Part of it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for facilities developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.

[1] Gifford Woods State Park is located on the east side of the Green Mountains, in the northern part of the town of Killington.

It leads to a contact station and ranger house, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s, with a parking area for day-use hikers.

The road then leads past the contact station to the picnic area and campground, which offers 22 campsites, 21 leantos, and 4 rental cabins.

In 1933 and 1934, a CCC crew built the main access road (including its stone gates), contact station, ranger house, picnic area, and the upper section of the campground loop.