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Butler Lodge Trail Trailhead

Verified: Free parking Verified Oct 9, 2026

Parking here is free.

Parking at Butler Lodge Trail Trailhead is free.

Seasons and hours
Stevensville Road is narrow; winter maintenance not confirmed.
Good to know
Stevensville Road trailhead in Underhill, serving Butler Lodge, Frost, Nebraska Notch and the Maple Ridge approaches to Mt. Mansfield. This is Mt. Mansfield State Forest land and is separate from Underhill State Park, which does charge. The Green Mountain Club advises: do not park in travelled portions of this narrow road. Butler Lodge itself charges $5 per person to stay overnight; that is a camping fee, not a parking fee.
How we know this

No land manager publishes a fee for this trailhead. Corroborated by Trail Finder (trailfinder.info, Mount Mansfield West: Stevensville Trailhead, "Fees: No") and the OpenStreetMap fee=no tag on the lot. Green Mountain Club hike page consulted for access. Checked 2026-10-09. NOT confirmed directly with VT FPR.

Fees, hours and rules change. Posted signs at the trailhead always override this page.

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Elevation
1,393 ft
Lot surface
gravel
Trails
3
County
Chittenden
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44.50570, -72.84763 · view on OpenStreetMap

Trails from this trailhead

Nearest parking for 4 more trails

Nothing closer is mapped for these. Each is 1 to 3 km away along connecting trails.

Walking distances follow the mapped trail network. They are not a route, they ignore slope, and they are not driving directions.

Also mapped in OpenStreetMap as “Stevensville Trailhead”.

This trailhead's name comes from the nearest trail, because the parking area is unnamed in OpenStreetMap.

Location from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); identified by matching a public parking area to trail geometry within 160 m. Space counts come from OpenStreetMap. Elevation from USGS 3DEP (public domain). Safety disclaimer.