Indicators and standards of quality for paddling on Lake Champlain

► Carrying capacity frameworks were adapted and applied to paddling on Lake Champlain. ► Positive indicators include scenery, quiet and solitude, being on the water, wildlife. ► Negative indicators include motorboats, shoreline development, invasive vegetation. ► Crowding and shoreline development conditions may be near minimum acceptable levels. ► Monitoring and management may be needed to maintain quality paddling experiences.