Waterways
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3,846 public boat launches, grouped by the water they reach rather than by county line. Ramps come from OpenStreetMap; a waterway earns a page once we have mapped at least 5 launches on it.
Lakes, rivers and waterways
- Mississippi River160 launches · 4 states
- Tennessee River - Kentucky Lake76 launches · 2 states
- Chattahoochee River - Lake Lanier61 launches
- Red River - Lake Texoma61 launches
- Missouri River54 launches · 7 states
- Cumberland River - Lake Barkley48 launches
- Lake Champlain46 launches · 2 states
- Lake Sakakawea43 launches
- White River - Table Rock Lake40 launches · 2 states
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway36 launches · 3 states
- Lake Michigan36 launches · 3 states
- Colorado River35 launches · 3 states
- Susquehanna River35 launches · 2 states
- Delaware River34 launches · 3 states
- White River33 launches · 2 states
- Pacific Ocean32 launches · 3 states
- St. Johns River32 launches · 2 states
- Silver Lake28 launches · 11 states
- Des Moines River27 launches
- Fox River27 launches · 2 states
- Tennessee River - Watts Bar Lake27 launches
- Tennessee River - Chickamauga Lake26 launches
- Coeur d' Alene Lake24 launches
- Illinois River - Tenkiller Ferry Lake24 launches
- New River24 launches · 4 states
- Ohio River24 launches · 3 states
- Flathead Lake23 launches
- Smith Mountain Lake23 launches
- Tennessee River - Guntersville Lake23 launches · 2 states
- White River - Beaver Lake23 launches
- Cumberland River - Lake Cumberland22 launches
- Holston River - Cherokee Lake22 launches
- Pend Oreille River22 launches
- Long Lake21 launches · 6 states
- North Fork White River - Norfork Lake21 launches
- Oakland Harbor21 launches
- White River - Bull Shoals Lake21 launches · 2 states
- Caney Fork River - Center Hill Lake20 launches
- Guadalupe River - Canyon Lake20 launches
- Lake of the Ozarks20 launches
- LIttle Red River - Greers Ferry Lake20 launches
- Merrimack River20 launches · 2 states
- San Francisco Bay-East Bay20 launches
- Tennessee River - Fort Loudoun Lake20 launches
- Clear Lake19 launches · 7 states
- Lake Pend Oreille19 launches
- Pearl River19 launches · 2 states
- Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway19 launches
- Lake Winnebago18 launches
- Columbia River17 launches
- Devils Lake17 launches · 2 states
- Lake Erie17 launches · 3 states
- Pascagoula River17 launches
- Washita River - Lake Texoma17 launches
- Arkansas River - Keystone Lake16 launches
- Cedar River16 launches · 2 states
- French Broad River - Douglas Lake16 launches
- Lake Winnipesaukee16 launches
- McConaughy Lake16 launches
- Mobile Bay16 launches
- Round Lake16 launches · 6 states
- Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound15 launches · 2 states
- Big Lake15 launches · 6 states
- Clinch River - Norris Lake15 launches
- Colorado River - Lake Lyndon B. Johnson15 launches
- Crystal Lake15 launches · 9 states
- Indian River Lagoon15 launches
- Republican River - Milford Lake15 launches
- Tennessee River - Nickajack Lake15 launches
- Connecticut River14 launches · 3 states
- Cumberland River - Cordell Hull Lake14 launches
- Eagle Lake14 launches · 5 states
- Little Tennessee River - Tellico Lake14 launches
- Mississippi Sound14 launches
- Missouri River, Canyon Ferry Reservoir14 launches
- Monongahela River14 launches
- Tennessee River - Pickwick Lake14 launches
- Wolf River14 launches · 2 states
- Alsea River13 launches
- Choctawhatchee Bay13 launches
- Corpus Christi Bay - Padre Island Seashore13 launches
- Grand (Neosho River) - Fort Gibson Lake13 launches
- Gulf of Mexico13 launches · 3 states
- Illinois River13 launches · 3 states
- James River13 launches · 2 states
- Obey River - Dale Hollow Lake13 launches
- Atlantic Ocean12 launches · 2 states
- Caddo River - DeGray Lake12 launches
- Choptank River12 launches
- Green Lake12 launches · 4 states
- Lake Tahoe12 launches · 2 states
- Long Pond12 launches · 6 states
- Menominee River12 launches
- Pearl River - Ross R. Barnett Reservoir12 launches
- Willamette River12 launches
- Arkansas River - Robert S. Kerr Reservoir11 launches
- Black River11 launches · 3 states
- Canadian River - Eufaula Lake11 launches
- Carlyle Lake11 launches
- Catawba River (Lake Norman)11 launches
- East Fork White River11 launches
- Florida Bay11 launches
- Fox Chain O'Lakes11 launches
- Lake St. Clair11 launches
- Neosho River - Fort Gibson Lake11 launches
- Siletz River11 launches
- St. Croix River11 launches
- Tampa Bay11 launches
- Tampa Bay - Boca Ciega Bay11 launches
- Utah Lake11 launches
- Verdigris River - Oologah Lake11 launches
- Waccamaw River11 launches
- Wapsipinicon River11 launches
- Biscayne Bay10 launches
- Chariton River - Rathbun Lake10 launches
- Chattahoochee River10 launches
- Colorado River - Lake Havasu10 launches
- Elk River10 launches · 4 states
- Fish Lake10 launches · 5 states
- Green River Lake10 launches
- Hominy Creek - Skiatook Lake10 launches
- Horseshoe Lake10 launches · 7 states
- Huron River10 launches · 2 states
- Intracoastal Waterway10 launches · 2 states
- Lake Pontchartrain10 launches
- Loon Lake10 launches · 8 states
- Nestucca River10 launches
- Priest Lake10 launches
- St. Marys River10 launches · 2 states
- Alcova Reservoir9 launches
- Buzzards Bay9 launches
- Cedar Lake9 launches · 4 states
- Chariton River9 launches
- Crooked Lake9 launches · 5 states
- Crow Wing River9 launches
- Delaware River - Perry Lake9 launches
- Des Moines River - Lake Red Rock9 launches
- Etowah River - Allatoona Lake9 launches
- Fox Lake9 launches · 4 states
- Hudson River9 launches · 2 states
- Iowa River9 launches
- Kentucky River9 launches
- Lake Ashtabula9 launches
- Lake Cascade9 launches
- Lake Michigan - Green Bay9 launches
- Minnesota River9 launches
- North Raccoon River9 launches
- Osage River9 launches
- Patoka Lake9 launches
- Powell River - Norris Lake9 launches
- Raystown Lake9 launches
- Rock River9 launches · 2 states
- Salt River - Roosevelt Lake9 launches
- Spirit Lake9 launches · 4 states
- St. Joseph River9 launches
- St. Louis River9 launches
- Tippecanoe River9 launches
- Barnegat Bay8 launches
- Big Creek - Saylorville Lake8 launches
- Clinch River8 launches
- Detroit River8 launches
- Edisto River8 launches
- French Broad River8 launches
- Glendale Lake8 launches
- Glendo Reservoir8 launches
- Hennepin Canal8 launches
- Iowa River - Coralville Lake8 launches
- Juniata River8 launches
- Kalamazoo River8 launches
- Lake Charlevoix8 launches
- Lake Geneva8 launches · 2 states
- Mission Bay8 launches
- Mosquito Lagoon8 launches
- Multnomah Channel8 launches
- Potomac River8 launches · 2 states
- Providence River8 launches
- San Jacinto River8 launches
- Snake River8 launches
- Swan Lake8 launches · 5 states
- Tennessee River8 launches · 2 states
- Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway - Bay Springs Lake8 launches
- Umpqua River8 launches
- Back River7 launches · 4 states
- Beaver Creek - Lake Cumberland7 launches
- Beaver Lake7 launches · 6 states
- Big Walnut Creek7 launches
- Canal7 launches · 2 states
- Caney Fork River7 launches
- Chesapeake Bay7 launches · 2 states
- Clackamas River7 launches
- Coquille River7 launches
- Echo Lake7 launches · 6 states
- Grand River7 launches
- Green River7 launches · 3 states
- Intracoastal Waterway/Barnegat Bay7 launches
- Lake Wallenpaupack7 launches
- Little Salt Creek - Keystone Lake7 launches
- Marais des Cygnes River - Melvern Lake7 launches
- Monroe Lake7 launches
- Neosho River - Grand Lake7 launches
- Peace River7 launches
- Pigeon River7 launches · 2 states
- Piscataqua River7 launches
- Saco River7 launches
- Salt River7 launches · 2 states
- Spring Lake7 launches · 5 states
- St. Clair River7 launches
- Torch Lake7 launches
- Tuckerton Creek7 launches
- West Branch Codorus Creek - Lake Marburg7 launches
- Wolf Creek - Lake Cumberland7 launches
- Yellow River7 launches
- Bass River6 launches
- Bear Lake6 launches · 3 states
- Calcasieu River6 launches
- Cape Coral Canal System6 launches
- Clinch River - Watts Bar Lake6 launches
- Colorado River - Lake Austin6 launches
- Colorado River - Lake Powell6 launches · 2 states
- Colorado River - Lake Travis6 launches
- Duck Lake6 launches · 2 states
- East Okoboji Lake6 launches
- Harlan County Lake6 launches
- Hillsborough River6 launches
- Hood Canal6 launches
- Hundred and Ten Mile Creek - Pomona Lake6 launches
- Kalama River6 launches
- Kennebec River6 launches
- Lake Audubon6 launches
- Lake George6 launches · 4 states
- Lake Leelanau6 launches
- Lake Manawa6 launches
- Lake Tohopekaliga6 launches
- Lake Washington6 launches
- Little Missouri River - Lake Greeson6 launches
- Maurice River6 launches
- Mille Lacs Lake6 launches
- Missouri River - Fort Peck Lake6 launches
- Missouri River - Lake Oahe6 launches
- Neosho River - Lake Hudson6 launches
- Niangua River6 launches
- Ouachita River6 launches
- Pawcatuck River6 launches
- Peshtigo River6 launches
- Pike Lake6 launches · 3 states
- Pine Lake6 launches · 3 states
- Pistakee Lake6 launches
- Platte River6 launches · 2 states
- Pomme De Terre Lake6 launches
- Presque Isle Bay-Lake Erie6 launches
- Puget Sound6 launches
- Saint Croix River6 launches
- Sakonnet River6 launches
- San Diego Bay6 launches
- San Francisco Bay-South Bay6 launches
- Schuylkill River6 launches
- Siuslaw River6 launches
- Teton River6 launches
- West Arm Grand Traverse Bay6 launches
- Agua Fria River - Lake Pleasant5 launches
- Androscoggin River5 launches
- Back Bay Biloxi5 launches
- Banana River5 launches
- Bangs Lake5 launches
- Bass Lake5 launches · 3 states
- Big Creek - Norfork Lake5 launches
- Bluestone Lake5 launches
- Boise River - Lucky Peak Reservoir5 launches
- Caddo River5 launches
- Camp Lake5 launches · 2 states
- Catawba River - Lake Wylie5 launches
- Cecil M Harden Lake5 launches
- Chagrin River5 launches
- Chester River5 launches
- Chippewa River5 launches
- Colorado River - Lake Mead5 launches · 2 states
- Combahee River5 launches
- Coos Bay5 launches
- Deer Lake5 launches · 3 states
- Devils Fork Little Red River - Greers Ferry Lake5 launches
- Elkhart River5 launches
- Escatawpa River5 launches
- Fishing Creek - Lake Cumberland5 launches
- Flathead River5 launches
- Galveston Bay5 launches
- Goose Lake5 launches · 3 states
- Grass Lake5 launches · 3 states
- Great Salt Lake5 launches
- Hiwassee River5 launches
- Holston River5 launches
- Juniata River-Raystown Branch5 launches
- Kanawha River5 launches
- Lake Superior5 launches
- Lake Tapps5 launches
- Little Pee Dee River5 launches
- Manistee River5 launches
- Maquoketa River5 launches
- Molalla River5 launches
- Nanticoke River5 launches
- Napa River5 launches
- Narragansett Bay East5 launches
- Ocmulgee River5 launches
- Ouachita River - Lake Ouachita5 launches
- Pensacola Bay5 launches
- Pickerel Lake5 launches · 3 states
- Pleasant Lake5 launches · 4 states
- Rock Creek - Rock Creek Lake5 launches
- Santa Rosa Sound5 launches · 2 states
- Sarasota Bay5 launches
- Satilla River5 launches
- Skagit River5 launches
- Smith River5 launches
- St. Johns River - Lake Monroe5 launches
- Sunapee Lake5 launches
- Tchefuncta River5 launches
- Tombigbee River5 launches
- Trent River5 launches
- Tygart River5 launches
- Upper Pond5 launches · 2 states
- Wabash River5 launches
- West Anadarche Arm - Lake Murray5 launches
- Wolf Lake5 launches · 3 states
- Youghiogheny River - Youghiogheny River Lake5 launches
Launch locations come from OpenStreetMap contributors. Access, fees and seasonal closures change; check with the managing agency before you tow. Browse every mapped ramp in the boat launch finder.
