• James Buck
• Mount Philo State Park

Mount Philo State Park — Vermont's first state park is the perfect high-altitude locale, offering big Champlain Valley views for relatively little huffing and puffing. (You can also drive up the 968-foot-high peak if that’s more your speed.)

Other Finalists

• Green River Reservoir State Park
• Little River State Park
• Niquette Bay State Park
• Sand Bar State Park