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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.

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
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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Silver Lake
Lake in Vermont. All launches on Silver Lake.
Nearby launches
- Ansel Pond Boat Launch · 7.3 mi · Ansel Pond
- McIntosh Pond Boat Launch · 9.3 mi · McIntosh Pond
- Colton Pond Boat Launch · 10.4 mi · Colton Pond
- Kent Pond Boat Launch · 10.5 mi · Kent Pond
- Mill Pond Boat Launch · 11.9 mi · Deweys Pond
- C.C.C. Pond · 12.4 mi · CCC Pond
Sources
- Vermont ANR Recreation Sites (boat launches and cartop launches on state parks, forests and wildlife lands) record {7DA84B23-15B8-488B-9296-5EBA6B26F086} · Vermont Open Geodata Policy v1.1 (no licence on the item); credit the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
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.