US lakes & pondsUS lakes & pondsBurlington · North Hero · South Hero · St. Albans · Colchester · Grand Isle, Vermont — Grand Isle County.
Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID {492CB89C-D0FF-47E3-A144-39464508B9FD}); shared with New York and Canada (Quebec), acreage is the whole lake; max depth from VT Fish & Wildlife.
The red circle marks Lake Champlain.
Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.
Official VT Fish & Wildlife pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.
Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.
Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID {492CB89C-D0FF-47E3-A144-39464508B9FD}), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: VT Fish & Wildlife Fishing Access Areas (ANR Open Data) and OpenStreetMap boat ramps (ODbL). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.
OpenStreetMap shows about 30.1 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Lake Champlain shoreline, mostly along the south shore. About 8.2 mi of it is on islands, which you can reach only by boat.
The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.
Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.
We found 41 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Lake Champlain, 27 of them within 5 miles. 20 are right on the shore. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.
Tent sites · Cabins or yurts
RVs welcome · Drinking water
Tent sites
All campgrounds & RV parks in Vermont
Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.
Campground data: Vermont State Parks · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.
Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (44.3337, -73.3161). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Lake Champlain. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.
Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.
Species from VT Fish & Wildlife fishing-access-area records for this water.
58 public access sites listed, 54 with a boat ramp or trailer launch.
| Site | Town | Owner | Type | Parking | Fee | Uses | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Landing fishing access | Benson | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 43.7284, -73.3673 |
| Boat ramp | Alburgh | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.9035, -73.3068 |
| Boat ramp | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.4001, -73.3902 |
| Boat ramp | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 43.8536, -73.3854 |
| Boat ramp | Shoreham | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 43.8559, -73.3765 |
| Boat ramp | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 43.9479, -73.4134 |
| Boat ramp | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.6980, -73.4444 |
| Boat ramp | Ferrisburgh | Vermont State Parks | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | No fee | Boating | 44.1772, -73.3517 |
| Boat ramp | — | NYSOPRHP | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.8036, -73.3642 |
| Boat ramp | Swanton | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.9209, -73.1610 |
| Boat ramp | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.5258, -73.4039 |
| Boat ramp | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.0294, -73.4245 |
| Boat ramp | Georgia | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.7681, -73.1624 |
| Boat ramp | Grand Isle | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.7649, -73.2877 |
| Boat ramp | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.3101, -73.3507 |
| Boat ramp | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.0531, -73.4533 |
| Boat ramp | St. Albans | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.8142, -73.1895 |
| Boat ramp | St. Albans | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.7783, -73.1817 |
| Boat ramp | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 45.0833, -73.1485 |
| Boat ramp | Burlington | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | Fee | Boating | 44.4804, -73.2229 |
| Boat ramp | Burlington | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.4831, -73.2252 |
| Boat ramp | Burlington | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.4738, -73.2200 |
| Chimney Point fishing access | Addison | VTHP | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.0345, -73.4215 |
| Chipmans Point fishing access | Orwell | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating | 43.8006, -73.3754 |
| Colchester Point fishing access | Colchester | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating | 44.5363, -73.2747 |
| Converse Bay fishing access | Charlotte | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.2950, -73.2914 |
| Dillenbeck Bay fishing access | Alburg | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.9163, -73.2760 |
| Fort Cassin fishing access | Ferrisburg | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.2218, -73.3159 |
| George Davis (Singing Cedars) fishing access | Orwell | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Gravel ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 43.7643, -73.3429 |
| Holcomb Bay fishing access | Isle La Motte | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.8549, -73.3319 |
| Horicans fishing access | Alburg | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.9139, -73.3136 |
| John Guilmette fishing access | South Hero | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.6374, -73.2669 |
| Keeler Bay fishing access | South Hero | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Gravel ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.6678, -73.3205 |
| Kings Bay fishing access | North Hero | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.8698, -73.2506 |
| Lapham Bay fishing access | Shoreham | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 43.9260, -73.3919 |
| Larrabees Point fishing access | Shoreham | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 43.8491, -73.3695 |
| Larry Greene fishing access | Swanton | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.9707, -73.2115 |
| Malletts Bay fishing access | Colchester | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.5528, -73.2316 |
| McCuen Slang fishing access | Addison | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Gravel ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating | 44.0245, -73.3980 |
| Peru Dock Boat Launch | — | NYSDEC | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.6191, -73.4436 |
| Point au Roche State Park Boat Launch | — | NYSOPRHP | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.7738, -73.3871 |
| Port Douglas Boat Launch | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.4845, -73.4169 |
| Port Henry NYS Boar Launch | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.0525, -73.4531 |
| Rock River fishing access | Highgate | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Gravel ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.9885, -73.0886 |
| Saint Albans Bay fishing access | Saint Albans | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.7946, -73.1723 |
| Sand Bar WMA fishing access | Milton | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Gravel ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.6259, -73.2404 |
| Shelburne Bay fishing access | Shelburne | Lease | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.3994, -73.2348 |
| Stephensen Point fishing access | North Hero | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp · dock | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.8949, -73.2328 |
| Stoney Point fishing access | Isle La Motte | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Gravel/Shale ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.8715, -73.3588 |
| Tabor Point fishing access | Swanton | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.9254, -73.2149 |
| Van Everest fishing access | Milton | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.7060, -73.2091 |
| Vantines fishing access | Grand Isle | F&W | Boating/Fishing · Concrete ramp | — | No fee | Fishing, Boating Plowed in winter | 44.7196, -73.3412 |
| Westport Boat Launch | — | — | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.1888, -73.4340 |
| Wilson Dock Boat Launch | — | City of Plattsburgh | Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp | — | — | Boating | 44.7079, -73.4448 |
| Allen Point fishing access | South Hero | F&W | Shore Fishing | — | No fee | Fishing | 44.5996, -73.3104 |
| Ed Weed fishing access | Grand Isle | F&W | Shore Fishing | — | No fee | Fishing | 44.6891, -73.3476 |
| Mt Independence fishing access | Orwell | F&W | Shore Fishing | — | No fee | Fishing | 43.8192, -73.3874 |
| North Hero Causeway fishing access | North Hero | F&W | Shore Fishing | — | No fee | Fishing | 44.8853, -73.2717 |
VT Fish & Wildlife Fishing Access Areas (ANR Open Data) and OpenStreetMap boat ramps (ODbL)
Fees, hours and rules change; confirm with the site owner before you go.
On OpenStreetMap: 12 beaches and swimming spots on the shore of Lake Champlain not marked private, residents-only or members-only.
| Beach | Type | Access | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Beach | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Alburg Dunes | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Blodgett Beach | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Thayer Beach | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Texaco Beach | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Leddy Park Beach | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Thayer Beach | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Blanchard Beach | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Lakeside Beach Access | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Oakledge Cove | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Shelburne Beach | Beach | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
| Burlington Surf Club | Beach area | Access not tagged; check posted rules | Get directions |
Beaches: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), within about 150 m (500 ft) of the lake outline. A mapped beach is not a guarantee that swimming is allowed, supervised or safe; some town beaches need a resident sticker even when the map doesn't say so. Check posted rules and water-quality advisories before you swim.
Reported on or near Lake Champlain
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database
USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.
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