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Cabins at Ricker Pond State Park
Vermont State Parks · Vermont, United States
- Units
- 3
- Sleeps
- 4–6 per unit
- Heated
- 2 of 3
- Electricity
- All
- Wheelchair accessible
- 1 of 3
- Season
- May 22 to October 11
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Groton
- Address
- 18 Ricker Pond Campground RD, Groton, VT 05046
- Phone
- (802)584-3821
About each unit
Cabins · sleeps 6
Five cabins at Ricker Pond State Park, in Groton State Forest. A cozy one-room cabin furnished with bunk beds and a futon or sleeper couch (bring your own linens, blankets, pillows, and towels), a table and two chairs, an overhead light, and an electric outlet, a covered front porch, a picnic table, and a fire ring with a cooking grate. There's no kitchen or bathroom inside - cooking is done outside (bring your own cookware), and restrooms and showers are a short walk away. Devils Hill and Knox Mountain are wheelchair accessible; Burnt Mountain, Signal Mountain, and Spice Mountain aren't. Knox Mountain is the only one of the five that's pet-friendly.
Perry Merrill Cottage · sleeps 4
Ricker Pond State Park's second cottage, in Groton State Forest - Vermont's one "universally accessible" cottage, priced higher than every other Vermont state park cottage. A furnished multi-room cottage with one or two beds plus one or more bunk beds, a sleeper couch or futon, and bureaus (bring your own linens, blankets, and towels). It has electricity and heat, a full indoor kitchen (fridge, stove, freezer, a toaster or toaster oven, microwave, coffee maker, cookware, and a sink), and an indoor bathroom with a toilet and shower. It's wheelchair accessible.
Ricker Cottage · sleeps 4
A cottage at Ricker Pond State Park, in Groton State Forest. A furnished multi-room cottage with one or two beds plus one or more bunk beds, a sleeper couch or futon, and bureaus (bring your own linens, blankets, and towels). It has electricity and heat, a full indoor kitchen (fridge, stove, freezer, a toaster or toaster oven, microwave, coffee maker, cookware, and a sink), and an indoor bathroom with a toilet and shower. It isn't wheelchair accessible.
The 2026 season runs May 22 - October 11, a warm-weather-only stay with no winter access.
Each unit
| Unit | Sleeps | Bedrooms | Kitchen | Bath | Heat | Power | Accessible | Pets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabins | 6 | – | – | – | ✓ | Reserve | |||
| Perry Merrill Cottage | 4 | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – | Reserve | |
| Ricker Cottage | 4 | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | Reserve |
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 8° | -21° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 28° | 11° | -21° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 24° | -4° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 33° | 18° | 77° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 46° | 29° | 83° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 52° | 44° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 62° | 48° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 59° | 49° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 53° | 41° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 40° | 28° | 74° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 28° | 5° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 19° | -14° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Campgrounds nearby
- Ricker Pond State Park · Vermont State Parks · 0 mi · 49 sites
- Stillwater State Park · Vermont State Parks · 3 mi · 75 sites
- Big Deer State Park · Vermont State Parks · 3 mi · 26 sites
- Kettle Pond State Park · Vermont State Parks · 4 mi · 13 sites
- New Discovery State Park · Vermont State Parks · 5 mi · 67 sites
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