Inns, Resorts and Hotels in Killington  VT 

Killington, VT (pop. 1,100) is located in Rutland County, in the heart of central Vermont. The Killington Ski Resort, along with two premier golf courses and substantial parkland and conservation areas, are primary attractions to the Killington tourist economy.

Driving time to Killington from Montreal, Quebec and Boston, MA is 4 hours; to Killington from Albany, NY or Burlington International Airport is 2 hours; to Killington from Bradley International Airport (Hartford, CT) is 3 hours; and from New York City is 5 hours.

The town of Killington charter dates to 1761. Early Colonial-period settlers to the Killington area were primarily crop-raising, sheep-tending subsistence farmers, loggers, and millworkers in the area’s saw mills and grist mills.

Gifford Woods State Park at the base of Killington and Pico has been a popular hiking trail and tourist attraction for more than 125 years, with the building of Summit House, Killington’s first resort. For conservation purposes, there have been strict limits on development in the park area.

During the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps program, designed to create jobs for thousands of unemployed Americans, built out a park office, rangers’ quarters, a picnic area, restrooms, a

parking area, and campgrounds. Killington also provides connections to the Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail.

There are numerous golf courses in and near Killington. Green Mountain National Golf Course is the queen of these. Play her.

Killington voters are feisty New Englanders. They have tried more than once to secede from Vermont and marry up with New Hampshire 25 miles east of the Connecticut River border. The issue is taxes and what some in Killington believe are tax rates that send more to the state of Vermont than come back in the form of services. Killington secession, of course, would require both state legislatures to agree on the move, and the logistics would be wicked weird.

Today, numerous quality full service inns cater to the needs of visitors to the area. Killington offers a broad range of dining opportunities; restaurants in Killington, VT worth a look are Sushi Yoshi, Caseys Bar, and the Pickle Barrel, to name a few. Also worth a visit: the Long Trail brewery, just down the road.

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