Underhill State Park
Parking here costs money.
Parking at Underhill State Park is paid ($5 per adult (14+), $2 per child (4-13), under 4 free - charged per person, not per vehicle).
- Cost
- $5 per adult (14+), $2 per child (4-13), under 4 free - charged per person, not per vehicle
- Passes
- Season passes: $40 individual, $105 vehicle (up to 8 people). Green Mountain Passport gives free day use to VT residents 62+ and honorably discharged veterans ($2 at your town clerk).
- Seasons and hours
- Park open Friday of Memorial Day weekend through the second Monday in October. Day use 8am-sunset. The CCC road here is listed by the state as a mud-season walking alternative.
- Good to know
- Trailhead for Sunset Ridge and the other Mt. Mansfield approaches from the west. Day-use fees are charged per person, not per vehicle, which catches people out. Parking is limited and the state recommends carpooling; at peak times visitors may need to park along Mountain Road below the park entrance.
How we know this
Vermont State Parks: vtstateparks.com/parks/underhill (Fee Area) and vtstateparks.com/fees (amounts), checked 2026-10-09
Fees, hours and rules change. Posted signs at the trailhead always override this page.
- Elevation
- 1,864 ft
- Lot surface
- unpaved
- Trails
- 2
- County
- Chittenden
44.52958, -72.84197 · view on OpenStreetMap
Trails from this trailhead
Nearest parking for 2 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 “Underhill Trailhead”.
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.