Michigan Boat Ramps
2260 public launches · 1208 with trailer ramps · 20 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 62 confirmed free · 847 with restrooms
Includes official data from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Before you launch in Michigan
Links go to official Michigan agency pages.
Lakes
- Lake Huron (58)
- Lake Michigan (49)
- Lake Superior (29)
- Cass Lake (14)
- Lake Charlevoix (12)
- Lake Leelanau (11)
- Portage Lake (Houghton County) (11)
- Muskegon Lake (10)
- Hardy Dam Pond (9)
- Lake Saint Clair (9)
- Mullett Lake (9)
- Crystal Lake (Benzie County) (8)
- Lake Macatawa (8)
- Burt Lake (7)
- Torch Lake (Antrim County) (7)
- Hamlin Lake (6)
- Lake Cadillac (6)
- Upper Straits Lake (6)
- White Lake (Muskegon County) (6)
- Elizabeth Lake (5)
- Elk Lake (5)
- Higgins Lake (5)
- Lake Gogebic (5)
- Middle Straits Lake (5)
- Oxbow Lake (5)
- Pere Marquette Lake (5)
- Wolverine Lake (5)
- Belleville Lake (4)
- Black Lake (Presque Isle County) (4)
- Grand Lake (4)
- Houghton Lake (4)
- Hubbell Pond (4)
- Intermediate Lake (4)
- Lake Erie (4)
- Lakeville Lake (4)
- Lower Straits Lake (4)
- South Manistique Lake (4)
- Spring Lake (Ottawa County) (4)
- Torch Lake (Houghton County) (4)
- Watkins Lake (4)
- Alcona Dam Pond (3)
- Baldwins Lake (3)
- Baw Beese Lake (3)
- Big Manistique Lake (3)
- Boardman Lake (3)
- Clam Lake (3)
- Colley Lake (3)
- Crescent Lake (3)
- Grand Mere Lakes (3)
- Green Lake (Grand Traverse County) (3)
- Gun Lake (Barry County) (3)
- Haymarsh Lakes (3)
- Hubbard Lake (3)
- Indian Lake (Schoolcraft County) (3)
- Kent Lake (3)
- Lake Bellaire (3)
- Lake Esau (3)
- Lake Lac La Belle (3)
- Lake Margrethe (3)
- Lake Michigamme (3)
- Lake Missaukee (3)
- Lake Mitchell (3)
- Lake Muskoday (3)
- Lake Saint Helen (3)
- Manistee Lake (Manistee County) (3)
- Martiny Lake (3)
- North Commerce Lake (3)
- Ore Lake (3)
- Pine Lake (Oakland County) (3)
- Pontiac Lake (3)
- Torch Bay (3)
- Townline Lake (3)
- Union Lake (Oakland County) (3)
- Walled Lake (3)
- Walloon Lake (3)
- Walnut Lake (3)
- Anderson Lake (2)
- Arnold Lake (2)
- Austin Lake (2)
- Barton Pond (2)
- Bass Lake (Schoolcraft County) (2)
- Bear Lake (Manistee County) (2)
- Beatons Lake (2)
- Betsie Lake (2)
- Bodi Lake (2)
- Boney Falls Basin (2)
- Bruin Lake (2)
- C S Mott Lake (2)
- Center Lake (Jackson County) (2)
- Cisco Lake (2)
- Clear Lake (Montmorency County) (2)
- Clearwater Lake (2)
- Coldwater Lake (Branch County) (2)
- Cooke Dam Pond (2)
- County Line Lake (2)
- Cranberry Lake (Ottawa County) (2)
- Crooked Lake (Missaukee County) (2)
- Crooked Lake (Montmorency County) (2)
- Crooked Lake (Washtenaw County) (2)
- Crystal Lake (Montcalm County) (2)
- Dawsons Millpond (2)
- Dinner Lake (2)
- Douglas Lake (2)
- Driskels Lake (2)
- Duck Lake (Calhoun County) (2)
- Duck Lake (Gogebic County) (2)
- Duck Lake (Grand Traverse County) (2)
- Duck Lake (Oakland County) (2)
- Fife Lake (2)
- Foote Dam Pond (2)
- Fourmile Lake (2)
- Gemini Lakes (2)
- George Lake (2)
- Glidden Lake (2)
- Gooseneck Lake (2)
- Guthrie Lake (2)
- Hayward Lake (2)
- Healy Lake (2)
- Hodenpyl Dam Pond (2)
- Hogset Lake (2)
- Hoister Lake (2)
- Holloway Reservoir (2)
- Juno Lake (2)
- Keweenaw Waterway (2)
- Lake Allegan (2)
- Lake Angelus (2)
- Lake Antoine (2)
- Lake Blind Sucker Flooding (2)
- Lake Dead Stream Flooding (2)
- Lake George (Branch County) (2)
- Lake Gratiot (2)
- Lake Lac Vieux Desert (2)
- Lake Lancer (2)
- Lake Lavine (2)
- Lake Mary (Menominee County) (2)
- Lake Roland (2)
- Lake Sherwood (2)
- Lake Victoria (2)
- Lake Winyah (2)
- Little Brevort Lake (2)
- Little Whitefish Lake (2)
- Long Lake (Cheboygan County) (2)
- Long Lake (Grand Traverse County) (2)
- Long Lake (Oakland County) (2)
- Long Lake (Presque Isle County) (2)
- Loon Lake (Oakland County) (2)
- Loon Lake (Oakland County) (2)
- Maceday Lake (2)
- Manistique Lake (2)
- Marion Lake (2)
- Morris Lake (2)
- Morrow Lake (2)
- Murphy Lake (2)
- Murray Lake (Kent County) (2)
- Newburgh Lake (2)
- Nichols Lake (2)
- Novi Lyon Drain (2)
- Orchard Lake (2)
- Otsego Lake (2)
- Paw Paw Lake (Berrien County) (2)
- Pentwater Lake (2)
- Pike Lake (Luce County) (2)
- Platte Lake (2)
- Pleasant Lake (Oakland County) (2)
- Portage Lake (Manistee County) (2)
- Proud Lake (2)
- Reeds Lake (2)
- Ross Lake (Gladwin County) (2)
- Round Lake (Mason County) (2)
- Sand Lake (Iosco County) (2)
- Secord Lake (2)
- Silver Fox Lake (2)
- Silver Lake (Branch County) (2)
- Silver Lake (Grand Traverse County) (2)
- Sixmile Lake (Antrim County) (2)
- South Commerce Lake (2)
- Stony Lake (Oceana County) (2)
- Sunday Lake (2)
- Thornapple Lake (2)
- Thousand Island Lake (2)
- Tippy Dam (2)
- Tubbs Lake (2)
- Upper Long Lake (2)
- Van Etten Lake (2)
- Voorheis Lake (2)
- Wabasis Lake (2)
- Whitewood Lakes (2)
- Wolf Lake (Jackson County) (2)
Rivers, bays and coast
- Grand River (42)
- Manistee River (32)
- Huron River (Washtenaw County) (31)
- Kalamazoo River (22)
- Muskegon River (Newaygo County) (19)
- Pere Marquette River (15)
- Au Sable River (Crawford County) (14)
- Menominee River (14)
- Maple River (12)
- Saint Joseph River (Berrien County) (12)
- Rifle River (10)
- Saginaw River (10)
- Tittabawassee River (10)
- Betsie River (9)
- Detroit River (8)
- Pine River (Lake County) (8)
- Boardman River (7)
- Cheboygan River (6)
- Flat River (6)
- River Raisin (6)
- Saint Marys River (Chippewa County) (6)
- Thornapple River (6)
- Au Sable River - South Branch (5)
- Bear River (5)
- Black River (Cheboygan County) (5)
- Jordan River (5)
- Paint River (5)
- Platte River (5)
- Saint Clair River (5)
- Shiawassee River (5)
- Thunder Bay River (5)
- Au Sable River (Iosco County) (4)
- Black River (St. Clair County) (4)
- Chippewa River (Isabella County) (4)
- Flint River (4)
- Little Manistee River (4)
- Macatawa River (4)
- Manistique River (4)
- South Branch White River (4)
- Sturgeon River (Houghton County) (4)
- Black Creek (3)
- Cass River (Saginaw County) (3)
- Cedar River (3)
- Clinton River (3)
- Crooked River (3)
- Dowagiac River (3)
- Fox River (3)
- Lower River Rouge (3)
- Mill Creek (3)
- Mio Dam Pond - Au Sable River (3)
- Net River (3)
- Portage River (Houghton County) (3)
- Saint Joseph River (St. Joseph County) (3)
- Silver River (3)
- Sturgeon River (Cheboygan County) (3)
- Au Gres River (2)
- Au Sable River - North Branch (2)
- Bad River (2)
- Baldwin River (2)
- Battle Creek (2)
- Bruce's Bayou (2)
- Brule River (2)
- Chocolay River (2)
- Clam River (2)
- Dead River Storage Basin (2)
- Dollarville Flooding - Tahquamenon River (2)
- Elk River (2)
- Escanaba River (2)
- Fox Creek (2)
- Galien River (2)
- Intermediate River (2)
- Little Muskegon River (2)
- Looking Glass River (2)
- Middle Branch River (2)
- Muskegon River (Missaukee County) (2)
- Pine River (Gratiot County) (2)
- Red Cedar River (2)
- Rogue River (2)
- Sturgeon River (Dickinson County) (2)
- Tahquamenon River (Luce County) (2)
- Tomahawk Creek Flooding (2)
- West Branch Escanaba River (2)
Counties
- Alcona County (17)
- Alger County (24)
- Allegan County (40)
- Alpena County (17)
- Antrim County (38)
- Arenac County (11)
- Baraga County (21)
- Barry County (33)
- Bay County (16)
- Benzie County (40)
- Berrien County (25)
- Branch County (22)
- Calhoun County (24)
- Cass County (30)
- Charlevoix County (34)
- Cheboygan County (52)
- Chippewa County (31)
- Clare County (20)
- Clinton County (15)
- Crawford County (32)
- Delta County (30)
- Dickinson County (31)
- Eaton County (11)
- Emmet County (26)
- Genesee County (15)
- Gladwin County (20)
- Gogebic County (52)
- Grand Traverse County (44)
- Gratiot County (10)
- Hillsdale County (15)
- Houghton County (49)
- Huron County (15)
- Ingham County (11)
- Ionia County (17)
- Iosco County (22)
- Iron County (51)
- Isabella County (12)
- Jackson County (21)
- Kalamazoo County (26)
- Kalkaska County (32)
- Kent County (35)
- Keweenaw County (16)
- Lake County (30)
- Lapeer County (15)
- Leelanau County (32)
- Lenawee County (12)
- Livingston County (31)
- Luce County (31)
- Mackinac County (31)
- Macomb County (13)
- Manistee County (35)
- Marquette County (49)
- Mason County (29)
- Mecosta County (35)
- Menominee County (33)
- Midland County (9)
- Missaukee County (15)
- Monroe County (14)
- Montcalm County (37)
- Montmorency County (20)
- Muskegon County (30)
- Newaygo County (36)
- Oakland County (180)
- Oceana County (17)
- Ogemaw County (29)
- Ontonagon County (17)
- Osceola County (13)
- Oscoda County (12)
- Otsego County (20)
- Ottawa County (38)
- Presque Isle County (31)
- Roscommon County (15)
- Saginaw County (12)
- Sanilac County (3)
- Schoolcraft County (42)
- Shiawassee County (2)
- St. Clair County (19)
- St. Joseph County (25)
- Tuscola County (9)
- Van Buren County (30)
- Washtenaw County (46)
- Wayne County (40)
- Wexford County (20)