Welcome to Dorset

Dorset offers a large selection of world-inspired cuisines, culinary classics, delectable baked goods, craft brews and cocktails, and more. Our restaurants showcase Vermont’s local products and celebrate our regional farmers and producers. You're in for a treat!

Whether you’re here just for the night, a long weekend, or an extended vacation, Dorset is the perfect place to rest, relax, and recharge. From historic inns and bed and breakfasts to cozy campsites and lodges, you’re sure to find lodging that fits both your style and budget. Come for a bit or stay for awhile.

Glorious fall foliage creates wondrous views that never grow old. Enjoy the flight!

Dorset is a biker's paradise. From challenging single track mountain biking to scenic gravel roads and trails as well as the beauty of the open road, Dorset offers something for every biking enthusiast. Ride smart, stay safe!

Whether you’re looking for family-friendly stroll or want to spend the day in the clouds with jaw-dropping views, it’s at your fingertips here in Dorset

For the Vermont small town purist, there is really nothing like Dorset. Steeped in history, drenched in elegance, bathed in community, this is the type of town you think of when you think of Vermont. This is just a place where people love to live, and the homes reflect this.

Going deep into the Taconic Mountains in search of something edible!

Pure Vermont Maple Syrup. Some of the very best of this heavenly nectar is produced here in Dorset (and nearby Rupert).

People across the United States seek Merck Forest & Farmland Center’s Vermont-Certified Organic Maple Syrup. This sugaring process is an experience you'll be sure to enjoy!

Dorset’s Pinnacle Tower and a few ancient trees are all that is left to tell the story of Miss Cecelia deNottbeck, great-grand daughter of John Jacob Astor and a descendent of Finnish nobility.

Northshire Grown: Direct is a direct-to-consumer local food purchasing program, developed in response to Covid-19. It has been hugely successful in bringing together over forty area farms and food producers with consumers from the greater Dorset area.

Scout Proft, a 3rd generation farmer in the foothills above East Dorset, carries on her families passion for land, community and Vermont's natural resources.

Take a ride with stunning foliage! The location is Danby Mountain Road in Dorset, Vermont. This is in the Green Mountains in southern Vermont.

Dorset is a hidden gem of a town. Tucked in a valley where the Taconic and Green Mountain ranges meet, talent, beauty and authenticity are everywhere.