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Otter Creek

53 numbered points: 10 access points, 2 campsites, 2 bait & fly shops, 23 bridges, 6 parks and conservation areas, 3 regulation section limits, 6 hazards, 1 USGS gauge.

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Points reviewed Sep 26, 2026

Access / boat ramp (10)
Campsite (2)
Bait, tackle & fly shop (2)
Bridge crossing (23)
Park / conservation area (6)
Regulation section limit (3)
Dam / hazard (6)
USGS gauge (1)

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Points curated by GuidedFloats from OpenStreetMap and state agency sources. Not a navigation chart. Confirm access, hours and regulations before you go.

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Reach 1 of 3 · points 1–18Emerald Lake State Park to Center Rutland Falls

#	Point	Type	Lat, Lon	Notes
1	Emerald Lake State Park Vermont State Parks	Campsite	43.28117, -73.00486	Campground at the headwater lake.
2	Otter Creek - Neilson Parcel Vermont F and W, Mount Tabor	Access / boat ramp	43.32690, -72.99120	Steps down to the water.
3	Brooklyn Road	Bridge crossing	43.34910, -72.98684
4	Otter Creek WMA Vermont F and W, Mount Tabor	Access / boat ramp	43.36200, -72.99180	Steps down to the water.
5	Vermont Railway bridge, Mount Tabor Trophy trout section limit	Regulation section limit	43.36798, -72.99359	Downstream limit of the Otter Creek trophy trout section in Danby and Mount Tabor. Its upstream limit, the Danby to Mount Tabor Forest Road 10 bridge, is not in OSM and is unmarked.
6	Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area	Park / conservation area	43.37535, -72.98705
7	Hartsboro Road	Bridge crossing	43.44827, -72.98684
8	Florence Avenue Wallingford	Bridge crossing	43.47166, -72.98120
9	Elm Street Wallingford	Bridge crossing	43.47428, -72.98144
10	Creek Road	Bridge crossing	43.47835, -72.97882
11	Otter Creek - Clarendon Vermont F and W, Clarendon	Access / boat ramp	43.51100, -72.98340	Boating and fishing access.
12	Lower Clarendon Gorge State Park Vermont River Conservancy	Park / conservation area	43.51655, -72.96608
13	Walker Mountain Road	Bridge crossing	43.52313, -72.97306
14	Alfrecha Road	Bridge crossing	43.56295, -72.98815
15	U.S. Route 4 Rutland	Bridge crossing	43.58386, -72.98500
16	River Street Rutland	Bridge crossing	43.60110, -72.99244
17	Ripley Mills Dam Weir, Rutland	Dam / hazard	43.60294, -72.99769
18	Center Rutland Falls Special regulation reach limit	Regulation section limit	43.60297, -73.01220	Top of the falls is the upstream limit of the named Otter Creek special regulation trout stream reach, which runs down to the Lake Champlain boundary. The Center Rutland dam sits here - portage.

Reach 2 of 3 · points 19–36Proctor Dam to Middlebury Mountaineer

#	Point	Type	Lat, Lon	Notes
19	Proctor Dam Proctor	Dam / hazard	43.66248, -73.03367
20	Gorham Covered Bridge Covered bridge, Pittsford	Bridge crossing	43.68006, -73.03753
21	Otter Creek - Kingsley Vermont F and W, Pittsford	Access / boat ramp	43.68030, -73.03800	Steps down to the water, at the Gorham covered bridge.
22	Depot Hill Road	Bridge crossing	43.70948, -73.04274
23	Kendall Hill Road	Bridge crossing	43.72009, -73.05312
24	Union Street Brandon	Bridge crossing	43.77892, -73.09716
25	Pearl Street Covered bridge	Bridge crossing	43.78958, -73.11172
26	Otter Creek - Sudbury Vermont F and W, Sudbury	Access / boat ramp	43.80990, -73.15520	Gravel ramp.
27	Vermont Route 73 East	Bridge crossing	43.81089, -73.15406
28	Brandon Swamp Wildlife Management Area	Park / conservation area	43.83284, -73.15095
29	Leicester-Whiting Road	Bridge crossing	43.85541, -73.14817
30	Old Jerusalem Road	Bridge crossing	43.86612, -73.14784
31	Otter Creek - Cornwall Swamp Vermont F and W, Cornwall	Access / boat ramp	43.91800, -73.17450	Gravel ramp at the Swamp Road crossing.
32	Vermont Field Sports Tackle and hunting shop, Middlebury	Bait, tackle & fly shop	43.99005, -73.13898
33	Otter Creek - Middlebury Vermont F and W, Middlebury	Access / boat ramp	44.00050, -73.16100	Steps down to the water.
34	Boathouse Bridge Middlebury	Bridge crossing	44.00331, -73.16417
35	USGS gauge - Otter Creek at Middlebury Live flow and stage	USGS gauge	44.01314, -73.16802
36	Middlebury Mountaineer Outdoor shop on the creek, Middlebury	Bait, tackle & fly shop	44.01326, -73.16887

Reach 3 of 3 · points 37–53Battell Bridge to Fort Cassin

#	Point	Type	Lat, Lon	Notes
37	Battell Bridge Main Street, Middlebury	Bridge crossing	44.01333, -73.16870
38	Cannon Park Middlebury	Park / conservation area	44.01266, -73.16937
39	Pulp Mill Covered Bridge Covered bridge, Middlebury	Bridge crossing	44.02465, -73.17742
40	Middlebury Lower Dam Weir	Dam / hazard	44.02575, -73.17777
41	Beldens Dam Weybridge	Dam / hazard	44.05209, -73.17721	OSM carries an east and a west structure about 30 m apart; this is the east one.
42	Horse Farm Road	Bridge crossing	44.07113, -73.19421
43	Huntington Falls Dam Weybridge	Dam / hazard	44.07066, -73.19538
44	Weybridge Cave State Park Vermont Agency of Natural Resources	Park / conservation area	44.05999, -73.20351
45	Weybridge Dam	Dam / hazard	44.06658, -73.21663
46	Quaker Village Road Weybridge	Bridge crossing	44.06621, -73.21610
47	Otter Creek - Kwonumosk Vermont F and W, Weybridge	Access / boat ramp	44.08600, -73.24720	Steps down to the water at the VT 17 crossing.
48	Vergennes dam Lake Champlain boundary	Regulation section limit	44.16617, -73.25645	Top of the dam is the Lake Champlain boundary and the downstream limit of the named Otter Creek special regulation trout stream reach. The falls and dam are a hard portage.
49	Boat launch below Vergennes Falls Unnamed slipway in OSM	Access / boat ramp	44.16786, -73.25794
50	MacDonough Park Vergennes	Park / conservation area	44.16968, -73.25827
51	Whispering Pines Campground Ferrisburgh	Campsite	44.16064, -73.27962
52	Basin Harbor Road	Bridge crossing	44.18517, -73.31102
53	Fort Cassin Vermont F and W, Ferrisburgh	Access / boat ramp	44.22173, -73.31587	Concrete ramp at the mouth; the Fishing Access Areas layer files it under Lake Champlain.

Before you launch

Gauge: USGS 04282500 — OTTER CREEK AT MIDDLEBURY, VT. Live flow on the web page.

Species: Bowfin, Brown Trout, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye

Regulations: vtfishandwildlife.com/fish/fishing-regulations

Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.

Access notes

Middlebury: town access at the falls and the gauge.
Vergennes: the falls, the city ramp and the deep lower river.
Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: swamp and backwater access.
Weybridge and New Haven: quiet middle-river paddling access.
Proctor and Pittsford: upper river below Rutland.
Rutland and Center Rutland: the upper reaches and trout water.
Lake Champlain at the mouth: big-water access below Vergennes.

Seasons

April and May: high water in the swamp, pike spawning and the best big-pike window.
June and July: smallmouth on the rock reaches and pike on the weed edges.
August and September: low clear water, weed growth at its peak, early and late fishing.
October and November: pike feeding hard before ice and very few boats on the water.

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