17 public launches · 8 with trailer ramps · 5 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 3 confirmed free
Links go to official Vermont agency pages.
Miles Pond · Lunenburg, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife · Website
Notes: Best for medium boats.
Directions: Take Interstate 91 to Exit 21 in St. Johnsbury. Take US Route 2 East for 17 miles, then turn RIGHT onto Beach Dr, followed by a RIGHT onto Campers Ln, and the Access Area will be on the RIGHT.
Island Pond · Lyndonville, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife · Website
Notes: Best for medium boats.
Directions: Take Interstate 91 to Exit 28 in Derby. Take US Route 5 North for 1 mile, then turn RIGHT onto VT Route 105. Travel East on VT Route 105 for 18 miles, then VT Route 105 becomes Derby St. Travel East on Derby St for 1/2 mile, then turn RIGHT onto Plea
Great Averill Pond · Averill, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Notes: Best for large boats.
Directions: Take Interstate 91 to Exit 28 in Derby. Off the Exit take US Route 5 North for 1 mile then turn RIGHT onto VT Route 105 South. Travel South on VT Route 105 for 0.5 miles, then turn LEFT onto VT Route 111 East. Continue East on VT Route 111 for 13 mil
Maidstone Lake · Maidstone, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Notes: Best for medium boats.
Directions: From Interstate 89 take Exit 21 onto US Route 2 East and travel 28.5 miles, going through Lunenburg, until the intersection with VT Route 102. Turn LEFT onto VT Route 102 North and continue for 16 miles, then turn LEFT onto Maidstone Lake Rd. Travel We
Norton Pond · Warrens Gore, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Notes: Best for medium boats.
Directions: Take Interstate 91 to Exit 28 in Derby. Off the Exit follow US Route 5 North for 1 mile, then turn RIGHT onto VT Route 105 East. Travel East for 1/2 miles, then turn LEFT onto VT Route 111 East. Travel East for 15 miles, then turn LEFT onto VT Route
Shadow Lake-Concord · Concord, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Notes: Best for small boats.
Directions: Take Interstate 91 to Exit 25 in Barton. Off the Exit take VT Route 16 South for 5 miles, then turn RIGHT onto Shadow Lake Rd. Travel West on Shadow Lake Rd for 1.5 miles, and the Access Area will be on the RIGHT.
Neal Pond · Lunenburg, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Notes: Best for small boats.
Directions: Take US Route 2 to Lunenburg, then turn North onto Town Highway 34. Travel North on Town Highway 34 for 1/2 mile, then turn LEFT onto Town Highway 15. Travel West on Town Highway 15 for 1 mile, then turn RIGHT onto Town Highway 48 and continue to the A
Wallace Pond · Canaan, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Notes: Best for small boats.
Directions: Take Interstate 91 to Exit 28 in Derby. Take US Route 5 North for 1 mile, then turn RIGHT onto VT Route 105 East. Travel East on VT Route 105 for 1/2 mile, then turn LEFT onto VT Route 111 East. Travel East on VT Route 111 for 13.5 miles, then turn L
Spectacle Pond · Lyndonville, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife · Website
Notes: Best for small boats.
Directions: Take Interstate 91 to Exit 28 in Derby. Off the Exit, take US Route 5 North for 1 mile, then turn RIGHT onto VT Route 105. Travel East on VT Route 105 for 20 miles, through the town of Island Pond, then turn RIGHT onto Lakeshore Drive, followed by an
Clyde River · Brighton, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Directions: Take Interstate 91 to Exit 28 for Derby. Take US Route 5 North for 0.5 miles, then turn RIGHT onto VT Route 105/VT Route 5A. Follow VT Route 105 for 16.7 miles, then turn LEFT onto Five Mile Square Rd. The Access Area will be on the LEFT, just after t
Nulhegan River · Ferdinand, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Moose River · Concord, Essex County
Managed by Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Directions: Take Interstate 91 to exit 21 in St. Johnsbury. Take US Route 2 East for 12 miles and the Access Area will be on the LEFT.
Colebrook, Essex County
Connecticut River · Colebrook, Essex County
Littleton, Essex County
Lunenburg, Essex County
Stratford, Essex County