Boat Ramps in Carlton County, Minnesota
26 public launches · 19 with trailer ramps · 7 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 10 with restrooms
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Lakes and rivers in Carlton County
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Chub Lake · Carlton, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 9 spaces
- Car parking
- 5 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 274 acres
- Nearest town
- 6 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 1.5 mi SW of Carlton on CSAH 3 to Chub Lake County Park.
Directions
Little Hanging Horn Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Gravel
- Trailer parking
- 3 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 127 acres
- Nearest town
- 19 mi from Cloquet
Managed by Baldwin Township
Directions: South side of Bayview Drive via Red Oak Lane via Cty. Rd. 13
Directions
Park Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Gravel
- Trailer parking
- 2 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 373 acres
- Nearest town
- 12 mi from Cloquet
Managed by Atkinson Township
Directions: 3 mi NW of Mahtowa on CSAH 7 on S shore.
Directions
Sand Lake · Carlton, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 2 spaces
- Car parking
- 6 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- No
- Lake size
- 123 acres
- Nearest town
- 14 mi from Cloquet
Managed by Carlton County
Directions: 6 miles east and 2 miles north of Barnum, off CSAH 6, on southeast shore of Sand Lake.
Directions
Bear Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 6 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 106 acres
- Nearest town
- 19 mi from Cloquet
Managed by Carlton County
Directions: .2 miles south of Barnum, east of CSAH 13 on south shore of Bear Lake.
Directions
Big Lake · Cloquet, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 20 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 566 acres
- Nearest town
- 9 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 11.7 mi NW of Carlton on Cnty Rd 109 on NW shore.
Directions
Bob Lake · Cloquet, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 4 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Lake size
- 78 acres
- Nearest town
- 10 mi from Cloquet
Managed by Atkinson Township
Directions: 3 miles west and 1 mile north of Atkinson, off CSAH 7, on west shore of Bob Lake.
Directions
Cole Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 7 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Lake size
- 149 acres
- Nearest town
- 28 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 1.5 mi SW of Wright on N shore.
Directions
Eagle Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 15 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 410 acres
- Nearest town
- 22 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 2.7 mi SW of Cromwell off CSAH 73 on Cty Rd on NE shore.
Directions
Echo Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 8 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 112 acres
- Nearest town
- 24 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 1.5 mi E of Moose Lake on Cnty Rd 137 to Moose Lake State Park.
Directions
Hanging Horn Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 6 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 420 acres
- Nearest town
- 20 mi from Cloquet
Managed by City of Barnum
Directions: 1 mi S of Barnum to Moose Horn River.
Directions
Hay Lake · Carlton, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 6 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Lake size
- 103 acres
- Nearest town
- 9 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 6.1 mi SW of Carlton on CSAH 4 on southwest shore.
Directions
Kettle Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Trailer parking
- 0 spaces
- Car parking
- 9 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Lake size
- 611 acres
- Nearest town
- 17 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
Directions: 7.3 mi SE of Cromwell on MN Hwy 210 and Cnty Rd on NW shore.
Directions
Moose Horn River · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 2 spaces
- Car parking
- 3 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Nearest town
- 24 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: .5 mi S of Moose Lake on frontage rd along Willard Munger State Trail.
Directions
Moosehead Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 7 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 289 acres
- Nearest town
- 23 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: In Moose Lake Park just S of CSAH 8 on NE shore.
Directions
Perch Lake · Cloquet, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 8 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Lake size
- 796 acres
- Nearest town
- 11 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 12 mi W of Carlton on MN Hwy 210 on SW shore.
Directions
Tamarack Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 7 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 228 acres
- Nearest town
- 26 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 6 mi SW of Cromwell on MN Hwy 210 on SW shore.
Directions
Lower (South) Island Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 6 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- Yes
- Nearest town
- 20 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 1 mi S of Cromwell on Cnty Rd 120 on SE shore.
Directions
Saint Louis River · Cloquet, Carlton County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 6 spaces
- Car parking
- 4 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- Yes
Managed by City of Cloquet
Directions: In Cloquet, N of junction of Highways 33 & 46, on S bank of St. Louis River, in Spafford Park.
Directions
Graham Lake · Carlton, Carlton County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Trailer parking
- 3 spaces
- Car parking
- 4 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Lake size
- 46 acres
- Nearest town
- 19 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 4 miles NE of Nickerson on Hwy. 23
Directions
Hanging Horn Lake · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Trailer parking
- 0 spaces
- Car parking
- 5 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- Yes
- Lake size
- 420 acres
- Nearest town
- 20 mi from Cloquet
Managed by Carlton County
Directions: 1.5 miles South of Barnum via Cty. Rd. 13
Directions
Miller Lake · Cloquet, Carlton County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Trailer parking
- 2 spaces
- Car parking
- 3 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Lake size
- 156 acres
- Nearest town
- 12 mi from Cloquet
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 16 mi NE of Cromwell then E on MN Hwy 210 then N on Cty Rd to north shore.
Directions
Blackhoof River · Carlton, Carlton County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Trailer parking
- 2 spaces
- Car parking
- 4 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Nearest town
- 13 mi from Cloquet
Managed by Carlton County
Directions: 7 miles southwest of Wrenshall, off County Road 103, on Blackhoof River.
Directions
Moose Horn River · Moose Lake, Carlton County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Trailer parking
- 0 spaces
- Car parking
- 2 spaces
- Restroom
- Yes
- Dock
- No
- Nearest town
- 19 mi from Cloquet
Managed by City of Barnum
Directions: In City of Barnum on CSAH 6.
Directions
Esko, Carlton County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Trailer parking
- 0 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
- Lake size
- 184 acres
- Nearest town
- 10 mi from Hermantown
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: From Carlton, take Hwy 210 west through Jay Cooke State Park to the Superior Hiking Trail parking lot
Directions
Cloquet, Carlton County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Trailer parking
- 0 spaces
- Restroom
- No
- Dock
- No
Managed by University of MN, Duluth
Directions: 2 miles E of Carlton to U of MN Duluth outpost
Directions