The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 10: Conservation and Development

Chapter 077: Camel's Hump State Park and Camel's Hump Forest Reserve

• § 2351. Creation

  (a) All lands in the Camel’s Hump region extending from Route 17 north to the Winooski River and from the Huntington River to the Mad River, are hereby declared to make up the Camel’s Hump Forest Reserve.

  (b) All lands owned by the State in the Camel’s Hump Forest Reserve shall be known as Camel’s Hump State Park. (Added 1969, No. 71, § 3.)

• § 2352. Administration

  The park shall be under the administration of the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. (Added 1969, No. 71, § 3.)

• § 2353. Use districts

  In the establishment of the Forest Reserve and administration of the Park, three districts shall be designated as follows:

  (1) One area shall be designated as the ecological area to protect scarce and rare plants, to preserve the natural habitat, and to maintain the wilderness aspect. This area will extend from approximately 2,500 feet m.s.l. to the summit, and from 900 feet m.s.l. to 2,500 feet m.s.l. in the Gleason Brook drainage.

  (2) A timber management and wildlife area shall be designated to produce forest products, to protect the ecological area, to encourage wildlife habitat, and to preserve the natural appearance of the region as seen from surrounding areas. This area will extend approximately from 1,800 feet m.s.l. to 2,500 feet m.s.l. except within the Gleason Brook drainage basin as indicated in subdivision (1) of this section. Uses of this area will include sustained production of timber, water conservation, wildlife management, hunting, hiking, cross-country skiing, and nature appreciation.

  (3) The balance of the land within the Reserve shall be designated as a multiple-use area. Uses of this area shall include farming, vacation, and permanent residences in addition to those enumerated in the timber management area. (Added 1969, No. 71, § 3; amended 1973, No. 28.)

• § 2353a. Permitted uses

  In addition to the uses stipulated in the three districts enumerated in section 2353 of this title, the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation may establish other permitted uses in conjunction with the development and adoption of a comprehensive management plan for the Camel’s Hump State Park. Due consideration shall be given to the relationship and compatibility of such permitted uses with the purposes established for each of the three districts. (Added 1975, No. 51, § 1, eff. April 15, 1975; amended 1993, No. 7, § 1.)

• § 2354. Repealed. 1993, No. 7, § 2.