Contact Info Smugglers Notch State Park 6443 Mountain Road Stowe, Vermont 05672 Park Phone: 802-253-4014 Season:   mid-May - Oct 18
Directions:  From Stowe: Go 10 mi NW on Hwy 108, at Mt. Mansfield. N44 31.640 W72 46.813  Directions/Map         Smugglers Notch State Park Interactive Campground Map & Guide Smugglers Notch Trail Map Smugglers Notch: A Taste of a Place Uniquely Vermont Stowe Area Association Lamoille Valley Chamber of Commerce Vermont Weather Forecast

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Welcome to Smugglers’ Notch State Park. The famous Smugglers’ Notch is a narrow pass through the Green Mountains. Lined with 1,000-foot cliffs, the winding road is closed in winter. In the earlier days, only a footpath and trail for horses existed here.

In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson passed an embargo act forbidding American trade with Great Britain and Canada. This was a severe
hardship for northern Vermonters, since Montreal was closer than other markets in the US. Many local people continued illegal trade with Canada, herding cattle and carrying other goods through the Notch. Later, fugitive slaves used the Notch as an escape route to Canada. During the Prohibition years, liquor was smuggled from Canada over the improved road built in 1922.

Smugglers’ Notch State Park was relocated in 2003. The new campground features sites that are further spread out, a new restroom facility that incorporates alternative energy and a location that gives easy access to Bingham Falls. All of the historic structures originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps were carefully relocated and restored, preserving the work of these pioneering conservationists.

Area Attractions: Smugglers Notch Historic Site, (2 miles north Route 108); Toll Road (1 mile south Route 108); Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe; Johnson Woolen Mills, Johnson; Alpine Slide, Spruce Peak; Gondolas, Mt. Mansfield; Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory, Waterbury; Smuggler's Notch Resort, Jeffersonville.