Harbour

Monty's Bay Marina

Name: Monty's Bay Marina
Address: West Chazy, US

West Chazy, United StatesNew England

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Type: Harbour

Family-run marina on the west shore of Lake Champlain at West Chazy, New York, 12 NM south of the Canadian border and 8 NM north of Plattsburgh.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the main lake on an easterly heading into Monty's Bay, a shallow inlet sheltered from the prevailing south-westerlies. Watch depths on the final approach, mooring field draught around 2 metres. Mooney Bay marina sits 2.4 NM south-east for an alternative, and North Hero village is 4.3 NM east across the lake on the Vermont side.

Practical

170 slips and 90 moorings, fuel dock with petrol and diesel, pump-out, water and electricity. Boat ramp, dry storage for summer and winter. Heated bathhouse, laundry, pool and convenience store. Reach the marina office on 518 846 7900.

Ashore

Monty's Bay Campsites adjoin the marina with 134 sites, a beach picnic area and the convenience store. Plattsburgh and its Lake Champlain Maritime Museum are 13 km south by road. The Vermont Islands ferry from Cumberland Head to Grand Isle runs 9 km south.

History

Gerard and Sally Bechard founded Monty's Bay Campsites in 1963 with 25 sites, a picnic area and a store. The family added Gilbert Brook Marina in 1991, and the business has grown into the current full-service operation.