When: Saturday, September 6-7, 2025, 1:00 PM HST
Where: Law Island in Colchester VT (Best parking at nearby Airport Park)
Hares: 2 Guys 1 Hole
What to bring: $6.69 hash cash, overnight camping supplies, pot luck food, and more so check the list below!
Join us on Law Island for a low key island getaway. There will be a brief 0.69 mile trail on Saturday afternoon followed by backcountry camping with a potluck dinner and breakfast. There will be plenty of down time for hanging out and swimming. And don’t forget to join us on Sunday morning for the Pride Vermont Parade.
Schedule
Friday: Early arrival; contact 2 Guys 1 Hole if showing up on Friday
Saturday 2pm: Trail (meet on Law Island; allow plenty of time to get there)
Saturday 6pm: Dinner
Sunday 830am: Breakfast
Rego
Normal trail fee of $6.9. No advanced registration, but if you plan on staying for dinner please fill out this sheet with the drink and food you’re bringing to share.
The Island
Law Island is a 9 acre island just off the causeway in Colchester that allows first-come first-served primitive camping (so we may or may not be sharing the island). There are a couple picnic tables, an outhouse and that’s it; no running water or electricity. Trail and camping is dog friendly.
Getting there
That’s the fun part! Either walk 2 miles, or boat 3-4 miles.
On foot: the island is a few hundred feet away from the causeway, and the water is shallow enough to wade across. It is a 2 mile walk on the gravel Island Line Trail from the nearest reliable parking at Airport Park to the causeway. (There is a small lot only 1 mile away on Mills Point Road, but it is usually full on weekends.). As of August 20th 2025, the water crossing was ankle deep, but if we get heavy rain it could be as high as thigh deep. The shallowest crossing involves leaving the causeway a few hundred feet before you are at the closest point to the island.
On boat: If you have a boat, the nearest hand-carry boat launch is 3 miles away at Delta Park, while the nearest trailer access is 4 miles away at Colchester Pt. Do be aware that these routes are very exposed, and on a windy day waves can make it extremely difficult to paddle in a kayak/canoe. The island has no formal boat launch or mooring facilities, just a sandy/rocky beach; the northeast cove is usually the best landing site.
What to bring
Drinks (alcoholic or nonalcoholic) to share
Food to share for dinner or breakfast (fill out this form)
Drinking water for yourself
Drinking vessel
Footwear that can get wet (beach and lake have some sharp rocks and shells)
Towell/ bathing suit
Sunscreen/ bug spray
Change of dry clothes/ shoes
Warm layers (if camping)
Tent/sleeping bag/pad (tent sites are limited so if possible bring a smaller tent / share with others) (if camping)
The event will be held rain or shine, however we may have to heavily modify/relocate it if there is severe weather or if every possible camp-site is already taken prior to our arrival.