Indian Brook Loop Trail Trailhead
Parking here costs money.
Parking at Indian Brook Loop Trail Trailhead is paid (Daily: $8 per motor vehicle, $3 pedestrian. Large vehicles over 8 passengers $3 per person. Dog endorsement $3/day.).
- Cost
- Daily: $8 per motor vehicle, $3 pedestrian. Large vehicles over 8 passengers $3 per person. Dog endorsement $3/day.
- Passes
- Season passes (calendar year): Essex town resident $26, non-resident $78, pedestrian $15 (includes dog endorsement). Dog add-on $10. Sold online, at the Indian Brook gatehouse May-October (card only), or at Parks & Rec, 81 Main Street.
- Seasons and hours
- Gatehouse staffed May through October. Season passes run the calendar year.
- Good to know
- Indian Brook Reservoir Park, Town of Essex. Entry is charged per vehicle at the gatehouse, and non-residents pay substantially more for a season pass than Essex residents. Dogs need a separate endorsement.
How we know this
Town of Essex Parks & Recreation pass information, essex.org/222/Pass-Information, checked 2026-10-09
Fees, hours and rules change. Posted signs at the trailhead always override this page.
- Elevation
- 507 ft
- Trails
- 3
- County
- Chittenden
44.53006, -73.09733 · view on OpenStreetMap
Trails from this trailhead
A short walk away
Walking distances follow the mapped trail network. They are not a route, they ignore slope, and they are not driving directions.
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.