Camp Meade is quirky and colorful, a beautiful outdoor community space where you can stroll with a pup while waiting for an order at Red Hen Bakery. (It's right behind the Red Hen building.)
There's a small children's playground, a few sculptures, a few brightly painted huts housing art galleries, a performance space (where the famous Bread and Puppet Theater regularly performs in warmer months) and spaces for food stalls. I can only imagine how lively and fun it must be in the summer! In the winter, it's a tranquil place for walking.
You can find the entrance to the Winooski River Walk at the back of the community space. It's brief -- at least what I could walk of it in winter -- but beautiful, winding along the river, across a wooden bridge, and then up a steep incline to an overlook where there is a view of the Winooski One Hydroelectric Dam. I found the dam half frozen on the day I went, but still roaring on. Spectacular! (If only my extremely amateur photography skills were up to the job of capturing the view.) read more
