Wolcott Family Natural Area
Parking here is free.
Parking at Wolcott Family Natural Area is free.
- Seasons and hours
- The parking area is closed for the winter through mud season and reopens dawn to dusk each day from mid to late April, exact date to be determined. The district asks you not to park outside the gate.
- Good to know
- A 1.5 mile loop with seven boardwalks. Dogs must be on a leash at all times. The number of spaces is not published. The district office is on 802-863-5744.
How we know this
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"), and wvpd.org/wolcott-family-natural-area, read 2026-10-23. The winter-closure notice on the page carries no year, so confirm the reopening date. Lot is 11 m from the park's mapped sign on East Road.
Fees, hours and rules change. Posted signs at the trailhead always override this page.
- Elevation
- 256 ft
- Spaces
- 10
- Lot surface
- gravel
- Trails
- 1
- County
- Chittenden
44.55202, -73.14016 · view on OpenStreetMap
Trails from this trailhead
Also mapped in OpenStreetMap as “Wolcott Family Natural Area”.
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.