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Vermont Boat Launches

55 public boat ramps and launches on 21 Vermont lakes in our guide. Open a lake for its full map, bait shops and what's biting.

Crystal Lake (Barton) 1 launch
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Echo Lake (Ludlow) 2 launches
  • State access area (west side) — Concrete boat ramp suitable for several types of watercraft including motorboats
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Great Averill Pond 2 launches
  • Great Averill Pond access area — Concrete ramp, 4.9 ft deep at end; parking for 15 trailers plus 1 ADA space; dock; plowed in winter
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Green River Reservoir 2 launches
  • Cartop gravel ramp — Cartop gravel ramp in the southern part of the reservoir.
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Harriman Reservoir 2 launches
  • Utility access (trailered boats) — Listed by Vermont Fish & Wildlife
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Joe's Pond 2 launches
  • Joe's Pond access area, Danville — Concrete ramp, 5.9 ft deep at end; 12 trailers plus 1 ADA space; seasonal water levels can affect access in late summer
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Bomoseen 4 launches
  • Kehoe Access Area — VT Fish & Wildlife, 1840 Creek Rd, Castleton; concrete ramp, dock, 27 trailer spaces, plowed in winter
  • Thomas Evanoika Access Area — VT Fish & Wildlife access on Lake Bomoseen
  • Bomoseen State Park — Vermont State Parks, 22 Cedar Mountain Rd, Fair Haven; park day-use fee
  • More public access — See Vermont Fish & Wildlife or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Carmi 3 launches
  • Lake Carmi access — 2324 Lake Road, Franklin; concrete ramp
  • Lake Carmi State Park launch — 460 Marsh Farm Rd, Franklin; boat launch on the premises, canoes/kayaks launch from shore
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Champlain 6 launches
  • Vantines Access Area — VT Fish & Wildlife, 205 West Shore Rd, Grand Isle; concrete ramp, plowed in winter
  • Malletts Bay Access Area — VT Fish & Wildlife, Colchester
  • Saint Albans Bay Access Area — VT Fish & Wildlife, St. Albans
  • Keeler Bay Access Area — VT Fish & Wildlife, South Hero
  • Larry Greene Access Area — VT Fish & Wildlife, Swanton
  • More public access — See Vermont Fish & Wildlife or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Dunmore 3 launches
  • Magoon Access Area — West shore access used by motorboats
  • Branbury State Park shore — Canoe/kayak launch from park shore
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Elmore 2 launches
  • Vaughn M. Douglass Fishing Access Area — Concrete ramp at the south end suitable for motorboats.
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Fairlee 2 launches
  • Lake Fairlee access area, West Fairlee — Concrete ramp, 6.4 ft deep at end; 10 trailers plus 1 ADA space; dock; restrooms; plowed in winter
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Groton 2 launches
  • Stillwater State Park gravel launch — Gravel launch for campers only, open between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Hortonia 2 launches
  • Hortonia Lake access area (Sudbury) — Gravel ramp, dock available, parking for 10 trailers; 244 Fishing Access Road, Sudbury
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Memphremagog 5 launches
  • State access (trailered boats) — Listed by Vermont Fish & Wildlife for Lake Memphremagog
  • Gardner Park, Newport — Shore fishing at the mouth of the Clyde River; footbridge; no boat ramp mentioned
  • Whipple Point — Boat ramp, 155 Fishing Access Rd, Newport Center, VT (State of Vermont data)
  • South Bay — Boat ramp, 619 Coventry St, Newport, VT (State of Vermont data)
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Morey 2 launches
  • Lake Morey access — Concrete ramp; parking for 7 trailers.
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake St. Catherine 3 launches
  • Lake St. Catherine State Park boat launch — On-site boat launch
  • Fish & Wildlife access area — Boating access area on the southern part of the lake
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Lake Willoughby 2 launches
  • Lake Willoughby access — 1800 VT Route 5A, Westmore; gravel ramp, 5.6 ft depth at end of ramp, dock, parking for 8 trailers
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Maidstone Lake 2 launches
  • Maidstone Lake Fish & Wildlife access area — Nearby access for launching; the state park has no boat launch
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Seymour Lake 2 launches
  • Seymour Lake access — 6481 VT Route 111, Morgan; concrete ramp, dock, parking for 40 trailers, plowed in winter
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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Waterbury Reservoir 4 launches
  • Little River State Park launch — Boat launch listed by VT Fish & Wildlife
  • Waterbury Reservoir State Park launch — Boat launch listed by VT Fish & Wildlife
  • Waterbury dam launch — Launch area adjacent to the dam
  • More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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