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Blanchard beach at Oakledge Park, BurlingtonBlanchard Beach, Chittenden County

Chittenden County beaches

Which Chittenden County beach is best right now? 9 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 12:26 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

6 beaches score 7.3 right now. These three have the best stretch ahead, then the lightest wind.

  1. Blanchard beach at Oakledge Park, Burlington17.3Greatlater

    Blanchard Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    6°C43°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    12 km/h7 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 11 am, 7.5
  2. 04 12 blanchard beach27.3Greatlater

    Blodgett Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    6°C43°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    12 km/h7 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 11 am, 7.5
  3. Lakeside Development Historic District, Burlington, Vermont. Arranged around a central park, roughly two dozen duplexes, identical when they were built as employee housing for a nearby factory.37.3Greatlater

    Lakeside Beach Access

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    6°C43°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    12 km/h7 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 11 am, 7.5

Chittenden County today

It is dark across Chittenden County right now: 6 of 9 scored beaches look good later. Read at 12:26 am; everything below is computed from that reading.

Northern Chittenden County

5 of 5 beaches scored, 0 good now

7.1GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Blodgett Beach, 7.3
Water
—
Wind
16 km/h10 mph
Waves
—
Better right now

Southern Chittenden County

4 of 4 beaches scored, 0 good now

7.1GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Blanchard Beach, 7.3
Water
—
Wind
12 km/h8 mph
Waves
—

Best hours

The best hour left today is 8 am (7.3); the weakest is 5 pm (4.5).

The strongest stretch runs 8 am to 5 pm.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

All Chittenden County beaches

Every Chittenden County beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.

9 beaches listed · 9 of 9 scored live

  1. Blanchard beach at Oakledge Park, Burlington

    Blanchard Beach

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air6°C43°F
    • Wind12 km/h7 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  2. 04 12 blanchard beach

    Blodgett Beach

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air6°C43°F
    • Wind12 km/h7 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  3. Lakeside Development Historic District, Burlington, Vermont. Arranged around a central park, roughly two dozen duplexes, identical when they were built as employee housing for a nearby factory.

    Lakeside Beach Access

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air6°C43°F
    • Wind12 km/h7 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  4. Lake Champlain's Burlington Bay as seen from North Beach Park in Burlington, Vermont, at sunset.

    North Beach

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air6°C43°F
    • Wind12 km/h7 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  5. Forever Young Treehouse in Oakledge Park, Burlington, Vermont, 2008

    Oakledge Cove

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air6°C43°F
    • Wind12 km/h7 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  6. Burlington Bay Frozen

    Texaco Beach

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air6°C43°F
    • Wind12 km/h7 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Dogs allowed
  7. Burlington Bay, Lake Champlain, Vermont

    Leddy Park Beach

    Chittenden County

    6.8Goodlater

    Waves not available, breezy.

    • Watern/a
    • Air9°C49°F
    • Wind22 km/h14 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  8. Thayer Beach

    Chittenden County

    6.8Goodlater

    Waves not available, breezy.

    • Watern/a
    • Air9°C49°F
    • Wind22 km/h14 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Free parking

  9. Shelburne Beach

    Chittenden County

    6.7Goodlater

    Waves not available, gentle breeze.

    • Watern/a
    • Air8°C47°F
    • Wind14 km/h9 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of Chittenden County beaches with live score pins

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Chittenden County beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Chittenden County right now?

Blanchard Beach has the top Beach Score later: 7.3 Great, with 12 km/h (7 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Chittenden County today?

We do not have a water temperature for Chittenden County right now.

Which Chittenden County beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Chittenden County today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 8 am, at 7.3 Great, and the strongest stretch runs 8 am to 5 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

Are there live beach cams in Chittenden County?

No live cams are listed for Chittenden County yet. If you run one, you can list it free.

How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Chittenden County?

All 9 beaches in our data for Chittenden County are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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