Gifford Woods State Park is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts and Appalachian Trail through-hikers. The park has a wooded picnic area, two camping loops with water and restrooms, and one of Vermont's few remaining old-growth hardwood tree stands. The stand is home to grand-sized trees like sugar maple, beech, yellow birch, white ash, and hemlock, and the park's understory is rich with beautiful native wildflowers.