Mount Philo State Park
A short summit delivers a broad Champlain Valley lesson, with summit overlook and stone lodge shaping the visit
Artwork inspired by Alden Bryan
A short summit delivers a broad Champlain Valley lesson, with summit overlook and stone lodge shaping the visit A carriage road and wooded hiking trail climb Vermont’s first state park to a stone lodge, picnic lawns, and views across farms and lake to the Adirondacks. The modest elevation makes topography unusually legible: the Green Mountains behind, Champlain lowlands below, and New York ranges beyond.
Walk up and use the road or trail as a different descent; driving to the summit is seasonal and capacity-limited. The summit road is narrow, may close to cars, and does not eliminate short grades at the top; foliage weekends fill early.
- Elevation
- 968 feet
- Status
- Vermont’s first state park
- View
- Champlain Valley
Quick guide
- Walk if able
- The ascent makes the panorama easier to read.
- Face west
- Lake and Adirondacks define the Champlain Valley.
Know before you go
- Walk if able
- The ascent makes the panorama easier to read.
- Face west
- Lake and Adirondacks define the Champlain Valley.
- Find the lodge
- CCC-era stonework frames the summit history.
- Mind the gate
- Vehicle access and closing time are seasonal.
Good to know
The summit road is narrow, may close to cars, and does not eliminate short grades at the top; foliage weekends fill early.
Notice these
- summit overlook
- stone lodge
- carriage road