National Park Service LogoU.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Park Service
National Park Service:  U.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park Service Arrowhead
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical ParkBright yellow black-eyed-susan flowers are lit by the sun; their green leaves and stems peep through the blossoms. NPS Photo.
view map
text size:largestlargernormal
printer friendly
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Directions
 

By Plane

The three closest major airports are Burlington, VT (95 miles from park), Manchester, NH (97 miles), and Boston, MA (143 miles). There are small regional airports in Rutland, VT (37 miles) and West Lebanon, NH (16 miles).

Dartmouth Coach offers shuttle service from Boston's Logan Airport to Hanover, NH (20 miles) and Lebanon, NH (16 miles). No other airports are connected to this area by shuttle service.

By Car

From Points West (Albany, NY):
From Interstate 87, take Exit 20 for Route 149, Fort Ann/Whitehall. Follow Route 149 for 13 miles to Route 4 East. Continue on Route 4 through Rutland and Killington to Woodstock. Turn left onto Route 12 North and bear right after the iron bridge, continuing 1/4 mile. Park in the Billings Farm & Museum parking lot. Begin your visit the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center, where park rangers are also stationed.

From All Other Directions:
From Interstate 89, take Exit 1. Follow Route 4 West about 13 miles, through Quechee and Taftsville to Woodstock. Turn right onto Route 12 North and bear right after the iron bridge, continuing 1/4 mile. Park in the Billings Farm & Museum parking lot. Begin your visit at the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center, where park rangers are also stationed.

Maps

By Public Transportation
There is bus and train service to White River Junction, VT (15 miles). Taxi service is available from White River Junction, VT.

Detail from park map showing the location of the Carriage Barn Visitor Center and the Mansion, two of the park's prominent buildings.
Find Your Way!
Choose from a whole park map or a detail map of visitor centers, parking, and historic buildings.
more...
A man dressed all in white is contrasted by the dark and knobbly bark of spruce trees. Published in American Forests magazine in 1910.  

Did You Know?
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP and Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS have in common a passion for trees! Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller has the oldest sustainably managed woodland in North America. FDR, an amateur forester, personally supervised the planting of hundreds of trees on his Hyde Park estate.

Last Updated: July 31, 2006 at 15:56 EST