Ethan Allen Park

65 Acres

1006 North Ave

Ethan Allen Park was one of the first public forest parks in the country and today remains a great place to go on a hike or bike ride. Woods filled with a variety of trees are situated along a ridge created by an ancient thrust fault. This park is the highest elevation of the Burlington Wildways Trail, a paved trail traverses the entire park, with dirt trails following old carriage roads looping through the rest of the natural area. Two great viewpoints top the park: Ethan Allen Tower which sits like a giant rook on the ridge, and the Pinnacle which features a gazebo at the highest point in the park.

Connection

Ethan Allen Park is an important connection point between green spaces of the New North End and the Burlington Intervale. To the East is the Ethan Allen Homestead, across the Winooski River Macrae Farm Park creates a corridor into Colchester. To the west, Ethan Allen Park sits diagonally across North Avenue from Arms Forest, Rock Point, and the Lake.

Access

Access the park via the 127 Bike Path and the Burlington Wildways Trail from The Ethan Allen Homestead, or parking for cars and bikes is available at the main park entrance at the junction of North Avenue and Ethan Allen Parkway. There are additional entrances for pedestrians available along Ethan Allen Parkway.

Parking & Bus Stops

Ethan Allen Park Parking

Features

Biking
Birdwatching
Bus
Historic Sites
Parking
Picnic Area
Wildflowers

Points of Interest

Ethan Allen Tower

At the highest point of the Burlington wild places, Ethan Allen tower sits within a 60-acre park, showcasing some of the city’s greatest vistas and unparalleled views of the sunsets over Lake Champlain.