Skyline Lodge & Tent Area
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations). Skyline Lodge & Tent Area is a National Forest campground near Ripton, Vermont.
First-come, first-served
- National Forest
- Managed by
Skyline Lodge & Tent Area sits inside Breadloaf Wilderness and Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Each unit's rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Fee unknown, see agency
Source: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 3,404 ft
43.9869, -72.9368 in Addison. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Skyline Lodge & Tent Area?
No. Skyline Lodge & Tent Area is first-come, first-served: there is no reservation system, so arrive early to claim an open site.
Who manages Skyline Lodge & Tent Area?
Skyline Lodge & Tent Area is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around Skyline Lodge & Tent Area
Public land within 15 miles: Joseph Battell Wilderness (5.5 miles to its center) , and Bristol Cliffs Wilderness (8.9 miles to its center) ; publiclandsdb.com has each unit's camping rules and boundary.
Waterfalls and swimming nearby
Nearest to Skyline Lodge & Tent Area, in straight-line miles: Bingham Falls (waterfall, 2.6 miles), Texas Falls (waterfall, 4 miles), Moss Glen Falls (waterfall, 4.6 miles), and Warren Falls (swimming hole, 9.3 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
Cooley Glen Shelter - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- 19
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
More campgrounds: camping near Ripton and campgrounds in Addison.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-30
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01