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Ethan Allen Homestead (Wetlands Walk)

Verified: Free parking Verified Oct 23, 2026

Parking here is free.

Parking at Ethan Allen Homestead (Wetlands Walk) is free.

Seasons and hours
Park grounds are open year round, dawn to dusk. The museum is a separate organisation, open daily May through October, 10am to 4pm.
Good to know
The museum, which gives tours of the house, is run separately and its admission is not stated on its home page; the free grounds are the park. Dogs must be on a leash at all times. The district asks you not to use flooded trails or trails with standing water in mud season.
How we know this

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, ethanallenhomestead.org ("The park grounds are free and open to the public year-round from dawn to dusk"), and Winooski Valley Park District rules page, wvpd.org/park-rules ("The parks are open from dawn to dusk each day year round, free of charge"), read 2026-10-23. Lot is about 300 m from the homestead.

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

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Elevation
125 ft
Trails
1
County
Chittenden
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44.50824, -73.23191 · view on OpenStreetMap

Trails from this 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.