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Camping w/ visits to 2 VT Swimming spots

Camping at Molly Stark Park with visits to The Ledges & Rock River

Camping w/ visits to 2 VT Swimming spots

Camping at Molly Stark Park with visits to The Ledges & Rock River

Details

Join us over Labor Day Weekend 2018 for camping at Vermont's Molly Stark State Park with visits to two of Vermont's swimming and sunning spots popular with gay men, the Ledges and Rock River (see GO article here).  We have reserved site 12 for ourselves.  Participants will need to make reservations directly using the RESERVE link at the top of the park webpage.  I can help coordinate site sharing as sites can accommodate 6 to 8 people.  Molly Stark is a small campground with potable water and coin operated showers.  

On Friday evening, we will host a welcome gathering and camp fire at our site.  Snacks will be provided, but please bring your own beverages

On Saturday, we will visit Rock River, which is about 16 miles from the campground.  Plan to provide breakfast for yourself and pack a lunch to take.  We'll carpool as parking is limited.  I will coordinate a potluck dinner for Saturday evening for all who wish to participate.  We have made one previous visit to Rock River and enjoyed it.  The information at the link above is very helpful.  

On Sunday, we will visit the Ledges, which is only about 4.5 miles from the campground.  Plan to provide breakfast for yourself and pack a lunch to take.  We'll carpool as parking is limited.  I will coordinate a potluck dinner for Sunday evening for all who wish to participate.  This will be our first visit to the Ledges.  

If the weather doesn't cooperate, there are some hiking trails at Molly Stark and the adjacent Hogback Mountain Conservation Area.  Brattleboro is about 16.5 miles (30 minutes) away and offers some other opportunities as well.  I'm told Mount Snow has great mountain biking and is less than 30 minutes away although I'm not a mountain biker so I can't personally attest to that.  While we are planning on the swimming and sunning spots, all should feel welcome to join us camping and try out other adventures.  

There is a Shaw's Supermarket about 3 miles west of the campground should you forget any essentials.  

 

Directions

Molly Stark State Park is imbedded in Google Maps, and you will get good directions from Google Maps.  

The park website provides these directions -

From Brattleboro:
Take Exit #2 off I-91, then continue 15 miles west on VT Route 9.

After you check in, drop by site 12 and introduce yourselves.

Friday, August 31, 2018
Wilmington, VT · Directions
Meet at 2:00 PM
Hosted by cmaBTown
5/20 signed up

About this event

Join us over Labor Day Weekend 2018 for camping at Vermont's Molly Stark State Park with visits to two of Vermont's swimming and sunning spots popular with gay men, the Ledges and Rock River (see GO article here).  We have reserved site 12 for ourselves.  Participants will need to make reservations directly using the RESERVE link at the top of the park webpage.  I can help coordinate site sharing as sites can accommodate 6 to 8 people.  Molly Stark is a small campground with potable water and coin operated showers.  

On Friday evening, we will host a welcome gathering and camp fire at our site.  Snacks will be provided, but please bring your own beverages

On Saturday, we will visit Rock River, which is about 16 miles from the campground.  Plan to provide breakfast for yourself and pack a lunch to take.  We'll carpool as parking is limited.  I will coordinate a potluck dinner for Saturday evening for all who wish to participate.  We have made one previous visit to Rock River and enjoyed it.  The information at the link above is very helpful.  

On Sunday, we will visit the Ledges, which is only about 4.5 miles from the campground.  Plan to provide breakfast for yourself and pack a lunch to take.  We'll carpool as parking is limited.  I will coordinate a potluck dinner for Sunday evening for all who wish to participate.  This will be our first visit to the Ledges.  

If the weather doesn't cooperate, there are some hiking trails at Molly Stark and the adjacent Hogback Mountain Conservation Area.  Brattleboro is about 16.5 miles (30 minutes) away and offers some other opportunities as well.  I'm told Mount Snow has great mountain biking and is less than 30 minutes away although I'm not a mountain biker so I can't personally attest to that.  While we are planning on the swimming and sunning spots, all should feel welcome to join us camping and try out other adventures.  

There is a Shaw's Supermarket about 3 miles west of the campground should you forget any essentials.  

 

Directions to the trailhead

Get directions
Opens turn-by-turn directions to Wilmington, VT, 05363 in Google Maps (new tab).

Molly Stark State Park is imbedded in Google Maps, and you will get good directions from Google Maps.  

The park website provides these directions -

From Brattleboro:
Take Exit #2 off I-91, then continue 15 miles west on VT Route 9.

After you check in, drop by site 12 and introduce yourselves.

Who's going (5)

A member
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Lookagain GUEST MEMBER
Lookagain
Wilmington, DE
Attended
A member
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PeacefulPines GUEST MEMBER
PeacefulPines
Searsburg, VT
Attended
J GUEST MEMBER
joallen
Albany, NY
No-show

Questions about this event?

Questions for the host, cmaBTown, about route details, carpooling, or what to bring? Ask in the event discussion below.

Event discussion

M
Member · Mar 28, 2018
Site ion tip: There is an interactive site map at https://vtstateparks.com/assets/pdf/mollystark.pdf. You can click on the site on the map, and you will see a picture and some info about the site including maximum occupancy.
M
Member · Mar 28, 2018
I meant "Site ion Tip:
M
Member · Mar 28, 2018
"ion" not "ion" Not sure why the word was truncated twice.
M
Member · Aug 24, 2018
Guys -- If you didn't get an email from me just now via the GO site, please let me know.

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