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Smugglers' Notch State Park
- Established
- 1936
- Acreage
- Park acreage not officially published; campground/day-use lies within the 44,444-acre Mount Mansfield State Forest
- Location
- Lamoille County, VT near Stowe (Green Mountains)
- Key features
- Smugglers' Notch — a narrow mountain pass with cliffs rising nearly 1,000 ft on either side; CCC-era stone structures; access to Mount Mansfield (Vermont's highest peak) and the Long Trail
- Activities
- Hiking (Long Trail, Sterling Pond, Hellbrook), rock climbing, camping (lean-tos and tent sites), waterfall viewing, scenic driving (seasonal road closure)
- Notable
- The notch was historically used by smugglers moving goods and livestock to and from Canada during the Embargo Act of 1808 and Prohibition
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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-08