Alternatively, visitors may drive to within a half-mile of the summit via the Mount Ascutney Parkway, a paved toll road that rises over 2,000 feet (610 m) in less than 4 miles (6.4 km).

[5] In 2016, the state designated the Cascade Falls Natural Area in the southwest corner of the park.

In 1933, the state acquired more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), and a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was assigned to the area to develop it for recreational use.

The area where the CCC camp was located is now part of the main campground; no buildings survive.

1,500 acres (610 ha) of the park were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 in recognition of its CCC legacy.