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Has food and camping and biking supplies

Great view of lake

Good food and has breakfast

Trail starts here

The Island Line Bike Ferry at Colchester Causeway www.localmotion.org/bike_ferry During Summer service, Bike Ferry Hours are 10am-5pm Mon-Fri & 10am-6pm Sat & Sun. The Bike Ferry runs continuously throughout the day. Reservations are not required, and the boat runs by passenger's donations (cash or Venmo). The 2025 Bike Ferry season begins Memorial Day weekend, Friday May 23 - Monday May 26. Spring service on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through Sunday June 15th. Summer daily (7 days a week) service begins Monday June 16th and ends on Labor Day September 1st. Fall weekend service on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays begins Sept 5th. Last day of 2025 service is Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday October 13th.

The Porter Natural Area is a 56-acre nature preserve that is made up of wetlands and forests. The Colchester Causeway Trail passes through the preserve and brings you up close with the beautiful landscape.

Built around 1870, Holmes Creek Covered Bridge spans over a quiet inlet near Lake Champlain. This 41-foot wooden bridge—one of the shortest and lowest in the state—features a rare king post truss with a tied arch. Once vital for local orchards and hay wagons, it now stands as a charming relic just steps from the lakeshore.

Built in 1849, Quinlan’s Covered Bridge spans Lewis Creek, with a classic Burr arch truss design and weathered wooden siding. Also known as the Lower or Sherman Covered Bridge, it once served local mills and farms and now stands as a quiet historic landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it remains one of Vermont’s few surviving 19th-century covered bridges.