft126 ft60 ftWinhall River352 ft$28
NORTL26overnight shelter nonelectric30 ft66 ft35 ftWest River1,004 ft$28
NORTL27overnight shelter nonelectric30 ft64 ft32 ftWest River944 ft$28
NORTL28overnight shelter nonelectric30 ft64 ft37 ftWest River884 ft$28
NORTN01standard nonelectric40 ft116 ft134 ftWinhall River1,299 ft$24
NORTN02standard nonelectric40 ft116 ft137 ftWinhall River1,414 ft$24
NORTN03standard nonelectric40 ft120 ft173 ftWinhall River1,193 ft$24
NORTN04standard nonelectric40 ft111 ft154 ftWinhall River995 ft$24
NORTN05standard nonelectric40 ft139 ft187 ftWinhall River761 ft$24
NORTN06standard nonelectric40 ft130 ft196 ftWinhall River561 ft$24
NORTN07standard nonelectric40 ft126 ft183 ftWinhall River476 ft$24
NORTN09standard nonelectric40 ft120 ft68 ftWinhall River1,227 ft$24
NORTN10standard nonelectric40 ft111 ft43 ftWinhall River985 ft$24
NORTN11standard nonelectric40 ft139 ft54 ftWinhall River773 ft$24
NORTN14standard nonelectric40 ft111 ft34 ftWinhall River323 ft$24
NORTN15standard nonelectric30 ft63 ft86 ftWinhall River404 ft$24
NORTN16standard nonelectric30 ft63 ft55 ftWinhall River404 ft$24
NORTN17standard nonelectric40 ft68 ft125 ftWinhall River463 ft$24
NORTN18standard nonelectric40 ft46 ft213 ftWest River682 ft$24
NORTN19standard nonelectric40 ft67 ft185 ftWest River748 ft$24
NORTN20standard nonelectric40 ft84 ft77 ftWest River1,046 ft$24
NORTN21standard nonelectric30 ft75 ft104 ftWest River954 ft$24
NORTN22standard nonelectric30 ft71 ft106 ftWest River871 ft$24
NORTN23standard nonelectric40 ft79 ft90 ftWest River793 ft$24
NORTN24standard nonelectric40 ft79 ft81 ftWest River725 ft$24
NORTN25standard nonelectric40 ft46 ft215 ftWest River637 ft$24
NORTN29standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft171 ftWinhall River583 ft$24
NORTN30standard nonelectric40 ft32 ft167 ftWinhall River540 ft$24
NORTN31standard nonelectric40 ft32 ft136 ftWinhall River518 ft$24
NORTN32standard nonelectric40 ft48 ft88 ftWinhall River477 ft$24
NORTN33standard nonelectric40 ft49 ft42 ftWinhall River432 ft$24
NORTN34standard nonelectric40 ft55 ft41 ftWinhall River470 ft$24
NORTN35standard nonelectric40 ft69 ft58 ftWest River532 ft$24
NORTN36standard nonelectric40 ft71 ft106 ftWest River600 ft$24
SOUTL01overnight shelter nonelectric40 ft56 ft83 ftWinhall River415 ft$28
SOUTL02overnight shelter nonelectric40 ft55 ft61 ftWinhall River444 ft$28
SOUTL03overnight shelter nonelectric40 ft55 ft51 ftWinhall River458 ft$28
SOUTL04overnight shelter nonelectric40 ft109 ft230 ftWinhall River266 ft$28
SOUTL05overnight shelter nonelectric40 ftyes80 ft18 ftWinhall River334 ft$28
SOUTL53overnight shelter nonelectric30 ft50 ft100 ft161 ft$28
SOUTL54overnight shelter nonelectric30 ftyes39 ft141 ft111 ft$28
SOUTL59overnight shelter nonelectric40 ft52 ft188 ftWinhall River178 ft$28
SOUTS06standard electric40 ft30/50 amp62 ft82 ftWinhall River163 ft$30
SOUTS07standard electric40 ft30/50 amp47 ft88 ftWinhall River221 ft$30
SOUTS08standard electric40 ft30/50 amp47 ft82 ftWinhall River268 ft$30
SOUTS09standard electric40 ft30/50 amp56 ft98 ftWinhall River320 ft$30
SOUTS10standard electric30 ft30/50 amp93 ft197 ftWinhall River304 ft$30
SOUTS11standard electric40 ft30/50 ampyes107 ft184 ftWinhall River132 ft$30
SOUTS12standard electric40 ft30/50 amp46 ft133 ftWinhall River49 ft$30
SOUTS13standard electric40 ft30/50 amp41 ft153 ftWinhall River92 ft$30
SOUTS14standard electric40 ft30/50 amp30 ft177 ftWinhall River130 ft$30
SOUTS15standard electric40 ft30/50 amp30 ft204 ftWinhall River152 ft$30
SOUTS16standard electric40 ft30/50 amp30 ft234 ftWinhall River168 ft$30
SOUTS17standard electric40 ft30/50 amp61 ft283 ftWinhall River178 ft$30
SOUTS18standard electric40 ft30/50 amp68 ft301 ftWinhall River164 ft$30
SOUTS19standard electric40 ft30/50 amp67 ft320 ftWinhall River182 ft$30
SOUTS20standard electric40 ft30/50 amp60 ft312 ftWinhall River194 ft$30
SOUTS21standard electric40 ft30/50 amp48 ft294 ftWinhall River210 ft$30
SOUTS22standard electric40 ft30/50 amp30 ft278 ftWinhall River231 ft$30
SOUTS23standard electric40 ft30/50 amp30 ft280 ftWinhall River256 ft$30
SOUTS24standard electric40 ft30/50 amp39 ft285 ftWinhall River294 ft$30
SOUTS25standard electric40 ft30/50 amp34 ft291 ftWinhall River330 ft$30
SOUTS26standard electric40 ft30/50 amp34 ft286 ftWinhall River357 ft$30
SOUTS27standard electric40 ft30/50 amp42 ft282 ftWinhall River394 ft$30
SOUTS28standard electric30 ft30/50 amp68 ft264 ftWinhall River447 ft$30
SOUTS29standard nonelectric30 ft85 ft269 ftWinhall River609 ft$24
SOUTS30standard nonelectric40 ft67 ft266 ftWinhall River692 ft$24
SOUTS31standard nonelectric40 ft67 ft273 ftWinhall River759 ft$24
SOUTS32standard nonelectric40 ft78 ft288 ftWinhall River839 ft$24
SOUTS33standard nonelectric40 ft77 ft285 ftWinhall River917 ft$24
SOUTS34standard nonelectric40 ft77 ft263 ftWinhall River994 ft$24
SOUTS35standard nonelectric40 ft83 ft248 ftWinhall River1,077 ft$24
SOUTS36standard nonelectric40 ft111 ft151 ftWinhall River1,034 ft$24
SOUTS37standard nonelectric40 ft138 ft86 ftWinhall River1,183 ft$24
SOUTS38standard nonelectric40 ft166 ft44 ftWinhall River1,340 ft$24
SOUTS39standard nonelectric40 ft76 ft219 ftWinhall River1,181 ft$24
SOUTS40standard nonelectric40 ft76 ft213 ftWinhall River1,255 ft$24
SOUTS41standard nonelectric40 ft92 ft205 ftWinhall River1,291 ft$24
SOUTS42standard nonelectric40 ft82 ft193 ftWinhall River1,195 ft$24
SOUTS43standard nonelectric40 ft82 ft185 ftWinhall River1,113 ft$24
SOUTS44standard nonelectric40 ft87 ft166 ftWinhall River1,025 ft$24
SOUTS45standard nonelectric40 ft87 ft147 ftWinhall River939 ft$24
SOUTS46standard nonelectric40 ft98 ft108 ftWinhall River640 ft$24
SOUTS47standard nonelectric40 ft93 ft160 ftWinhall River566 ft$24
SOUTS48standard nonelectric40 ft93 ft194 ftWinhall River486 ft$24
SOUTS49standard nonelectric40 ft124 ft228 ftWinhall River373 ft$24
SOUTS50standard nonelectric40 ft107 ft218 ft257 ft$24
SOUTS51standard nonelectric40 ft64 ft149 ft196 ft$24
SOUTS52standard nonelectric40 ft64 ft163 ft133 ft$24
SOUTS55standard nonelectric40 ft39 ft174 ft72 ft$24
SOUTS56standard nonelectric30 ft40 ft132 ft221 ft$24
SOUTS57standard nonelectric30 ft40 ft168 ft191 ft$24
SOUTS58standard nonelectric40 ft55 ft215 ft151 ft$24
SOUTS60standard nonelectric40 ft52 ft146 ftWinhall River222 ft$24
SOUTS61standard nonelectric40 ft36 ft104 ftWinhall River314 ft$24
SOUTS62standard nonelectric40 ft36 ft89 ftWinhall River349 ft$24
SOUTS63standard nonelectric40 ft44 ft131 ftWinhall River294 ft$24
SOUTS64standard nonelectric40 ft44 ft169 ftWinhall River254 ft$24
SOUTS65standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft215 ftWest River208 ft$24
SOUTS66standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft177 ft246 ft$24
SOUTS67standard nonelectric40 ft49 ft33 ft429 ft$24
SOUTS68standard nonelectric40 ft49 ft12 ft472 ft$24
SOUTS69standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft66 ft518 ft$24
SOUTS70standard nonelectric40 ft42 ft110 ftWest River548 ft$24
SOUTS71standard nonelectric40 ft42 ft119 ftWest River582 ft$24
SOUTS72standard nonelectric40 ft43 ft117 ftWest River630 ft$24
SOUTS73standard nonelectric40 ft42 ft110 ftWest River673 ft$24
SOUTS74standard nonelectric40 ft42 ft112 ftWest River711 ft$24
SOUTS75standard nonelectric40 ft80 ft35 ftWest River675 ft$24

25 of 111 listed

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Coordinate43.16296, -72.81041
The phone802-824-4570
The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Getting there

Physical address: 919 Winhall Station Rd, South Londonderry, VT 05155. 

Contact Station Phone Number: (802) 824-4570

From Brattleboro, Vermont, travel north on Vermont Route 30 for 30 miles towards Rawsonville. Turn right onto Vermont Route 100 and continue for an additional 2.5 miles. Turn right onto Winhall Station Road and follow for 1 mile to the campground entrance station.

From Manchester, Vermont, travel east on Vermont Route 11 for 5 miles. Turn right onto Vermont Route 30 continue for 9 miles towards Rawsonville. Turn left onto Route 100 and continue for an additional 2.5 miles. Turn right onto Winhall Station Road and follow for 1 mile to the campground entrance station.

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

Today42°Isolated Rain And Snow Showers17% rain
Tonight23°Mostly Clear
Sunday53°Sunny
Sunday Night29°Mostly Clear

NWS forecast for South Londonderry, VT

Typical weather

Typical October night 36°F, day 60°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical January night 11°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.

90°32°0°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: SUNDERLAND 2, VT (USC00438160), 17 miles away and 160 ft lower

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Becca Balint, official portrait

Winhall Brook Camping Area is in Vermont’s at-large congressional district. Its representative, Becca Balint (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A. See every public-lands vote →

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How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from
Right now: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes no season and no closure for this campground, and it takes no bookings we can read. That’s a gap in the record and not a locked gate: the number below is the only way to be sure.
Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by the county the report names · Oct 14, 2026
Cell signal: the Army Corps’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.
Nearest place of any size: South Londonderry, VT, 1.5 mi S (a census designated place). Straight line.