- The list below includes 49 free or cheap things to do in or near Rutland, Vermont, including 76 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, Hiking Trails, Bowling and Art Museum.
- From Deer Leap Trail to Crowley Cheese, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Rutland and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Woodstock, Killington, Ludlow and Brandon.
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Located in the Windsor Municipal Forest area, Paradise Park is situated on 200 acres that provides access to the forest and to Lake Runnenede. The park contains open space, hiking trails and habits for wildlife.
29.4 Miles
Nested in between hills, Kennedy's Pond offers a scenic destination for enjoying the surrounding nature. Visitors can go swimming or fishing at one of the pond's beaches. The movie Funny Farm was filmed at this pond.
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1826 Back Mountain Rd, Route 44A, Windsor, VT 05089
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The Mt. Ascutney State Park is a state park that is best known for the open stone pavilion that has 4 picnic tables and can seat up to 30 people at a time. The camp can be used for hiking or exercising.
29.7 Miles
Access the 125-foot Lye Brook Falls waterfall via the Lye Brook Falls trail, where you'll follow old logging railroad grades and woods roads to the scenic falls, one of the highest in the state of Vermont.
29.8 Miles
Learn how to fish at Orvis Fly Fishing School. Scheduled at many scenic destinations all over the world, one or two day classes and trips are offered. Along with fly fishing, trout and steelhead fishing schools are also available.
30.0 Miles
Located within the renovated 1846 Robbins & Lawrence factory, the American Precision Museum holds the largest collection of historically significant machine tools. Special programs and hands-on exhibits specifically target children so that education in this field becomes more fun.
30.0 Miles
Allowing visitors to travel up Mount Ascutney, Brownsville Trail is 3.2 miles long leading to an old quarry with equipment along the trail. The trail is used for hiking and offers a view of the surrounding area.
30.0 Miles
The Old Constitution House is a US National Historic Place and known as the birthplace of the constitution of Vermont. Tours of a dining room and tavern are available, as well as a tea parlor and bed chamber.
30.0 Miles
As a conservation area, Lake Runnemede offers views of the surrounding nature and wildlife. Visitors aren't allowed to swim or fish here, but they may walk along the path and enjoy the scenery.
30.1 Miles
Wolf Creek is 11,100 acres of water and 250 miles of land used for activities like camping, horseback riding, snowmobiling, boating, fishing, water skiing and swimming. Deer, pheasant and wild turkey are among the wildlife seen there.