North Carolina Boat Ramps

North Carolina's diverse waterways—from the Atlantic Coast and sounds to inland lakes and rivers like the Neuse, Cape Fear, and Catawba—offer year-round boating opportunities for anglers, recreational cruisers, and water sports enthusiasts. The state maintains a network of 986 public boat ramps distributed across regions, with 33 offering confirmed free access and a mix of concrete, paved, and unpaved launch surfaces to accommodate different vessel types and water conditions. This directory helps you locate the nearest ramp to your location, compare amenities, and plan your launch day with confidence.

212
Total Ramps
24
Free Access
Name Fee Surface Access
Alexander River Park Access Public
Altamahaw Paddle Access Public
Altamahaw Paddle Access Public
Astoria Boat Ramp Public
Badin Lake Boat Ramp Public
Barnard Park Boat Ramp Public
Barnard Park Raft Launch Public
Beatty Ford Access Area concrete yes
Bent Creek River Park Access Public
Big Hill Road Access sand yes
Blantyre River Access Public
Boat Ramp Public
Boat Ramp Public
Boat Ramp Public
Boone Access yes
Boone's Cave Access Public
Brice's Creek Boat Launch Public
Brooks Bridge Paddle Access Public
Canal Bridge Boat Ramp Public
Canal Bridge Boat Ramp Public
Canal Bridge Boat Ramp Public
Canoe Access Public
Canoe Launch Public
Canoe/Kayak launch Free plastic Public
Cascading Falls gravel Public
Castle Ford Access yes
Cedar Cliff Free yes
Champion Park Access Public
Chicken Bridge Paddle Access Public
Cliffs of the Neusse Canoe Launch Public
Cooleemee Access Public
Cooleemee Falls Portage Public
Cooleemee Falls Portage Public
Corpening Bridge Access Area Free asphalt yes
Cowan's Ford Boat Ramp private
Crater Park River Access Public
Craven Street Bridge Access Public
Dan River Gamelands River Access Free concrete Public
Dan's Take Out Public
Dillsboro Launch Park Put-in Free yes
Dixon Fields Canoe Launch Free Public
Draper Landing Access Free concrete Public
Duke Energy Kayak/ Canoe Access unpaved Public
Duke Power Dam Portage Public
Duke Power Dam Portage Public
Duke's Hideaway Marina Slipway Fee paved customers
Dutchman Creek Boat Ramp Public
East lake Access Area Public
Emerald Isle Boat Ramp Public
Emerald Isle Boat Ramp Public
Etowah School Road Stream Access Public
Ferguson Access Public
Flat Branch boat launch Public
Fly Rod Lake Boat Ramp Public
Fort Landing Public
French Broad River Greenway Access Public
French Broad River Greenway Access Public
Geitner Park Boat Ramp Free asphalt yes
Glen Bridge River Access Public
Glencoe Paddle Access Public
Goldsborough Boating Access Area Public
Graham Paddle Access Public
Graham Paddle Access gravel Public
Grape Creek Slipway Free paved yes
Grassy Island Boat Access Public
Great Alamance Creek Paddle Access Public
Great Bend Park Paddle Access Public
Great Lake Boat Launch Public
Green Valley Access yes
Greenway Canoe Access Public
H.B. Rowe Park Access yes
H.B. Rowe Park Access Public
Hanging Dog Recreation Area Slipway paved yes
Hanging Rock Dan River Access Public
Hap Simpson River Access Public
Hart's River Access Public
Haywood Landing Boat Launch Free Public
Hemlock Golf Course River Access Public
Hickory Hill Boat Ramp Public
Hidden Cove Boat Ramp Public
Hidden Cove Boat Ramp Public
Highway 704 River Access Public
Hiwassee Street Slipway Free concrete yes
Holden Beach Boat Slip Public
Hominy Creek River Access Public
Horse Shoe River Access Public
Huntsville Access Public
Idols Dam Portage Public
Idols Dam Portage Public
Indian Valley Paddle Access Public
Island Ford Access Public
Island Ford River Access Free Public
Jacobs Creek River Access Public
Jessups Mill River Access Public
John's River Boat Access Free paved yes
KAYAK Public
KAYAK Public
Kayak Launch Public
Klyce Street River Access Free metal Public
Lake Adger Boat Ramp Public
Lake Higgins Marina Public
Lake Norman Marina Slipway concrete customers
Lake Norman RV Resort Slipway concrete customers
Leaksville Boating Access Public
Leaksville Landing Access Free gravel Public
Ledges Whitewater Park Access Public
Lena Davis River Access Free concrete yes
Lena Davis River Access Free concrete yes
Lewellyn Branch Lake Access Public
Linville River Boat Ramp Public
Linville River Boat Ramp Public
Little River Marina Boat Ramp Public
LNYC RMC Ramp private
Long Cove Slipway Fee concrete customers
Long Point Boat Launch Free Public
Mackeys Marina Fee Public
Madison River Park Public
Madison River Park yes
Marley Ford Canoe Launch Public
Mashoes Boat Ramp Public
Mason's Landing Public
Mayodan Access Public
Millburnie Dam Canoe Launch Public
Milltail Creek Public
Moratock Park Access Public
Moravian Creek Access Public
Mount Holly Access concrete Public
Mountain Island Boat Landing Public
Nantahala Outdoor Center Boat Launch yes
NC 268 Ararat River Access Public
NC 801 Access Public
Old 228 Fontana Lake Boat Ramp concrete yes
Old U.S. 421 River Park Access Public
Panel Branch Lake Access Public
Payne Street Slipway Free concrete yes
Penrose River Access Public
Pine Hall Boat Ramp Public
Pine Lake Boat Ramp Public
Pine Run Access yes
Piney Bluff Boat Ramp Public
Pisgah Forest Access Public
Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area Public
Poole Road Canoe Launch Public
Powerhouse Boat Access Public
Prices landing boating access area Public
Ramsey Bend Slipway paved yes
Red Hill Boat Access Public
Red Slide Park Paddle Access Public
Redmon Dam River Access Free yes
Riverside Access Public
Roaring River Access Public
Robeson Creek Boat Ramp Public
Roby Green Access yes
Ronda Access Public
Rowan County Pump Station Access Public
Rymers Ferry Lake Access Public
Saxapahaw Lake Access Public
Saxapahaw Mill Race Access Public
Settles Bridge Access Public
Seven Springs Boating Access yes
Shadow Lake Boat Ramp Public
Shallow Ford Paddle Access Public
Sharron Harris boat ramp Public
Sheets Bridge New River Access Public
Shooks Marina Slipway paved Public
Shoup's Landing Public
Smithfield BAA Public
Smoot Park Access Public
Smoot Park Access Public
Sneads Ferry Boating Access Public
Sneads Ferry Boating Access Public
Snow Creek Access Public
Spring Valley Lake Boat Ramp Public
Stackhouse Boat Launch Free yes
Stackhouse River Access Public
Stumpy Point Access Area yes
survey hand-carry boat slip Public
Swepsonville River Park Lower Access Public
Swepsonville River Park Upper Access Public
Tailwater Access Public
Tanglewood Yadkin River Access Public
Terry's Marina Slipway Fee concrete private
Thagard Lake Boat Ramp Public
Tharrington Park Access Public
Tharrington Park Access Public
The Anchorage Inn Marina Slipway Public
The Vineyards on Lake Wylie Slipway concrete private
Three Rivers Boat Ramp Public
Todd Island Access yes
Troy (Little River) Boat Access Public
U.S. Coast Guard - Base Elizabeth City Public
U.S. Coast Guard - Station Emerald Island Public
U.S. Coast Guard - Station Fort Macon private
U.S. Coast Guard - Station Hobucken Public
U.S. Coast Guard - Station Oak Island Public
Union Bridge Paddle Access yes
US 601 River Access Public
US 64 River Access Public
US BUS 220 Boat Access Public
Uwharrie River NC 109 Bridge Access Free yes
Village Marina Public
W.C. (Billy) Crisp Slipway Free unpaved yes
Watermill Boat Ramp Free paved yes
Weldon's Landing Public
Westfeldt River Park Access Public
Whisper Lake Boat Ramp Public
Wildlife Resource Commission Ramp concrete yes
Wildlife Woods Campground Slipway concrete Public
Woodfin Park Access Public
Yadkin Shore Access Public
Yadkin Valley Community Park Access Public
York Hill Yadkin River Access yes