[1] The East portion cover 5,305 acres (21.47 km2) in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Reading, and Woodstock in Windsor County.

Activities in the forest include camping, hiking, picnicking, fishing, hunting, trapping, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.

[1] Coolidge State Park in the East section in Plymouth is the most developed and primary recreational center for the forest, and features a campground.

The park's facilities were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s, and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[2] The Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) grooms an extensive network of road and trails for snowmobiling in the winter.