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Boat Launches Near Cedarville

10 public launches within 30 miles of downtown Cedarville, Michigan, 10 of them trailer ramps. The nearest is Cedarville, 0.2 miles SW.

Within 30 mi

10

Trailer ramps

10

Closest

0.2 mi

Chart of the shore around Cedarville, MI with 10 public launches markedCedarvilleHessel MarinaPine RiverBois BlancSt. IgnaceDe Tour PassageMackinaw City Municipal MarinaStraits State HarborCheboygan CountyHammond BayCedarville

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Public launches around Cedarville

Straight-line distance and direction from downtown, not a driving or boating route. Every figure is what the agency publishes; a blank means the agency is silent.

  1. 0.2 mi SW
    Cedarville
    Trailer ramp · 2 lanes, 14 trailer spacesDirections
  2. 3.2 mi W
    Hessel Marina
    Trailer ramp · 1 laneDirections
  3. 15 mi W
    Pine RiverPine River
    Trailer ramp · 30 trailer spacesDirections
  4. 19 mi S
    Bois Blanc
    Trailer rampDirections
  5. 20 mi SW
    St. Ignace
    Trailer ramp · 1 laneDirections
  6. 22 mi E
    De Tour Passage
    Trailer ramp · 2 lanes, 17 trailer spacesDirections
  7. 23 mi SW
    Mackinaw City Municipal Marina
    Trailer ramp · 1 lane, 54 trailer spacesDirections
  8. 23 mi SW
    Straits State Harbor
    Trailer ramp · 3 lanes, 72 trailer spacesDirections
  9. 24 mi S
    Cheboygan CountyCheboygan River
    Trailer rampDirections
  10. 30 mi S
    Hammond Bay
    Trailer ramp · 2 lanes, 18 trailer spacesDirections

Once you're off the trailer

What to fish out of Cedarville

Our Lake Huron fishing guides name water reached from these launches for 9 species:

Chinook Salmon · July through early September, best in the northern ports from Rogers City northChinook Salmon Fishing on Lake HuronPresque Isle and Hammond Bay: Cold water pushes close to shore along this shoreline and bait holds against the drop. Fish the 60 to 140 line from Forty Mile Point north.Coho Salmon · May through July, best in the northern third of the lakeCoho Salmon Fishing on Lake HuronDe Tour Passage: Cold St. Marys River water pushing through the passage concentrates smelt and holds coho later into summer than the open lake does. Fish the current seams on either side of the channel.Lake Sturgeon · June through September, outside the spring spawning periodLake Sturgeon on Lake HuronThe Cheboygan River and the Black Lake watershed: Northern Michigan's best-known sturgeon water, connected to Huron through the Cheboygan system. Black Lake's sturgeon are among the most intensively studied and protected in the country, with a guarded, heavily regulated winter season managed on a strict quota.Lake Trout · May and June on shallow rock, July through September deep, with a heavy fall reef biteLake Trout Fishing on Lake HuronDrummond Island and De Tour Passage: Cold current, clean rock and strong natural reproduction. Some of the most consistent lake trout water in the state, and protected enough for a smaller boat.Muskellunge · Late July through October, with September and October the best windowMuskie Fishing on Lake HuronThe Les Cheneaux Islands, Cedarville and Hessel: Thirty-six islands forming protected channels. Cabbage beds and rock in 5–14 ft, fishable when the open lake is out of the question.Northern Pike · May and June, September through November, and January through February on iceNorthern Pike Fishing on Lake HuronThe Les Cheneaux Islands, Cedarville and Hessel: Protected channels between thirty-six islands. Cabbage beds in 5–14 ft, sheltered from almost any wind, and a strong tip-up fishery when the ice comes.Smallmouth Bass · Mid-June through early October, with September the best size windowSmallmouth Bass Fishing on Lake HuronThe Les Cheneaux Islands, Cedarville and Hessel: Thirty-six islands and a network of protected channels. Rock, sand and cabbage in 6–18 ft, and enough shelter that you can fish on a day the open lake is impossible.Lake Whitefish · January through early March on the ice, with a fall reef window in late October and NovemberLake Whitefish Fishing on Lake HuronThe Les Cheneaux Islands — Cedarville and Hessel: Thirty-six islands making a maze of protected channels that freeze early and hold whitefish in 25 to 60 feet. The most reliable whitefish ice on Lake Huron.Yellow Perch · July through October on Saginaw Bay; January through early March on the Les Cheneaux iceYellow Perch Fishing on Lake HuronThe Les Cheneaux Islands, Cedarville and Hessel: A maze of protected channels at the north end of the lake. Winter perch here run bigger than anywhere else on Huron, and the islands break the wind well enough to make ice reliably.
Brown Trout on HuronSteelhead on HuronWalleye on Huron

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Questions

Where is the closest public boat launch to Cedarville?

Cedarville, about 0.2 miles SW of downtown in a straight line.

How many public boat launches are near Cedarville?

State agency data lists 10 public launches within 30 miles: 10 trailer ramps and 0 unimproved or carry-in sites, on Lake Huron and the bays and rivers that run into it.

What is the biggest boat ramp near Cedarville?

By the lane and trailer-parking counts the agencies publish, Straits State Harbor (3 lanes, 72 trailer spaces). Not every agency publishes those counts, so 2 of the 10 sites here could not be ranked.

Do boat launches near Cedarville charge a fee?

None of these 10 sites publishes fee information, which does not mean they are free; city and park launches often sell a daily or season pass. Confirm with the manager before you tow.

Who sets the fishing rules on Lake Huron near Cedarville?

Michigan DNR. Seasons, limits and license rules change, so read the current regulations before you go.

Up and down the shore

Launches near other Huron towns

St. Ignace, MI · 20 miMackinaw City, MI · 23 miCheboygan, MI · 25 miRogers City, MI · 48 miAlpena, MI · 79 miOscoda, MI · 120 mi

Source

Launch facts are from Michigan DNR, State Sponsored Developed Boating Access Sites, retrieved 2026-10-27. Ramps close for repairs, fees change and water levels move; confirm with the manager before you tow. Fishing rules are set by Michigan DNR.

Downtown positions are approximate. Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain); not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.

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