Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park - Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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Green Pastures and Green Mountains

Walk through one of Vermont's most beautiful landscapes, under the shade of sugar maples and 400-year-old hemlocks, across covered bridges and alongside rambling stone walls. This is a landscape of loss, recovery, and conservation. This is a story of stewardship, of people taking care of places - sharing an enduring connection to land and a sense of hope for the future.

A cheerful group of walkers prepares for their outing.

Walk Woodstock! September 20, 2008

Join us from 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m., rain or shine, for a guided walk or some solo exploration of Woodstock's trail network! Meet on the Green in the village of Woodstock.
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Two horses, one dark brown and one tan, pull a wagon through a sunny meadow. Aboard a park ranger chats with the driver and families. Photo by Jon Gilbert Fox.

Forest Festival Weekend, September 27-28, 2008

Explore the richness of Vermont's forests and the legacy of Mount Tom in this celebration of forest history, science, and art. Held in conjunction with the Fifth Annual Vermont Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival, whose Design Competition entries will be exhibited at the park all weekend.
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The warm tones of interior wood paneling contrast with sunlit greenery glimpsed through windows. NPS Photo.

Park Celebrates 10th Year with New Green Building

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP celebrates its tenth anniversary this summer with the opening of a new building and a new permanent exhibit. The Forest Center, a classroom and meeting space, is constructed almost entirely with wood harvested from the park’s Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified Mount Tom forest.
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Detail from Albert Bierstadt's painting of Cathedral Rock in Yosemite, showing a close up of the large granite mass.

Online Art Exhibit

Explore America's story of conservation and land stewardship through an online exhibit of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller art collection. Included are paintings by America's most famous landscape artists including Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, and Edward Moran.
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Write to

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
54 Elm Street
Woodstock, VT 05091

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Phone

Headquarters
(802) 457-3368

Visitor Information
(802) 457-3368 ext. 22

Fax

(802) 457-3405

Climate

The park lies within a temperate zone and experiences four full seasons. Arrive prepared for a wide variety of weather conditions. Summer temperatures are usually in the 70s or low 80s during the day and upper 60s in the evening. Spring and fall days can range from the 50s to lower 70s, with evenings in the upper 40s to low 60s. Winter temperatures average in the 20s. Winter snowfall is moderate to heavy - making for outstanding cross-country skiing.
Click on the "more" link for a current weather forecast.
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