Must-see lake · Chittenden, Vermont
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain is a lake in Chittenden, Vermont.
Lake Champlain: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Lake Champlain
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Lake Champlain — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.32146, -73.26708. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lake Champlain
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge · attraction · Chittenden · ~2 km · Must-see
- Shelburne Museum · museum · Chittenden · ~8 km · Must-see
- Steamboat Ticonderoga · fort · Chittenden · ~8 km · Must-see
- Colchester Reef Light · fort · Chittenden · ~8 km · Must-see
- Rokeby · sanctuary · Addison · ~14 km · Must-see
- Ferrisburg Community Church · church · Addison · ~16 km · Must-see
- Juniper Island Light · beach · Chittenden · ~18 km · Must-see
- Wheeler Nature Park · sanctuary · Chittenden · ~19 km · Must-see
- World's Tallest Filing Cabinet · attraction · Chittenden · ~19 km · Must-see
- Lake Iroquois · lake · Chittenden · ~19 km · Must-see
- Burlington Light South · beach · Chittenden · ~21 km · Must-see
- Reverence · attraction · Chittenden · ~21 km · Must-see
- First Baptist Church · church · Chittenden · ~22 km · Must-see
- Burlington Breakwater North Lighthouse · beach · Chittenden · ~22 km · Must-see
- Saint Pauls Cathedral Episcopal Church · church · Chittenden · ~23 km · Must-see
- First United Methodist Church · church · Chittenden · ~23 km · Must-see
- Battery Park · sanctuary · Chittenden · ~23 km · Must-see
- First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington · church · Chittenden · ~23 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Champlain
- Lake Iroquois · lake · Chittenden · ~19 km · Must-see
- Indian Brook Reservoir · lake · Chittenden · ~34 km · Must-see
- Elizabethtown · lake · Addison · ~37 km · Must-see
- Chimney Point State Historic Site · lake · Addison · ~42 km · Must-see
- Lake Dunmore · lake · Addison · ~61 km · Must-see
- Taylor Pond · lake · Clinton · ~62 km · Must-see
- Silver Lake Mountain · lake · Clinton · ~63 km · Must-see
- Silver Lake · lake · Grand Isle · ~66 km · Must-see
- Silver Lake · lake · Clinton · ~66 km · Must-see
- Wrightsville Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~69 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Lake Champlain full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Lake Champlain yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Lake Champlain?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Lake Champlain?
Nearby: Holmes Creek Covered Bridge (attraction, 2 km), Shelburne Museum (museum, 8 km), Steamboat Ticonderoga (fort, 8 km), Colchester Reef Light (fort, 8 km), Rokeby (sanctuary, 14 km), Ferrisburg Community Church (church, 16 km).
Is Lake Champlain worth visiting?
Lake Champlain is listed as a must-see lake in Vermont on Spotwander.