Champlain Marina Webcam – Watch Malletts Bay in Vermont

The Champlain Marina Webcam looks out from the marina’s docks on the southern edge of Malletts Bay, in Colchester, Vermont. Two lines of floating docks run away from the lens on either side of a wide channel of open water, with wooded shores closing in on both sides and a long, low ridge across the bay. The camera points roughly 60 degrees east-northeast, and it can pan right toward a busy boat access area. The picture changes most with the boating season. Slips can fill through the summer, and by late October most of them stand bare while the hillside turns rust and gold.

About Champlain Marina

Champlain Marina sits at 982 West Lakeshore Drive, in a protected cove of Malletts Bay, which is part of Lake Champlain. A marina directory traces the business to 1945 and Ken Lonergan, who moved it to this cove in 1946, on the site of a former apple orchard. Listings put the marina at about 120 slips. The pin on this page is about 8.7 kilometers (5.4 miles) in a straight line north of central Burlington.

The working side of the place shows in what the marina offers. It rents seasonal and transient dockage and runs a fuel dock by appointment. Its boat yard hauls and stores boats up to about 23 metric tons (25 tons) with a beam of 4.9 meters (16 feet), and it stores both sail and power boats through the winter. Crews step masts and remove keels, and owners can also do their own work in the yard.

The left-hand docks reach far out into the bay, and on October 30 a cabin boat lay moored near their end, with a pale rock face showing low on the wooded shore behind it. A short dock and a lone post sit in the near foreground, and a marina weather panel fills the lower right corner, with the camera’s title and clock across the top left. When the camera turns right it picks up the Malletts Bay Fish and Wildlife Boat Access Area, which the marina says sees some of the heaviest traffic for trailered boats getting on and off the lake.

Weather and Climate in Malletts Bay

Winters here are long and properly cold. January highs average about -1°C (30°F) with lows near -9°C (15°F), based on 2015 to 2024 weather data for this spot, and that same record gives roughly 130 centimeters (51 inches) of snow between November and April. Summer is mild by comparison. July highs average about 27°C (80°F) with lows near 18°C (64°F), and June averages the most rain, at about 130 millimeters (5.1 inches).

The shoulder seasons do the most for this view. April highs average about 11°C (52°F) with lows near 2°C (35°F). October highs fall to about 15°C (59°F) with lows near 8°C (46°F), and the camera caught the slopes in autumn color on October 30, with a gray sky and most of the slips already empty. Because the lens faces east-northeast, the sun around the June solstice rises close to the line of the channel, so a clear dawn at that time of year can appear almost straight ahead of the camera. The panel on screen shows the current temperature and wind, plus a three-day forecast.

Things to Do Near Champlain Marina

Colchester’s causeway carries the Island Line Trail, a former railroad line that runs from the town across Lake Champlain to Grand Isle County. People walk or cycle out over the water, and in the summer months a bike ferry carries riders across to Grand Isle. In winter the same route doubles as a cross-country ski trail. Causeway Park is a local pick for getting off the beaten path.

Niquette Bay State Park offers hiking and swimming in the lake, and Bayside Park is a viewpoint near the town center. Malletts Bay is also a local fishing spot, and it has hosted pond hockey in winter. Boaters arriving from elsewhere on the lake can ask about transient dockage at the marina itself. Colchester, chartered in 1763 and home to 17,524 people at the 2020 census, borders Burlington to the south, so the restaurants and shops of Church Street Marketplace are a short drive away.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Champlain Marina located?

It is at 982 West Lakeshore Drive in Colchester, Vermont, on the southern edge of Malletts Bay. Central Burlington is about 8.7 kilometers (5.4 miles) to the south in a straight line.

What can you see on the Champlain Marina Webcam?

Floating docks line both sides of a channel of open water, with boats in the slips during the season. Wooded shores frame the bay, and a low ridge closes the far side of the view.

Which way does the Champlain Marina Webcam face?

The marina says it points roughly 60 degrees east-northeast, down the channel between its docks. As it pans right, it brings in the Malletts Bay Fish and Wildlife Boat Access Area.

What is the weather like in Malletts Bay?

Expect cold, snowy winters and mild summers. January highs average about -1°C (30°F) and July highs about 27°C (80°F). The panel on the stream shows current conditions and a short forecast.

Is Malletts Bay part of Lake Champlain?

Yes. Malletts Bay is part of Lake Champlain along the Colchester shore, and the Island Line Trail crosses the lake from the same town.

How many slips does Champlain Marina have?

Marina listings give 118 to 120 slips, including a few for transient boats. Call the marina for current availability, since the figures vary between directories.

Where can you launch a boat near Champlain Marina?

The Malletts Bay Fish and Wildlife Boat Access Area is within view of the camera when it pans right. The marina describes it as one of the heaviest-used spots for trailered boats on the lake.

Does Champlain Marina offer winter boat storage?

Yes. The boat yard stores sail and power boats over the winter, and it can haul boats up to about 23 metric tons (25 tons) with a beam of 4.9 meters (16 feet).

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