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Silver Lake State Park Cartop Boat Launch

Silver Lake State Park Cartop Boat Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on Silver Lake near Barnard, Vermont, run by Vermont Forests.

Aerial view of the small landing at the lake edge beside the beach, lawn and parking lot, June 2023
Aerial view of the small landing at the lake edge beside the beach, lawn and parking lot, June 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2024 to 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
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Managed by
Vermont Forests
Coordinates
43.73177, -72.61325

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • 5 mph speed limit; no personal watercraft · all of Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake

Lake in Vermont. All launches on Silver Lake.

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.