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Adams Camp Connector

Newly conserved on February 21, 2025, Adams Camp Connector is an 85-acre parcel between two large areas of previously protected land: the Bouchard Farm and Adams Camp. Identified as high priority by Vermont Conservation Design, the parcel is home to intact forested habitat, aquatic and riparian systems which provide water quality protection and downstream flood resilience, and a diverse ecosystem on which plant and animal communities depend. It also contains working forest and an active sugarbush.

Adams Camp Connector is especially important for connections for recreationists and wildlife movement from the Little River to the eastern slopes of Mt. Mansfield. The parcel hosts much of the popular Haulapalooza Trail and a section of the Catamount Trail also used by the historic Stowe Derby ski race. Beginning in Spring 2025, SLT and its partners Stowe Trails Partnership, the Catamount Trail, and Stowe Nordic will embark on a process to design, permit and build a new trail to connect the Stowe Recreation Path and the Adams Camp trail network year-round.

Public Access

The Catamount Trail on the Adams Camp Connector is open to the public for winter cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. The Haulapalooza Trail is open to the public for hiking, mountain biking, wildlife observation, and other non-motorized recreational uses. Public access to the rest of the parcel is at the landowner's discretion.

Directions

Primary access to the two trails is via the Stowe Recreation Path Brook Road's parking area or from the adjacent conserved Adams Camp property.

Facts

  • 85 acres
  • Privately Owned
  • Conserved in 2025
  • Brook Road, Stowe

The Adams Camp Connector parcel is so important because it’s the final piece that connects the Mt. Mansfield area and Adams Camp to the Rec Path. It’s pretty special to be able to walk out the door and be on the Catamount Trail. I don’t take that for granted. ” Suzanne Danzig, 2024