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Near Colchester Point Boat Ramp. Photo: Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Colchester Point Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

76Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 6 kn gusting 8, Air 15 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 72 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 75 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 68 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 65 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
15°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 57 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
9°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 169, good
  2. Mon 272, good
  3. Tue 375, good
  4. Wed 468, good
  5. Thu 565, good
  6. Fri 690, good
  7. Sat 757, fair
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 983, good
  10. Tue 1080, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Colchester Point Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov69, good10 kn13kn12°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov72, good11 kn15kn14°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov75, good9 kn11kn14°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov68, good13 kn16kn16°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov65, good13 kn18kn15°C1.5 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good6 kn8kn15°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov57, fair13 kn21kn9°C2.7 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good6 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good6 kn11kn8°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Colchester Point Boat Ramp

A launch on the Winooski River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 44 km away. The town to stay in is Burlington. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

  • River Winooski River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 44 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,080–US$1,980 each

about US$1,080–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BTV, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$335
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,080–US$1,980

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Burlington

Closest

Burlington

15 min by car · 44 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 44 places to stay in Burlington · Booking.com

About Burlington its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 4h 45m

About 4h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BTV, direct, then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits