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At the end of a winding Vermont country road, on the shores of Lake Champlain, you’ll find the escape you’ve been seeking. When the pace of life today keeps getting faster and faster, we welcome your family to slow down, get some space, and start your traditions here with us.
With 700 acres of beautiful property to explore, Basin Harbor is the antithesis of a big corporate hotel. Stay in a tastefully designed lodge building or in one of our 74 unique cottages. Everything you need is right here, including the epic views. Enjoy a renewed perspective and just breathe some fresh air.
See CottagesYou don’t find a unique sense of place just anywhere. Basin Harbor has been around for 135 years and is a permanent fixture in the annual plans and beloved memories of our guests. We invite you to enjoy that nostalgic feeling. Tradition is a thing of the future, your future.
SPECIALS & PACKAGESNothing brings people together like good food. Since day one, incredible cuisine has always been part of the equation at Basin Harbor. Whether you’re in the mood for al fresco dining by the lake or a burger in our tavern, you’re in the right place. There are plenty of delicious options at Basin Harbor featuring fresh, local ingredients.
Learn MoreIt’s all about freedom at Basin Harbor. We have all of the activities you’d ever want to keep your family busy and happy. So, if you have something you’d like to check off your bucket list we welcome you to try it here. You’ll also be quite content relaxing lakeside. We call it “active tranquility.” Choose your own adventure.
VIEW ACTIVITIESBasin Harbor is, and always has been, a family business; the Beach family is now in our fifth generation of running the resort. We have all grown up at Basin Harbor, deeply connected to the land and the water, to the history and lore of the area and most importantly, to the bonds our guests form with the resort.
JOIN THE FAMILY“It’s a vacation resort that we’ve been going to for 14 years where we’ve met some of our dearest friends. It’s the one week a year that we get to spend time with the kids, enjoy each other’s company, laugh a ton, and relax and take a break from the hectic lives we lead back at home.”
~ FIRST-GENERATION GUEST, SINCE 2006
“So much of the experience is the history. For me, it’s so cool that I’m sitting in that same dining room that my great-grandparents were in.”
~ THIRD GENERATION GUEST, SINCE 1955
“The first night, we have dinner at The Red Mill, and we make it a birthday celebration. I give everybody flashlights, mostly for the little cousins running around in the dark between cottages, but they’re handy for everybody. That’s part of our tradition.”
~ FIRST-GENERATION GUEST, SINCE 2007
“My father loved bringing us away together. For his 85th birthday three years ago, I had all the grandchildren write him letters, which I assembled in a book for him. Every one of them mentioned their time at Basin Harbor.”
~ SECOND-GENERATION GUEST, SINCE 1987
“When they were younger, we gave the kids the freedom to jump on a bike and just ride all over the property because it’s very safe. Everybody had a buddy. That’s what they loved about it and that’s what I love to give them. They love the freedom of it.”
~ FIRST-GENERATION GUEST, SINCE 2007
“The Beaches are very, very caring, very family oriented. I’m glad to see a family tradition go on like that. To me, it is important that it’s a family business. It’s not like a big, impersonal thing. They know what families are all about, at work and at play. That’s what makes it what it is.”
~ FIRST-GENERATION GUEST, SINCE 2006
