Half Moon Campground

The Great Outdoors

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.

Exploring the Area

Find your zen in the Japanese Garden of the 200-acre Taconic Ramble State Park just ten minutes’ drive away when RV camping at Half Moon Campground. While civilization is not far away, the undeveloped state of the park and the hilly climb to the garden temporarily disconnect you from city life. A different experience awaits at Wilson Castle in Proctor for those keen to see what a mid-19th century castle in Vermont looks like. Designed in a blend of European styles, the castle’s façade features English brick and marble, a striking contrast to the verdant forest surrounding it.Vermont has a tremendous cache of marble, and you’ll see how it helped shaped the state’s history – and provided material to some of the country's most important edifices – at the Vermont Marble Museum, one of the largest of its kind in the world. Survey the Hall of Presidents, where profiles of U.S. presidents are sculpted in marble. You’ll also be able to imagine what it’s like to step inside a marble quarry, and then actually walk into a local quarry.For auto racing enthusiasts, the Devil's Bowl Speedway in West Haven is a must-visit. The O'Reilly Auto Parts Modified division races are held here, the only NASCAR-sanctioned track in the state.Like Vermont’s marble, there are plenty more discoveries that reward those willing to dig a bit deeper. Start charting the places you want to go, search for Rutland County campgrounds, and book an RV rental in Hubbardton, Vermont, to get your road trip underway.