Every public boat ramp and launch on Crow Wing River in Minnesota, with directions and what to expect when you get there.
24 public launches · 9 with trailer ramps · 14 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 2 with restrooms
🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.
Links go to official Minnesota agency pages.
Counties: Wadena County, Cass County, Hubbard County, Todd County, Morrison County
East Gull Lake, Cass County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 5 miles west of Baxter on Hwy 210, then south
Baxter, Cass County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 2 miles west of Baxter on Hwy 210, then 4 miles south on Cass County 36 to the Gull river Bridge then south on access lane
Park Rapids, Hubbard County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 11 mi S of Nevis on Cnty Rd 13, then 1.5 mi E on Cnty Rd 109 to E bank of river.
Menahga, Wadena County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 3.5 miles East of Menagha on Co Rd 17, then 4 miles East on Co Rd 150, then 1.5 mile East on Shell River Township Road.
Staples, Todd County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 3 mi W of Motley.
Staples, Wadena County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 2.75 miles East of Staples on Wadena Co. Rd. #3, then 0.75 mile North on Thomastown Township Road.
Staples, Wadena County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 2.5 miles North of Staples on Wadena Co. Rd. #30, then 0.5 mile East on access entry road.
Staples, Wadena County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 2 miles north of Staples, on CSAH 30, on the south bank of the Crow Wing River.
Staples, Morrison County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: In Motley, at the South-west corner of the MN Hwy. 210 bridge.
Park Rapids, Hubbard County
Managed by Hubbard County
Directions: 1.7 miles south of Nevis, on County Road 13, on the Crow Wing River.
Menahga, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: In Hutersville on CSAH 18.
Staples, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: 11 miles north of Staples, just east of Lyons State Forest on the west bank of the Crow Wing River.
Menahga, Wadena County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 3.5 miles North of Sebeka on Hwy. 71, then 4 miles East on Co Rd 13, then 1 mile North on Co Rd 23, then 4 miles East on Co Rd 15.
Menahga, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: In the city of Nimrod, on the upstream side of the Highway 227 Bridge, on the left bank of the Crow Wing River.
Menahga, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: 3.8 miles north of Nimrod, on the right bank of the Crow Wing River.
Staples, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: 5.5 miles north of Staples, 2 miles east of CSAH 29, on the west bank of the Crow Wing River.
Staples, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: 8.5 miles north of Staples, just south of CSAH 7, on the west bank of the Crow Wing River.
Menahga, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: Just southeast of Nimrod, 1 mile east of CSAH 26, on the northeast bank of the Crow Wing River.
Menahga, Wadena County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 4 miles East of Menagha on Co Rd 17, then 1 mile North on Co Rd 23, then 6 miles East on Co Rd 18, then 1 mile South on Huntersville Township Road.
Staples, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: 1 mile northwest of Oyler, just off County Road 138, on the right bank of the Crow Wing River.
Menahga, Wadena County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 3.5 miles North of Sebeka on Hwy. 71, then 4 miles East on Co Rd 13, then 1 mile North on Co Rd 23, then 4 miles East on Co Rd 15, then 0.5 mile North on the campground entry rd.
Staples, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: From Aldrich, 4 miles north on County Road 26, then 3 miles east on a gravel road, the 0.5 miles north.
Park Rapids, Wadena County
Managed by Wadena County
Directions: 1 miles north of Nimrod, off CSAH 18, on the east side of the Crow Wing River.
Menahga, Wadena County