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Kill Kare State Park Boat Launch

Kill Kare State Park Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on Lake Champlain near Saint Albans, Vermont, run by Vermont Forests.

Aerial view of the shore, a rock-edged jetty with a dock and slips, and the gravel parking lot, June 2023
Aerial view of the shore, a rock-edged jetty with a dock and slips, and the gravel parking lot, June 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 1999) reported in Lake Champlain 1.3 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 3.5 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2019 and 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
44.77832, -73.18169

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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.