Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area

Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in southern Vermont, United States, within the Green Mountain National Forest. Both the Peru Peak Wilderness and the Big Branch Wilderness areas are within the recreation area.

Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area
Little Rock Pond
Location in the United States
Location in Vermont
LocationRutland / Bennington / Windsor counties, Vermont, United States
Nearest cityRutland, Vermont
Coordinates43.3803502°N 72.9184355°W / 43.3803502; -72.9184355
Area36,400 acres (147.31 km2)
EstablishedJune 19, 1984
Governing bodyUnited States Forest Service
WebsiteWhite Rocks National Recreation Area

The White Rocks National Recreation Area was created by the Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984.[1] On January 17, 2006 President George W. Bush signed Pub.L. 110–1 (text) (pdf), which renamed the park to the Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area, after Robert Stafford, former Governor of Vermont, United States Representative, and U.S. Senator.[2]

Recreational activities include camping and hiking on a 30-mile (48 kilometer) section of the Appalachian Trail that traverses the recreation area. There are also 61 miles (97.6 kilometers) of maintained snowmobile trails within the recreation area. Chaos Canyon is a cleft in a giant quartzite rockslide in the Area.

References
  1. "H.R. 4198 — 98th Congress: Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984". GovTrack. 1983. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. "Congressional Record109th Congress (2005-2006)". The Library of Congress. Retrieved October 10, 2012.


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