Massachusetts Boat Ramps

Massachusetts offers exceptional boating opportunities across its Atlantic coastline, major rivers like the Charles and Merrimack, and numerous inland lakes that draw recreational and commercial vessels year-round. The state maintains 429 public boat ramps distributed throughout its regions, with 24 confirmed free-access locations and a variety of surfaces including concrete, asphalt, and paved options to accommodate different vessel types and water conditions. This directory helps you locate the nearest launch point, confirm access policies, and plan your water outings across the Commonwealth.

96
Total Ramps
13
Free Access
Name Fee Surface Access
Amesbury Public Boat Launch Public
Ashumet Pond Boat Launch Public
Bade Canoe Launch Public
Baldpate Pond Ramp Public
Big Alum Boat Ramp Free asphalt yes
Blessing of the Bay Boat Ramp Public
Boat Launch gravel Public
Boat Ramp Public
Boat Ramp Public
Briarcliff Lodge Boat Ramp Public
Brownell Street Boat Ramp Public
Canoe & Kayak launch Public
Canoe and kayak lanch point ground Public
Canoe and Kayak launch Free Public
Canoe and Kayak Launch Free Public
Canoe Kayak Launch Public
canoe launch Public
Canoe Launch Public
canoe launchpoint ground Public
Car top boat Only Launch Free ground yes
Cartopper Only Launch Public
Cartopper Only Launch dirt yes
Chebacco Lake Boat Ramp Free asphalt yes
Cheshire Boat Launch Free asphalt yes
Cook Pond Access Public
Corliss Landing Public
Decker Landing Public
Defunct Boat Ramp asphalt no
Draper's Point Public
Duck Boat Ramp Free concrete private
First Settlers' Landing yes
Fort Pond Boat Launch Public
Four-mile Pond Ramp yes
Freshwater Cove Landing Public
Gill Boat Launch Public
Great Bay Boat Launch Public
Great Bay Boat Launch asphalt yes
Green Pond Town Landing concrete yes
Hathaway Park Boat Ramp Public
Hoopers Landing Free yes
Johns Pond Boat Launch Public
Joppa Slip paved Public
Kernwood Marina yes
Kettle Cove Landing Public
Lake Boon ground yes
Lake Mascuppic Access Public
Lake Winthrop Shorefishing Area Public
Leovich Landing Free Public
Leverett Pond Boat Launch Free Public
Little Long Pond Boat Access Public
Long Pond Boat Launch Public
Long Wharf Landing Public
Lorraine Larrabee Boat Launch Public
Lovells Pond Boat Ramp Public
Lovells Pond Boat Ramp Public
Magansett Bay Landing yes
Margin Street Boat Ramp Public
Marshfield Boat Launch Facility Public
Mashpee Neck Boat Ramp Public
Mashpee Neck Marina Boat Ramp Public
Megansett Boat Ramp Public
Monponsett Pond Boat Launch Public
Nelson Memorial Park Boat Ramp Public
Newbury Landing yes
Old Calf Pasture Boat Launch unpaved yes
Petapawag Boat Launch Public
Peter's Pond Boat Launch private
Popes Landing Public
Quaboag Pond Boat Ramp Public
Red Bridge Boat Launch Public
Red Wing Bay Boat Launch Public
Route 225 Boat Launch Public
Sandy Beach Boat Ramp yes
seasonal car top boat slipway Free plastic yes
Shawsheen Pines Canoe Launch Public
small roof top boat launch Public
Somerby's Landing Public
South Watuppa Boat Ramp Public
Spy Pond Boat Launch yes
Stockbridge Boat Launch Public
Swift River Launch Free concrete yes
The Slip Public
Town Landing Public
Waquoit Bay Landing concrete yes
Ware river Public
Wayland Town Dock Public
Weir Village Riverfront Park Public
Wequaquet Lake Boat Ramp Free yes
West Falmouth Public Boat Launch Public
Westport River Boat Ramp Public
Weymouth Landing Access Ramp Public
White Pond Boat Ramp Public
White Pond Road Boat Ramp gravel Public
White's Landing asphalt Public
Winthrop Boat Ramp Fee asphalt Public
Woerd Avenue Boat Launch Public