Best anchorages and harbours in Lake Champlain

16 documented anchorages and harbours in Lake Champlain, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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    Middle Bay

    5.0

    Anchorage on the New York shore of Lake Champlain, north of Plattsburgh, with a sand bottom and shelter from every quarter.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
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    Carry Bay

    4.8

    Anchorage in Carry Bay off North Hero on Lake Champlain, Vermont, with a mud bottom and shelter from NW through SE winds.

    • Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
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    Sloop Bay

    4.7

    Anchorage on Valcour Island in Lake Champlain, New York, on a sand bottom, sheltered from the west but open to the east and north-east.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
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    Burlington

    4.7

    Mooring field off the Burlington waterfront on the Vermont shore of Lake Champlain, with a sand bottom.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered SW, W
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    Malletts Bay Anchorage

    4.5

    Anchorage on Lake Champlain off Burlington, Vermont, about 4 nautical miles north of Burlington Harbor Marina.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
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    Burton island

    4.2

    Anchorage off Burton Island State Park in the Inland Sea of Lake Champlain, Vermont. Mud bottom, sheltered from the south-west through south-east.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
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    Nichol's Point

    3.5

    Anchorage near The Gut, the narrow passage between North Hero and South Hero islands on Lake Champlain, Vermont.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
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    Monty's Bay Marina

    3.2

    Marina in a bay on the New York shore of Lake Champlain at West Chazy, about 8 miles north of Plattsburgh, with a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered S
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    Cumberland Bay anchorage

    1.6

    Anchorage in Cumberland Bay on Lake Champlain, off Plattsburgh on the New York shore.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
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    Blanchard Bay

    Privately owned marina at the mouth of Westpoint Slough in Redwood City, California, on the southern reaches of San Francisco Bay.

    • Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S
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    Converse Bay Sud

    Anchorage in Converse Bay on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, near Charlotte, Vermont, with a bottom of mud and weed.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
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    Mounty Bay

    Anchorage on Lake Champlain at West Chazy, on the New York shore about 12 miles south of the Canadian border and 8 miles north of Plattsburgh.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
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    Point Au Roche Anchorage

    Anchorage on the western shore of Lake Champlain near Plattsburgh, New York. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through north-west.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
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    Point bay

    Anchorage on the Vermont shore of Lake Champlain near Thompson's Point, in the town of Charlotte.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
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    Split Rock Point

    Anchorage off a rocky headland on the New York shore of Lake Champlain, about four miles south-east of Essex.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
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    Stave Island

    Anchorage off Stave Island in Lake Champlain, Vermont, north-west of Malletts Bay near the South Hero shore.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE