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Smugglers Notch State Park


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 22 attractions in Stowe
Traveler Description: This narrow path through thousand-foot cliffs, once a smuggling route into Canada, is now a park used for biking, hiking, picnicking and rockclimbing.
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Attraction type: Scenic drive, Scenic/historic walking area, State park
Activities: Driving, Viewing foliage
Address: 6443 Mountain Rd Stowe, VT 05672
Tel: 802 253 4014

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4 of 5 stars
mtjnkelm   4 contributions
mtjnkelm
Oct 8, 2009

The Road through the state park was curvey with boulders right up to the road, it was a great view, we seen people with their cameras out the windows as they were driving by. We took a few of the hikes in the park, Smugglers Notch Cave, easy hike doesn't take very long. Bingham Falls, great falls there is even... more

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5 of 5 stars
mockingbird3296   8 contributions
Madison
Feb 18, 2009

The unplowed three miles on 108 are a great place for practicing your x-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just taking a nice hike between the mountains! You can stay on the road to watch ice-climbers, you can try your luck hiking/snowshoeing up the steep trails on either side of the main road, or you can just hike up far enough to... more

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5 of 5 stars
amyreyrn   7 contributions
Drexel Hill, Pa
Oct 25, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Smugglers Notch was the most fun our family had in Vermont! We came across beautiful waterfalls and streams that our children were able to climb through, right off the side of the road. Beautiful scenery, fun to drive winding roads, HUGE boulders and mountains to hike and climb...by far a MUST SEE if you visit Vermont...nature at its best. If... more

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5 of 5 stars
tymetraveler222   315 contributions
Bay City, Michigan
Oct 15, 2008
2
people found this review helpful

We love Smuggler's Notch. It is a very scenic drive thru very twisting roads, with a lot of very large boulders (broken pieces of mountainside, actually) on the sides of the narrow road. At a couple of turns, there is room for only one vehicle at a time. High mountain cliffs on each side. Beautiful fall foliage drive. Tight parking.... more

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Smugglers Notch State Park Address

6443 Mountain Rd, Stowe, VT 05672
Tel: 802 253 4014