Boat launches · The Sixth Lake
Lake St. Clair Boat Launches
Lake St. Clair launches cluster on the Michigan shore: the big Macomb County ramps on the lake and Anchor Bay, and the St. Clair River and North Channel launches up toward Algonac and Marine City.
Public launches
14
Trailer ramps
14
States
1
Counties
2
Before you launch
Launching on St. Clair
St. Clair averages about eleven feet deep and much of it is shallower. Outside the dredged shipping channel, watch the chart and the depth finder, and keep clear of freighter traffic in the channel itself. Wind across the open middle builds a sharp chop quickly.
Read the Lake St. Clair field guide for hazards and the season, and trailering and launching on big water before your first trip.
Room for a crowd
The most lanes on St. Clair
Ranked by lane count where the agency publishes one (Michigan DNR); other states' sites may be as big.
Harley Ensign Memorial
18 lanes, 287 trailer spaces on Lake Saint Clair.
Selfridge
14 lanes, 112 trailer spaces on Lake Saint Clair.
North Channel
8 lanes, 120 trailer spaces on Saint Clair River.
Clinton River Cut-off
6 lanes, 80 trailer spaces on Lake Saint Clair.
Marine City
4 lanes, 59 trailer spaces on Saint Clair River.
Fair Haven
4 lanes, 48 trailer spaces on Lake Saint Clair.
Michigan DNR
Lake St. Clair launches in Michigan 14
Macomb County 5
- Brandenburg Memorial ParkRamp
- Clinton River Cut-offRamp · 6 lanes · 80 trailers
- Harley Ensign MemorialRamp · 18 lanes · 287 trailers
- Metro Beach Metro Park WestRamp
- SelfridgeRamp · 14 lanes · 112 trailers
St. Clair County 9
- Algonac MunicipalSaint Clair RiverRamp
- Algonac State ParkSaint Clair RiverRamp · 1 lane · 5 trailers
- AmesSaint Clair RiverRamp · 1 lane · 35 trailers
- Deckers LandingRamp · 2 lanes · 35 trailers
- Fair HavenRamp · 4 lanes · 48 trailers
- Marine CitySaint Clair RiverRamp · 4 lanes · 59 trailers
- North ChannelSaint Clair RiverRamp · 8 lanes · 120 trailers
- SnooksSaint Clair RiverRamp · 1 lane · 35 trailers
- St. Clair MunicipalSaint Clair RiverRamp
Once you are on the water
What to fish on Lake St. Clair
How many public boat launches are on Lake St. Clair?
This directory lists 14 public launches on Lake St. Clair and its bays and harbor rivers — 14 trailer ramps and 0 unimproved or carry-in sites — from Michigan DNR data.
Which Lake St. Clair launches have the most lanes?
By lane count in the agency data: Harley Ensign Memorial (18 lanes), Selfridge (14 lanes), North Channel (8 lanes), Clinton River Cut-off (6 lanes). Lane counts are not published for every site.
Do Lake St. Clair boat launches charge a fee?
Some do and some do not, and it varies by owner — state, county, city or township. Where the agency publishes a fee, the launch page shows it; otherwise check with the listed manager before you go.
Sources
- Michigan DNR, State Sponsored Developed Boating Access Sites
- Shoreline: Natural Earth 1:10m lakes (public domain). Charts are not for navigation.
Retrieved 2026-10-05. Trailer ramps, unimproved and carry-in sites as each agency classifies them.