Half Moon Campground

Lying on the shores of its namesake lake in the Taconic Mountains, the 3,500-acre Bomoseen State Park is practically Half Moon Campground’s backyard. Launch a boat, fish, or swim in Lake Bomoseen, the biggest within Vermont’s borders. Naturally, there are more hiking trails here than in the Half Moon area, including a self-guided Slate History Trail that takes hikers through the holes and slate buildings representing what once was a huge slate quarrying industry the Taconic Mountains are known for. Camp with your rental motorhome at Half Moon Campground, and you’ll only be half an hour’s drive from Mount Independence State Historic Site, one of the most important and least disturbed Revolutionary War sites. Survey the archaeological remains of the fortification by following the six-mile trail that winds through the historic site, and imagine what it was like for Revolutionary soldiers to brave the elements of Mother Nature and British attacks from Canada. For a deeper understanding of why Vermont is nicknamed the Green Mountain State, take your Hubbardton camper rental to the Green Mountain National Forest about two hours’ drive from town. Here you’ll have 900 miles of trail system to explore, including long sections of epic hikes like the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and the North Country Scenic Trail. If you’d rather experience the forest in your rental RV, follow Vermont Route 125 or the Middlebury Gap Road for an exhilarating ride through landscapes and scenery that inspired the iconic poet Robert Frost. Make frequent stops along the way to take in a scenic waterfall or a hike along a wooded trail.