Family Activities
Central Vermont has plenty of indoor and outdoor fun for families & kids
Central Vermont is a family playground. Scenic vistas, waterways, and trails are just made for fun and recreation adventure all year round. You’ll find family friendly lodgings, many that welcome pets as well. Discover local and historic farms for food and learning. Get to meet farm animals up close. And take part in historic games, wagon rides and more. There’s a family camp getaway for grownups and kids with traditional summer camp activities. And be sure to visit a sugar works where making maple syrup, jams, jellies and other goodies are their specialty.
Our picks
Rochester, VT
Liberty Hill Farm & Inn
511 Liberty Hill Road 802-767-3926Learn about daily life on a working dairy farm with tours that are educational – and fun!
If your kids think milk’s journey begins at the grocery store, it’s time to book a fun farm tour at the Liberty Hill Farm & Inn. The inn, which has been welcoming guests since 1984, has an award-winning herd of 270 Robeth Holsteins, and visitors can watch the milking process as well as try their own hand at milking. Adults and children can also bottle-feed newborn calves, offer some hay to friendly cows and cuddle with kittens in the barn. Tours are scheduled to coincide with daily chores so everyone can experience the daily life of a working farm. And all proceeds from the tour go directly to the nonprofit Liberty Hill Center for Agricultural Education. Come see why families return to Rochester, VT to take the tour year after year.
Barre, VT
Rock of Ages Quarry and Manufacturing
558 Graniteville Road 866-748-6877Learn about quarrying and try it for yourself. The Cut-In-Stone Activity Center offers hands-on activities for children and adults. Sandblast-a-souvenir allows kids to create a memento of their visit. Other activities include geology explorations and learning the hand signals of the quarry derrickman. Check for seasonal changes in programs.