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Kayaking on Winooski River - from Winooski VT to Colchester VT Unrated - The Boston Kayaker does not have enough information or time to make a rating.   Put in at West Canal   Street in Winooski VT. Take out at Colchester Point on   Windemere Way in Colchester VT. Estimated distance   = 10 miles Ethan Allen   Homestead Winooski   Dam River name from Abenaki   meaning "wild onion". Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Other resources: Friends of the Winooski Friends of the Winooski: Paddling Guide (16mb pdf), see pages 26 to 27 Friends of the Winooski: Paddling Guide (cached copy) Ethan Allen Homestead Museum Number of original photos on this page : 13 All photos in this website are original and copyrighted. Exceprts from Friends of the Winnooski Paddling Guide (page 26): Difficulty: Easy Description: The river is wide and slow moving from Winooski to the lake. Although this part of the Winooski flows through the most urbanized area of the state, it hardly feels that way. The river meanders through farmlands, wetlands and forests on it last leg to Lake Champlain. One of the most popular fishing and picnic spots on the lower Winooski is located across from the Millyard Access Point at Salmon Hole, known for its walleyed pike, steelhead trout and landlocked salmon. Near the railroad bridge just downstream from the Millyard Access Point is the site of the first European settlement on the Winooski in 1773. Recent archaelogical finds have revealed that Native Americans had settled the area almost 300 years before the arrival of Ethan Allen. Three miles downstream on the left is the Ethan Allen Homestead. The Winooski travels through some unique ecological habitats including the McCrea Farm, Derway Island and Half Moon Cove. At the mouth of Lake Champlain 55-acre Delta Park is home to rare plants and animals. Put Ins: Millyard Canoe Access in Winooski: Take Rt 2/Rt 7 or Rt 15 into the center of Winooski. Exit the traffic circle on to Canal Street on the south west corner. Travel about 1/5 mile and make a left hand turn on the access road to the canoe access. Ethan Allen Homestead: The Homestead is on Rt 127, which runs from Burlington to Colchester. From the water, the access is on the left marked by a sign and stairs. Take Outs: Rt 127/Heineburg Road Boat Access: There is a boat access on the north west corner of the Rt 127. Colchester Point Fishing Access: The boat access is off of Windemere Way in a residential section of Colchester. Visit the VT Fish and Wildlife Department website for a map and detailed directions. Charlies Boat House on Lake Champlain: Paddlers can reach Charlie’s by heading left at the mouth of the river. To arrive at this access point by car, take North Avenue from Burlington until it dead ends. The Winooski Falls and dam, viewed from the Main Street bridge in Winooski VT. Pictures taken July 2013. On West Canal Street is this alley going downhill to the river launch. At the bottom of the alley is the Millyard Canoe Access to the Winooski River. The path to the put in. The ladder down to the water. Looking upstream on Winooski River from the Millyard Canoe Access in Winooski VT. Looking downstream on Winooski River from the Millyard Canoe Access in Winooski VT. At the take out at Colchester Point on Windemere Way in Colchester VT. The launch area at Colchester Point. The ramp to Winooski River at Colchester Point in Colchester VT. Looking upstream on Winooski River from Colchester Point. Water level is very high today and the launch area is partially flooded by the river.