Free Public Boat Ramps in Colorado

Colorado has 48 free public boat ramps — launches operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands with no access fee.

Free public boat ramps in Colorado
#	Name	City	Waterbody	Rating
1	Gates of Lodore Boat Ramp	—	Green River	—
2	Boat Launch Ramp	Aurora	Aurora Reservoir	—
3	Trickle Park Boat Ramp	—	Blanche Park Reservoir	—
4	Loma Boat Launch	Loma	Kiefer Extension Grand Valley Canal	—
5	Turquoise Lake Boat Ramp	—	Turquoise Lake	—
6	North Boat Launch	—	Chatfield Lake	—
7	South Boat Launch	Highlands Ranch	Chatfield Lake	—
8	Sunset Point Boat Ramp	—	Lake Granby	—
9	Navajo State Park Boat Ramp	—	Navajo Reservoir	—
10	East Boat Ramp	—	Cherry Creek Lake	—
11	West Boat Ramp	—	Cherry Creek Lake	—
12	Gross Reservoir Boat Ramp	Miramonte	Gross Reservoir	—
13	Whitewater Boat Launch	Whitewater	East Creek	—
14	Orchard Boat Ramp	—	Gunnison River	—
15	Corn Lake Boat Ramp	Clifton	Corn Lake	—
16	Palisade Rim Boat Ramp	—	Palisade Reservoir Number 1	—
17	Eggleston Boat Ramp	—	Baron Lake	—
18	Ford's Landing River Access	Texas Creek	Ford'S River	—
19	Small Boat Launch	—	Farmers Ditch	—
20	Two Bridges Boat Ramp	—	Colorado River	—
21	Deerlodge Park Boat Ramp	—	Yampa River	—
22	Echo Park Boat Launch	—	Pool Creek	—
23	Boat Launch Ramp	—	Barr Lake	—
24	Blue Heron Junior Service League Boat Ramp	Grand Junction	Independent Ranchmens Ditch	—
25	Heeney Boat Ramp	Heeney	Green Mountain Reservoir	—
26	North Pines Boat Ramp	—	Carter Lake Reservoir	—
27	Connected lakes Boat Ramp	—	Connecticut Lake	—
28	River Bend Park Boat Ramp	Palisade	River Bend	—
29	Morrison Cove Boat Ramp	—	Yampa River	—
30	Shadow Mountain Lake Boat Ramp	—	Shadow Mountain Lake	—
31	South Boat Ramp	—	Carter Lake Reservoir	—
32	Road Canyon Boat Ramp	Lake City CCD	Road Canyon Reservoir Number 1	—
33	Orchard Boat Ramp	Montrose	Gunnison River	—
34	Rio Grande Reservoir Boating Site	Lake City CCD	Rio Grande Reservoir	—
35	Ruedi Marina Boat Ramp	—	Ruedi Reservoir	—
36	Pinball Access Boat Launch	Silt	Colorado River	—
37	Lower Beaver Rec. Site	Montrose	Beaver Creek	—
38	Community Site	Silt	Eagle River	—
39	Ledges Rockhouse Area	Montrose	C C Ditch	—
40	Dikeside Boating Site	—	Nichols Reservoir	—
41	Dotsero Landing	Dotsero	Colorado River	—
42	Specie Creek Boat Launch	Montrose	Specie Creek	—
43	Catamount Bridge Boat Launch	Silt	Colorado River	—
44	Cottonwood Site	Silt	Cottonwood Island River	—
45	Ledges Cottonwood Area	Montrose	C C Ditch	—
46	Big Meadows Reservoir Boating Site	—	Big Meadows Reservoir	—
47	House Creek Boating Site	—	House Creek	—
48	Lyons Gulch Boat Launch	Silt	Lyons Gulch River	—

Frequently Asked Questions

Are public boat ramps free in Colorado?▾

Most public boat ramps in Colorado are free to use — they're operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands. BoatLaunchMap lists 48 free public launches in Colorado. Some charge a small daily launch fee or require a parking permit.

How many free public boat ramps are in Colorado?▾

Colorado has 48 free public boat ramps mapped on BoatLaunchMap, each with GPS coordinates, ratings, and directions.

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