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Blush Hill Boat Launch

Blush Hill Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vermont, run by Vermont Forests.

Aerial view of the ramp and the gravel parking lot on the reservoir shore, June 2023
Aerial view of the ramp and the gravel parking lot on the reservoir shore, June 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Boat greeters

Public Access Greeter Program station Waterbury Reservoir (Blush Hill) (Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation), at this launch.

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation · checked October 20, 2026

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 2026

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Managed by
Vermont Forests
Coordinates
44.38219, -72.74131

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • Personal watercraft allowed; speed and other rules: see the Vermont Use of Public Waters Rules · all of Waterbury Reservoir rule

From the boating rules map of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, read October 19, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Lake level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge WATERBURY RESERVOIR NEAR WATERBURY, VT, 1.4 mi from this launch on Waterbury Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Waterbury Reservoir

Reservoir in Vermont. All launches on Waterbury Reservoir.

Community

Where people who use Waterbury Reservoir talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Vermont ANR Recreation Sites (boat launches and cartop launches on state parks, forests and wildlife lands). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.