Boat launches by town
Launches Near the Port Towns
Pick the town you are driving to. Each page lists the public launches around it, closest first, with what the agencies publish about lanes and parking, then what to fish from there and where the crew can go ashore.
Lake Superior 11 towns
- Duluth–Superior, MN7 launches within 20 mi · nearest Barkers Island Marina, 5.1 mi
- Two Harbors, MN6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Burlington Bay, 0.5 mi
- Silver Bay, MN6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Black Beach, 0.6 mi
- Grand Marais, MN7 launches within 20 mi · nearest Grand Marais Safe Harbor, 0.3 mi
- Cornucopia, WI6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Bell Marina - Cornucopia Access, 0.1 mi
- Bayfield, WI6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Bayfield City Boat Launch, 0.2 mi
- Ashland, WI9 launches within 12 mi · nearest Kreher Park Boat Landing, 0.3 mi
- Houghton, MI10 launches within 12 mi · nearest Houghton Downtown, 0.2 mi
- Copper Harbor, MI4 launches within 30 mi · nearest Copper Harbor, 0.6 mi
- L'Anse, MI6 launches within 20 mi · nearest L'anse Village Dock, 0.2 mi
- Marquette, MI4 launches within 30 mi · nearest Cinder Pond Marina, 0.5 mi
Lake Michigan 30 towns
- Petoskey, MI6 launches within 30 mi · nearest Petoskey Municipal Marina, 0.3 mi
- Traverse City, MI7 launches within 12 mi · nearest Clinch Memorial, 0.2 mi
- Leland, MI11 launches within 20 mi · nearest Leland Township Marina, 0.1 mi
- Manistee, MI7 launches within 30 mi · nearest First Street Ramp, 0.8 mi
- Ludington, MI6 launches within 30 mi · nearest Loomis Street, 0.5 mi
- Muskegon, MI6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Giddings Street Ramp, 0.7 mi
- Grand Haven, MI7 launches within 20 mi · nearest Grand Haven Municipal, 0.9 mi
- South Haven, MI5 launches within 30 mi · nearest Black River Park, 0.5 mi
- St. Joseph, MI6 launches within 30 mi · nearest Marina Island, 1.2 mi
- Escanaba, MI8 launches within 12 mi · nearest Aronson Island, 1.0 mi
- Manistique, MI8 launches within 30 mi · nearest Manistique Municipal Ramp, 0.4 mi
- Chicago, IL8 launches within 12 mi · nearest 12th Street Beach Boat Launch, 1.6 mi
- Hammond, IN7 launches within 12 mi · nearest Whihala Beach County Park, 4.7 mi
- Gary, IN9 launches within 20 mi · nearest Pastrick Marina, 6.3 mi
- Portage, IN8 launches within 20 mi · nearest Portage Marina (Burns Waterway), 2.9 mi
- Michigan City, IN6 launches within 20 mi · nearest Trail Creek Marina, 0.8 mi
- Kenosha, WI4 launches within 30 mi · nearest Simmon's Island Boat Harbor, 0.7 mi
- Racine, WI6 launches within 30 mi · nearest Lake Michigan Access (Pershing Park), 0.2 mi
- Milwaukee, WI6 launches within 30 mi · nearest River Front Launching Site, 1.0 mi
- Sheboygan, WI10 launches within 30 mi · nearest South 8th Street Boat Launch, 0.4 mi
- Manitowoc–Two Rivers, WI7 launches within 20 mi · nearest S. Lakeview Drive Carry-in, 0.4 mi
- Kewaunee, WI7 launches within 12 mi · nearest Kewaunee Boat Landing, 0.4 mi
- Algoma, WI9 launches within 12 mi · nearest Algoma Marina, 0.1 mi
- Sturgeon Bay, WI10 launches within 12 mi · nearest Sawyer Park Boat Ramp, 0.4 mi
- Egg Harbor, WI12 launches within 12 mi · nearest Egg Harbor Municipal Marina, 0.1 mi
- Sister Bay, WI12 launches within 12 mi · nearest Sister Bay Marina, 0.3 mi
- Washington Island, WI9 launches within 12 mi · nearest Dock Road Public Access, 1.6 mi
- Green Bay, WI7 launches within 20 mi · nearest Green Bay Metropolitan Boat Launch, 1.7 mi
- Oconto, WI10 launches within 12 mi · nearest Oconto City Docks, 0.9 mi
- Marinette–Menominee, WI13 launches within 12 mi · nearest Stephenson Island Boat Landing, 0.2 mi
Lake Huron 14 towns
- Lexington, MI4 launches within 30 mi · nearest Lexington State Harbor, 0.2 mi
- Harbor Beach, MI7 launches within 30 mi · nearest Harbor Beach Ramp, 0.8 mi
- Port Austin, MI6 launches within 20 mi · nearest Port Austin, 0.3 mi
- Caseville, MI8 launches within 20 mi · nearest Caseville Dock, 0.2 mi
- Bay City, MI6 launches within 20 mi · nearest Saginaw River Mouth, 3.7 mi
- Au Gres, MI16 launches within 30 mi · nearest Au Gres River Mouth, 1.7 mi
- Tawas City, MI10 launches within 30 mi · nearest East Tawas, 1.6 mi
- Oscoda, MI5 launches within 30 mi · nearest Au Sable River Mouth, 1.0 mi
- Alpena, MI6 launches within 20 mi · nearest North Riverfront Park, 0.2 mi
- Rogers City, MI5 launches within 30 mi · nearest Rogers City Ramp, 0.3 mi
- Cheboygan, MI6 launches within 20 mi · nearest Cheboygan County, 0.6 mi
- Cedarville, MI10 launches within 30 mi · nearest Cedarville, 0.2 mi
- Mackinaw City, MI8 launches within 20 mi · nearest Straits State Harbor, 0.2 mi
- St. Ignace, MI9 launches within 20 mi · nearest St. Ignace, 0.4 mi
Lake Erie 18 towns
- Monroe, MI15 launches within 20 mi · nearest Bolles Harbor, 3.1 mi
- Toledo, OH7 launches within 12 mi · nearest Cullen Park, 4.7 mi
- Port Clinton, OH14 launches within 12 mi · nearest Portage River State Wildlife Area, 2.0 mi
- Sandusky, OH11 launches within 12 mi · nearest Shelby Street Public Boat Launch, 0.8 mi
- Huron, OH7 launches within 12 mi · nearest Huron River Boat Access, 0.3 mi
- Vermilion, OH9 launches within 12 mi · nearest Main Street Beach, 0.2 mi
- Lorain, OH11 launches within 12 mi · nearest Black River Wharf Boat Launch, 0.9 mi
- Cleveland, OH7 launches within 20 mi · nearest Edgewater Park, 1.8 mi
- Fairport Harbor, OH8 launches within 12 mi · nearest Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, 0.6 mi
- Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Geneva State Park (Geneva-on-the-Lake), 0.5 mi
- Ashtabula, OH10 launches within 20 mi · nearest Lakeshore Park, 2.9 mi
- Conneaut, OH6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Woodworth Road Public Boat Ramp, 0.7 mi
- Erie, PA12 launches within 12 mi · nearest Chestnut Street Boat Ramp, 0.7 mi
- North East, PA13 launches within 20 mi · nearest Northeast, 3.6 mi
- Dunkirk, NY6 launches within 30 mi · nearest Dunkirk Harbor, 0.6 mi
- Buffalo, NY9 launches within 30 mi · nearest Erie Basin Marina, 0.7 mi
- Wyandotte, MI7 launches within 12 mi · nearest Wyandotte Municipal Ramp, 0.9 mi
- Detroit, MI6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Riverside Park, 2.0 mi
Lake Ontario 8 towns
- Youngstown, NY7 launches within 30 mi · nearest Fort Niagara State Park, 1.1 mi
- Olcott, NY6 launches within 20 mi · nearest Newfane Marina, 0.1 mi
- Point Breeze, NY8 launches within 30 mi · nearest Oak Orchard State Marine Park East, 0.1 mi
- Rochester, NY6 launches within 20 mi · nearest LaSalles Landing Park, 4.4 mi
- Sodus Point, NY6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Sodus municipal launch, 0.5 mi
- Oswego, NY12 launches within 30 mi · nearest Wright's Landing Marina, 0.6 mi
- Sackets Harbor, NY11 launches within 12 mi · nearest Market Square Park, 0.2 mi
- Henderson Harbor, NY9 launches within 12 mi · nearest Henderson municipal launch, 1.1 mi
Lake St. Clair 4 towns
- St. Clair Shores, MI6 launches within 12 mi · nearest Clinton River Cut-off, 5.1 mi
- New Baltimore, MI12 launches within 12 mi · nearest Brandenburg Memorial Park, 1.5 mi
- Algonac, MI9 launches within 12 mi · nearest Algonac Municipal, 0.2 mi
- Port Huron, MI12 launches within 30 mi · nearest I-94 Bridge Ramp, 2.0 mi
Distances are straight lines from each town's downtown, not driving or boating routes. Launch facts come from the state and local agencies that run or inventory the launches and are dated 2026-10-27 on each launch page. Illinois north of Chicago (Waukegan, Winthrop Harbor) has no agency launch data yet, so those towns have no page here.