THE D/T is based on the limited hours, so make sure you check availability before you go.
Dog Mountain
Dog Mountain is set on 150 acres on a mountaintop in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. The grounds are always open to people and their dogs. It is also home to the Stephen Huneck Gallery and The Dog Chapel, covered with hiking trails and dog ponds. Leashes are optional on Dog Mountain, dogs are free to run, play on the obstacle course, and swim in the dog ponds. Best part of Dog Mountain, ALL OF THE DOGS!
Find a map of Dog Mountain’s hiking trails here.
Several times a year, Dog Mountain hosts outdoor concerts and, YES, DOG PARTIES. Click here for dates and details on this season’s events.
The D/T rating is based on the hours of availability and the trails around the grounds. So make sure you check times for access.
NOW FOR WHY YOU CAME:
Pay Tribute at the Dog Chapel
Artist Stephen Huneck created the one-of-a-kind Dog Chapel to be, in his words, “A place where people can go and celebrate the spiritual bond they have with their dogs. It is the largest artwork of my life and the most personal.”
Thousands of people from around the world visit the Dog Chapel each year. The interior walls are covered from floor to ceiling with photos, drawings, letters, and keepsakes left as memorials to beloved departed pets. The chapel is a place of quiet beauty, gentle humor, and profound love. A visit there is a unique and moving experience for all animal lovers.
Stephen Huneck describes the Dog Chapel experience this way,
“When you visit the Dog Chapel you are totally enveloped with messages of love. It is a very moving experience — sad, certainly, but also uplifting — to see how much everyone cherishes his or her dog. Grieving for a lost dog is one aspect of the Dog Chapel, but equally important is celebrating the joy of living and the bond between dogs and their owners.”
Questions:
1. Describe the weathervain atop the Chapel.
2. Looking at the sculpture in front of the chapel, how many diffrent breed of dog are there from the sculpture at the entrance.
3. On the other side of the Gallery, how many busts line the entrance up to the door, and what breed is the one closet to the door.
4. The biggie, get a picture of yourself or your geo-pup with any feature in the Dog Chappel. Would love for you to post them, but if you are camera shy message them with your answers.
Thanks for visiting.
Virtual Rewards 5.0 - 2026-2027
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