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Boat Launches Near Green Bay

7 public launches within 20 miles of downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin, 7 of them trailer ramps. The nearest is Green Bay Metropolitan Boat Launch, 1.7 miles N.

Within 20 mi

Trailer ramps

Closest

1.7 mi

Closest first

Public launches around Green Bay

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.

1.7 mi N
Green Bay Metropolitan Boat LaunchFox River · Green Bay
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5.4 mi N
Peter's LandingHoward
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7.4 mi N
Harbor Lights RoadGreen Bay · Suamico
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8.2 mi N
Suamico Boat LandingSuamico River · Suamico
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13 mi NE
Cecil Depeau Bay Shore Park Boat RampGreen Bay · Green Bay
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17 mi NE
Red River ParkRed River
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19 mi NE
Beauty View Road AccessUnion
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Once you're off the trailer

What to fish out of Green Bay

Our Lake Michigan fishing guides name water reached from these launches for 5 species:

Northern Pike · May and June, September through November, and January through February on Green Bay iceNorthern Pike Fishing on Lake MichiganLittle Bay de Noc and Big Bay de Noc: The top of Green Bay out of Escanaba and Gladstone. Shallow protected weed flats, a huge pike population, and one of Michigan's better tip-up fisheries when the ice sets up.Smallmouth Bass · Mid-June through early October, with September the peak for sizeSmallmouth Bass Fishing on Lake MichiganSturgeon Bay and Little Sturgeon, Door County: The Green Bay side of the Door Peninsula. Warm, fertile, rocky and productive — and by far the most heavily fished smallmouth water on the lake, having hosted major national tournaments.Walleye · Late March through May in the bays, then late June through August on the reef and open-bay patternWalleye Fishing on Lake MichiganThe lower Fox River at Green Bay: The single largest walleye spawning run on Lake Michigan. Late March into April, from the De Pere dam downstream. Shoulder-to-shoulder shore access and a boat launch scene that runs day and night.Muskellunge · September through November, with late October and November the heavy-fish windowGreen Bay Muskie Fishing: The Lower Fox, Sturgeon Bay & Fall TrollingThe lower Fox River, De Pere to the mouth at Green Bay: The center of the program. Wisconsin DNR nets adult muskellunge here every spring, takes eggs from Fox River spawners for the hatchery, and has stocked the river since 1989. Fish run the river below the De Pere dam and out into the bay.Yellow Perch · July through October in the southern basin; December through March on Green Bay iceYellow Perch Fishing on Lake MichiganSturgeon Bay and Sawyer Harbor, Door County: Green Bay side. The best numbers of perch on the lake, and the anchor of a serious winter ice fishery when the bay locks up.

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Before you launch

Lake Michigan is big water

The pier-head channel is the dangerous part of the trip. An onshore wind stacks waves where the channel meets the lake, and the run home can be far worse than the run out. Check the wind direction against the harbor mouth before you leave the ramp.

Longshore currents and structural rip currents at the piers. Lake Michigan produces more drowning fatalities than any other Great Lake, and most of them happen to swimmers near breakwalls and piers, not to anglers offshore.
Sudden north-to-northwest wind shifts. The lake runs 300 miles north to south, so a northerly builds enormous fetch and turns a flat morning into a five-foot afternoon on the south end.
Seiche events. Wind and pressure can push water to one end of the basin and let it slosh back, producing fast, unexpected water-level swings — one on the Chicago shoreline in 1954 killed several people on a pier.

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

For the crew ashore

Beaches

Landmarks from the water

Lighthouses

Questions

Where is the closest public boat launch to Green Bay?

Green Bay Metropolitan Boat Launch, about 1.7 miles N of downtown in a straight line.

How many public boat launches are near Green Bay?

State agency data lists 7 public launches within 20 miles: 7 trailer ramps and 0 unimproved or carry-in sites, on Lake Michigan and the bays and rivers that run into it.

Do boat launches near Green Bay charge a fee?

None of these 7 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 Michigan near Green Bay?

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

Up and down the shore

Launches near other Michigan towns

Kewaunee, WI · 25 mi Oconto, WI · 27 mi Algoma, WI · 29 mi Manitowoc–Two Rivers, WI · 34 mi Sturgeon Bay, WI · 38 mi Marinette–Menominee, WI · 45 mi

Source

Launch facts are from Wisconsin DNR, Public Boat 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 Wisconsin 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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