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GMC Rental Cabins

The Green Mountain Club manages rustic cabins across Vermont for rental by GMC members and the public.  These cabins provide affordable lodging for families and small groups to enjoy Vermont’s world-class outdoor recreation opportunities and all the best of rustic living.

GMC’s cabins are basic with no running water, electricity, or kitchen facilities.  A wood stove, cured firewood, and detached privies are available at each site.  Guests are expected to bring their own bedding and sleeping pads.

Please be aware, the cabins are not insulated and will never get as warm as your home. When spending a night at a GMC cabin, come prepared with the gear and sleeping bags to keep you warm as if you were camping.

Bolton Lodge

Built in 1928 and restored in 2017, Bolton Lodge offers renters rustic accommodations in the backwoods of Bolton Valley, Vermont. Located in Mount Mansfield State Forest, the camp is within Bolton Valley Resort’s network of cross country ski and snowshoe trails. Renters can access the cabin by either following the Broadway Trail from Bolton’s Nordic and Sports Center, a 1.5 mile hike or ski, or via the Catamount Trail from where it heads north from the Bolton Valley Access Road, a 2/3 of a mile hike or ski. Accommodations include unfurnished bunk beds for up to eight guests, woodstove, firewood, and composting privy.  There is no electricity or running water.

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Bryant Camp

Built around 1930 and restored in 2016, Bryant Camp offers renters rustic accommodations in the backwoods of Bolton Valley, Vermont. Located in Mount Mansfield State Forest, the camp is within Bolton Valley Resort’s network of cross country ski and showshoe trails. Starting at Bolton’s Nordic and Sports Center, renters can enjoy a mile hike or ski via the Bryant Trail (part of the Catamount Trail) in order to reach the camp. Accommodations include an unfurnished sleeping loft for up to eight guests, woodstove, firewood, and composting privy.  There is no electricity or running water.

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Wheeler Pond Camps

The Green Mountain Club has two cabins on the shore of Wheeler Pond located in Barton, Vermont: Hadsel-Mares Camp and Beaver Dam Camp. The cabins are near Lake Willoughby, which is at the center of the Northeast Kingdom hiking trails that cover nearly 40 miles in the area. We are rebuilding the Beaver Dam Cabin in winter 2022-2023, so Hadsel-Mares Camp is also closed for reservations until the end of January (schedule subject to change).

Reservations

General Cabin Policies:

  • Check in time is after 1:00 PM on the date of arrival and check out is by 12:00 PM on the date of departure.
  • GMC Cabins are pack-it-in, pack-it-out facilities. All extra food and garbage must be packed out by guests.
  • Guests should not exceed the maximum capacity set by GMC.
  • Only supplied firewood or dead and downed wood may be used for firewood. Cutting of live trees is not permitted. Removing cut firewood from camp is prohibited.
  • Modification or vandalism of the cabin is prohibited.
  • At GMC’s discretion, a facility cleanup/repair fee of up to $200 may be charged to the reservation’s credit card if the facility requires cleaning or repairs after rental.
  • Reservations canceled 15 days or more in advance will receive a 50% refund. Reservations canceled 14 days or less in advance are non-refundable. GMC is not able to give refunds based on weather or trail conditions.
  • No smoking.

Monthly donor spotlights

Giving Back to the Long Trail: Monthly Donor Spotlights

January 20, 2023

Vermont’s mountains are loved for many different reasons: formative youth experiences, core memories with family, camaraderie and friendships developed on trail, awe and appreciation for nature and its mental and physical benefits. To improve these experiences, GMC relies on the support of members … Read more

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Mission

The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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