Wilgus State Park
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Wilgus State Park is a state park in Ascutney, Vermont
. The park offers canoeing along the Connecticut River
and hiking up the Pinnacle Trail. The park has tent and lean-to sites and is quite close to Mount Ascutney
and the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
.
The park was originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps
and is now administered by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation as part of the Vermont state park system.
Ascutney, Vermont
Ascutney is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of Weathersfield, in the portion of that town adjacent to Mount Ascutney, after which the village is...
. The park offers canoeing along the Connecticut River
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...
and hiking up the Pinnacle Trail. The park has tent and lean-to sites and is quite close to Mount Ascutney
Mount Ascutney
Mount Ascutney, is a 3144 foot monadnock located in southern Vermont. It is not the highest peak in Windsor County, Vermont, however, that honor falling to Gillespie Peak to the west. Particularly noteworthy about Ascutney are its granite outcrops, one of which, near its peak, serves as a...
and the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire, preserves the home, gardens, and studios of Augustus Saint-Gaudens , one of America's foremost sculptors. This was his summer residence from 1885 to 1897, his permanent home from 1900 until his death in 1907, and the center of the...
.
The park was originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 18–25. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D...
and is now administered by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation as part of the Vermont state park system.