Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mill Road | Bridge crossing | 43.98506, -72.84824 | |
| 2 | Post Office Hill Road | Bridge crossing | 43.98536, -72.84665 | |
| 3 | Vermont Route 100 | Bridge crossing | 43.95837, -72.84041 | |
| 4 | Churchville Road | Bridge crossing | 43.91840, -72.83981 | |
| 5 | Vermont Route 100 North | Bridge crossing | 43.89776, -72.82144 | |
| 6 | Beans Bridge Road | Bridge crossing | 43.88424, -72.81020 | |
| 7 | River Brook Drive | Bridge crossing | 43.87739, -72.80870 | |
| 8 | Brandon Mountain Road | Bridge crossing | 43.86343, -72.81051 | |
| 9 | State Garage Road | Bridge crossing | 43.85850, -72.80606 | |
| 10 | Liberty Hill | Bridge crossing | 43.83870, -72.80038 | |
| 11 | Refrigerator Flats Vermont F and W, Bethel | Access / boat ramp | 43.76430, -72.74290 | Shore-fishing access. |
| 12 | Blackmer Boulevard | Bridge crossing | 43.75972, -72.72315 | |
| 13 | Vermont Route 107 Stockbridge | Bridge crossing | 43.76541, -72.71169 | |
| 14 | Lilliesville Brook confluence, Stockbridge Special-regulation reach limit | Regulation section limit | 43.79186, -72.67839 | Upstream limit of the White River special-regulation reach in Stockbridge and Bethel. Its downstream limit is 220 ft below the Cleveland Brook confluence, which OSM does not carry, so it is unmarked. |
| 15 | Rood State Park | Park / conservation area | 43.81062, -72.66066 | |
| 16 | White River National Fish Hatchery US Fish and Wildlife Service | Agency / conservation office | 43.81047, -72.65732 | |
| 17 | Peavine Park Bethel | Park / conservation area | 43.82685, -72.63471 | |
| 18 | River Street Access Bethel | Park / conservation area | 43.82675, -72.63299 | Tagged as a park in OSM; it is the riverside access on River Street. |
| 19 | River Street Bethel | Bridge crossing | 43.82730, -72.63182 | |
| 20 | Foxstand Vermont F and W, Royalton | Access / boat ramp | 43.82300, -72.56520 | Shore-fishing access. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Royalton Hill Road | Bridge crossing | 43.82258, -72.56600 | |
| 22 | Bridge Street South Royalton | Bridge crossing | 43.81370, -72.54430 | |
| 23 | Vermont Route 14 | Bridge crossing | 43.82406, -72.52063 | |
| 24 | Chelsea Street | Bridge crossing | 43.82294, -72.51934 | |
| 25 | Hendersons Hide-A-Way Campground | Campsite | 43.80561, -72.50404 | |
| 26 | River Road | Bridge crossing | 43.78225, -72.45973 | |
| 27 | White River Ledges Natural Area The Nature Conservancy | Park / conservation area | 43.72349, -72.43432 | |
| 28 | Tigertown Road | Bridge crossing | 43.71749, -72.41771 | |
| 29 | USGS gauge - White River at West Hartford Live flow and stage | USGS gauge | 43.71424, -72.41815 | |
| 30 | Quechee West Hartford Road West Hartford | Bridge crossing | 43.71209, -72.41801 | |
| 31 | Boat launch at West Hartford Unnamed slipway in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 43.71166, -72.41823 | |
| 32 | John Hazen Lane | Bridge crossing | 43.70421, -72.41097 | |
| 33 | V.A. Cutoff Road | Bridge crossing | 43.65985, -72.33940 | |
| 34 | Watson Park Hartford | Park / conservation area | 43.65754, -72.33430 | |
| 35 | Veterans Memorial Park Town of Hartford | Park / conservation area | 43.64960, -72.31821 | |
| 36 | Lyman Point Park White River Junction | Park / conservation area | 43.65071, -72.31677 | |
| 37 | Gear Again Used outdoor gear, White River Junction | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 43.64727, -72.31904 | A consignment gear shop rather than a fly shop, so check before relying on it for tackle. |
| 38 | Boat launch at White River Junction Unnamed slipway in OSM | Access / boat ramp | 43.65030, -72.31368 | |
| 39 | Connecticut River boundary Special regulation reach limit | Regulation section limit | 43.64838, -72.31378 | The mouth is the downstream limit of the named White River special regulation trout stream reach. Its upstream limit, the Route 107 bridge in Bethel, could not be placed in OSM and is unmarked. |
Gauge: USGS 01144000 — WHITE RIVER AT WEST HARTFORD, VT. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Atlantic Salmon, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: vtfishandwildlife.com/fish/fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
West Hartford: lower river access at the gauge.
Sharon and South Royalton: main-stem access with parking off Route 14.
Bethel: the Third Branch confluence and town access.
Stockbridge and Gaysville: the popular float and swim reach.
Rochester and Granville: upper main stem, small and wooded.
First, Second and Third Branches: separate small-stream fisheries.
Tunbridge and Chelsea: First Branch access in the hill country.
April and May: high cold runoff, then the first good hatches as it drops.
June: the best month on the main stem, caddis and mayflies and comfortable flows.
July and August: low and warm on the main stem; fish the branches, the headwaters or early mornings.
September and October: cooling water, fall colors, wild browns and almost no anglers.