Trailer ramp · Lake Huron · Michigan

Alpena Municipal Marina

Name: Alpena Municipal Marina
Address: MI, US
Telephone: 989-354-6871

A public trailer ramp on Lake Huron in Alpena County, Michigan. Managed by City of Alpena.

Directions Call 989-354-6871 All Huron launches

The launch

What the agency lists

Launch type: Trailer ramp
Water: Lake Huron
Fee: Not published in the source — ask the manager
Managed by: City of Alpena
Owner: Municipal
Location: Alpena County, Michigan
Coordinates: 45.0588° N, 83.4284° W

Before you launch

Lake Huron is big water

Saginaw Bay is shallow and builds a steep, short sea in a hurry; the open-lake ports along the Thumb and the northeast shore can be a long way apart. Know the next harbor down the shore before the wind tells you that you need it.

Saginaw Bay ice that separates from shore. Offshore wind on a shallow bay has stranded groups of anglers on drifting plates more than once, requiring air rescue. Never cross a pressure crack you cannot recross.
Shallow, steep chop in the bay. Eleven to twenty feet of water builds an ugly short-period sea in a moderate wind, far rougher for its height than deep water.
Long unserviced stretches of Michigan shoreline between Harbor Beach and Alpena. Marina spacing is wide; fuel planning matters.

Read how to read a Great Lakes marine forecast and trailering and launching on big water. Pack the big-water safety kit.

From this launch

What to fish on Lake Huron

Our Huron fishing guides name spots at or near Alpena:

Brown Trout · Late March through May, with a second window from October into December near harbors and river mouths

Brown Trout Fishing on Lake Huron

Thunder Bay and the Thunder Bay River, Alpena: Protected water that warms early and holds browns close to the river mouth from ice-out into May.

Chinook Salmon · July through early September, best in the northern ports from Rogers City north

Chinook Salmon Fishing on Lake Huron

Alpena and Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay produces mixed bags — the occasional king among lake trout and walleye. Fish the outside of North Point and the deeper water east of Thunder Bay Island.

Coho Salmon · May through July, best in the northern third of the lake

Coho Salmon Fishing on Lake Huron

Alpena and Thunder Bay: Mixed-bag water. Coho show among lake trout and steelhead on the outside of North Point and around Thunder Bay Island in early summer.

Lake Sturgeon · June through September, outside the spring spawning period

Lake Sturgeon on Lake Huron

Thunder Bay and the Thunder Bay River, Alpena: Sturgeon are occasionally encountered in the bay and near the river mouth. Another water where a hooked fish is a release fish.

Lake Whitefish · January through early March on the ice, with a fall reef window in late October and November

Lake Whitefish Fishing on Lake Huron

Thunder Bay, Alpena: Whitefish hold on the deep flats and around the reef complex outside the bay. Ice is less dependable here than in the north, but boat fishing in late fall is productive.

Smallmouth Bass · Mid-June through early October, with September the best size window

Smallmouth Bass Fishing on Lake Huron

Thunder Bay, Alpena: A large protected bay with limestone bottom, islands and reefs in 10–25 ft. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary shipwreck field sits in the same water — treat wrecks as protected sites, not fishing structure.

Steelhead Lake Trout Muskellunge Northern Pike Walleye Yellow Perch

Huron by season

SpringSaginaw Bay wakes up first SummerTrolling season on the bay, deep structure on the main lake FallBig walleye out deep, lakers up on the rock WinterSaginaw Bay is one of the great ice fisheries in America

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Nearest Huron launches

North Riverfront Park0.3 mi · trailer ramp · 2 lanes · MI
Rockport10 mi · trailer ramp · MI
Snug Harbor11 mi · hand / carry-in launch · MI
Black River Mouth18 mi · trailer ramp · MI
Presque Isle20 mi · trailer ramp · 2 lanes · MI
Harrisville28 mi · trailer ramp · 6 lanes · MI

Straight-line distance, not a boating route.

Landmarks from the water

Lighthouses nearby

Alpena Light0.3 mi

For the crew ashore

Beaches nearby

On shore nearby

Worth the stop

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary0.3 mi · park

Source

Launch facts are from the Michigan DNR, State Sponsored Developed Boating Access Sites, retrieved 2026-10-05. Ramps close for repairs, fees change and water levels move; confirm with City of Alpena before you tow. Fishing rules are set by theMichigan DNR.

Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.

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