Participants watch an outdoor cooking demonstration

Outdoor Family Weekend

September 6-8, 2024
Stillwater State Park
Groton State Forest, Groton, Vt.

 

 

Thank you for your interest in Outdoor Family Weekend. Please contact sarah.kleinman@uvm.edu to be added to the 2024 mailing list.

 

Outdoor family weekend offers a variety of workshops and programing throughout the weekend. Topics range from wildlife, forestry, orienteering and GPS, to hiking, fitness, camping skills, kayaking, firearm safety, fishing, and much, much more. Expert instructors lead each workshop with the basics, providing hands-on experience and encouraging participants to ask questions.

UVM Extension 4-H and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Forests, Parks and Recreation collaborate on this annual event, designed to cultivate families’ connections with the outdoors, through camping and the acquisition of new skills.

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Location

Stillwater State Park, Groton, Vt.

Stillwater State Park  is located on Groton Lake in 28,000-acre Groton State Forest. It has 17 lean-to sites, and 62 tent/trailer sites. There are some excellent sites and lean-tos on the shores of the lake where you can boat right up to your campsite. Stillwater also has a boat launch and a beach, and just down the road is the Forest Nature Center. Close to the campground is the beginning of many of the 22 miles of hiking trails that meander through Groton State Forest.

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