Illustration Life jackets
The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesThere's one place to launch a boat in Colchester. Another 26 are within 25 miles.
Search the map around Colchester
| Boat ramps | 1 |
|---|---|
| Marked free | 1 |
The launches in Colchester sit on Mallets Bay.
For closures and rules check Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (access areas); Vermont State Police Marine Unit (boating rules).
For a day on the water near Colchester: launching a boat, ramp etiquette and launch fees.
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rules
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWe know of one launch in Colchester: Mallets Bay Boat Ramp. Within 25 miles there are 26 more.
Mallets Bay Boat Ramp is marked free in the map data. For the other launches in Colchester we have no fee details.
Colchester Point Boat Ramp in Burlington, about 2.4 miles away. You can also put in at the side of most boat ramps.
Know a launch we don't list yet? Let us know and we'll add it.