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Lake Bomoseen Boat Launch near West Castleton

This is a public boat ramp on Lake Bomoseen near West Castleton, Vermont, run by Vermont Forests.

Aerial view of the boardwalk across the marsh to the shore and the pier with slips, June 2023
Aerial view of the boardwalk across the marsh to the shore and the pier with slips, June 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2005) reported in this water (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
43.65519, -73.22619

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Boating rules

  • Personal watercraft allowed; see Section 3 of the Vermont Use of Public Waters Rules · all of Lake Bomoseen 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

On Lake Bomoseen

Lake in Vermont. All launches on Lake Bomoseen.

Community

Where people who use Lake Bomoseen 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.