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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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