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Lake Champlain Boat Launch near Ecole Champlain

This is a public boat ramp on Lake Champlain near Ecole Champlain, Vermont, run by Vermont Forests.

Lake Champlain, Vermont
Lake Champlain, the water this launch is on. Lake Champlain, Vermont Photo: Hbbrown18 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 1997) reported in Lake Champlain 1.2 km from this launch (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 Lake Champlain 2.2 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2020.

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
44.23677, -73.30159

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 Champlain 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 Champlain

Lake Champlain is a large natural freshwater lake lying mostly between Vermont and New York and extending north into Quebec. It is 107 miles long and up to 14 miles wide, covers about 514 square miles, averages 64 feet deep and reaches a maximum depth of 400 feet, with 587 miles of shoreline. Burlington, Vermont, and Plattsburgh, New York, are the largest settlements on the lake. Its roughly 80 islands include Grand Isle, North Hero and Isle La Motte, all in Grand Isle County, Vermont. Inflows include Otter Creek and the Winooski, Missisquoi, Lamoille and Poultney rivers. The lake drains north through the Richelieu River to the St. Lawrence and connects to the Hudson River by the Champlain Canal. More about Lake Champlain.

Boating rules on Lake Champlain

  • 5 mph speed limit within the Shoreline Safety Zone (within 200 feet of shore) on waters over 75 acres (statewide Vermont rule) source
  • No-wake speed within 200 feet of marked swim areas and other vessels, including canoes and kayaks (statewide Vermont rule) source

Community

Where people who use Lake Champlain 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.