Free Public Boat Ramps in Connecticut

Connecticut has 130 free public boat ramps — launches operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands with no access fee. The highest-rated is Quinebaug Lake Car-Top Boat Launch in Killingly (5.0/5).

1.Quinebaug Lake Car-Top Boat Launch★ 5.0
KillinglyQuinebaug Pond
2.Milford - Helwig St Boat Ramp★ 5.0
MilfordGulf Pond
3.Canton Boat Launch★ 5.0
CantonFarmington River
4.Gorton Pond Boat Launch★ 5.0
East LymeGorton Pond
5.Salmon River Boat Launch★ 5.0
East HaddamPine Brook
6.Kirtland Landing★ 5.0
WestbrookChapmans Pond
7.Messerschmidt Pond★ 5.0
WestbrookMesserschmidt Pond
8.Green Falls Boat Ramp★ 5.0
VoluntownGreen Falls Reservoir
9.Guilford Boat Launch★ 5.0
GuilfordEast River
10.Dodge Pond Boat Launch★ 5.0
East LymeDodge Pond
11.Mohawk Mountain Boat Launch★ 5.0
CornwallMohawk Pond
12.North Farms Reservoir Boat Launch★ 5.0
WallingfordNorth Farms Reservoir
13.Mudge Pond Boat Launch★ 5.0
SharonMudge Pond
14.Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launch★ 5.0
ThompsonQuaddick Reservoir
15.Stillwater Pond Boat Launch★ 5.0
TorringtonStillwater Pond
16.Byram Park Boat Ramp★ 5.0
GreenwichLong Island Sound
17.Glasgo Pond State Boat Launch★ 5.0
GriswoldGlasgo Pond
18.Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch★ 5.0
HamptonHampton Reservoir
19.Holbrook Pond Boat Launch★ 5.0
HebronHolbrook Pond
20.Leonard Pond Boat Launch★ 5.0
KentLeonard Pond
21.Little Pond Boat Launch★ 5.0
ThompsonLittle Pond
22.Howell's Pond Boat Ramp★ 4.8
HartlandHowells Pond
23.Hadlyme Ferry Boat Launch★ 4.8
LymeHemlock Valley Brook
24.Hopeville Pond State Boat Launch★ 4.8
GriswoldPachaug Pond
25.Butts Bridge State Boat Launch★ 4.8
CanterburyAspinook Pond
26.Dog Pond Public Boat Launch★ 4.8
GoshenDog Pond
27.Ball Pond Boat Launch★ 4.8
New FairfieldBall Pond
28.West Hill Pond Boat Launch★ 4.8
BarkhamstedWest Hill Pond
29.Upper Moodus Reservoir Boat Launch★ 4.7
East HaddamLower Moodus Reservoir
30.Safe Harbor Deep River★ 4.7
Deep RiverDeep River
31.Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch★ 4.7
GuilfordQuonnipaug Lake
32.West Branch (Hogback) Reservoir Boat Launch★ 4.7
HartlandWest Branch Reservoir
33.West Rock State Park - Lake Wintergreen★ 4.7
HamdenWintergreen Lake
34.Burr Pond Boat Launch★ 4.7
TorringtonBurr Pond
35.Wyassup Lake Boat Ramp★ 4.7
North StoningtonWyassup Lake
36.Lake Waramaug Boat Launch★ 4.7
WashingtonLake Waramaug
37.Lake Lillinonah Boat Launch★ 4.7
BridgewaterLake Lillinonah
38.Mansfield Hollow Lake Boat Ramp★ 4.7
MansfieldMansfield Hollow Lake
39.Pachaug Pond Boat Launch★ 4.7
GriswoldPachaug Pond
40.Pattaconk Recreation Area (Cockaponset State Forest)★ 4.7
ChesterPattaconk Lake
41.Colebrook River Lake Boat Ramp★ 4.7
ColebrookColebrook River Lake
42.Clinton Town Dock★ 4.7
ClintonLong Island Sound
43.Dock Road Boat Ramp and Dock★ 4.6
MontvilleClark Cove
44.Baldwin Bridge State Boat Launch★ 4.6
Old SaybrookLieutenant River
45.Middle Bolton Lake Boat Launch★ 4.6
VernonLower Bolton Pond
46.Barn Island Boat Launch★ 4.6
StoningtonLong Island Sound
47.Birdseye Street Boat Launch★ 4.6
StratfordFrash Pond
48.Haddam Meadows State Park★ 4.6
HaddamLower Swamp
49.Powers Lake Boat Launch★ 4.6
East LymePowers Lake
50.Bayberry Lane Boat Launch★ 4.6
GrotonLong Island Sound
51.Bridgewater Boat Launch★ 4.6
NewtownLake Lillinonah
52.Four Mile River Boat Launch★ 4.6
Old LymeFour Mile River
53.Mystic River Bridge★ 4.6
GrotonMystic River
54.Ross Pond State Park★ 4.6
KillinglyRoss Pond
55.Lake Waramaug State Park Campground★ 4.6
KentWaramaug Lake
56.Wood Creek Pond Boat Launch★ 4.6
NorfolkWood Creek
57.Winchester Lake Boat Launch★ 4.6
WinchesterWinchester Lake
58.Great Island State Boat Launch★ 4.6
Old LymeLong Island Sound
59.Stoddard Hill State Boat Launch★ 4.5
LedyardBillings Avery Brook
60.Coventry Lake Boat Launch★ 4.5
CoventryWangumbaug Lake
61.Lake Lillinonah (Pond Brook) Boat Launch★ 4.5
NewtownLake Lillinonah
62.Knox Family Farm Preserve★ 4.5
StoningtonLong Island Sound
63.Essex Boat Ramp★ 4.5
EssexConnecticut River
64.Beach Pond Boat Launch★ 4.5
VoluntownBeach Pond
65.Bigelow Pond Boat Launch★ 4.5
UnionBigelow Pond
66.Windsor Boat Ramp★ 4.5
WindsorFarmington River
67.Fabyan Boat Launch★ 4.5
ThompsonTufts Branch
68.Park Pond Boat Launch★ 4.5
TorringtonWinchester Lake
69.Quinnapiac River Sackett Point Rd Boat Launch★ 4.5
North HavenQuinnipiac River
70.Pleasure Beach Boat Ramp★ 4.5
WaterfordLong Island Sound
71.Charter Oak Landing★ 4.4
HartfordHockanum River
72.Beseck Lake Boat Launch★ 4.4
MiddlefieldBeseck Lake
73.Bantam Lake Boat Launch★ 4.4
MorrisNo Mans Land Swamp
74.Mono Pond State Park Reserve★ 4.4
ColumbiaMono Pond
75.West Haven Public Boat Ramp★ 4.4
West HavenU.S. Coast Guard - Sector Long Island Sound
76.Rainbow Reservoir Boat Launch★ 4.4
WindsorRainbow Reservoir
77.Lake Of Isles State Boat Launch★ 4.4
North StoningtonLake of
78.Silver Lake Boat Launch★ 4.4
BerlinSilver Lake
79.Candlewood - Squantz Cove Public Boat Launch★ 4.4
New FairfieldSquantz Pond
80.Lake Zoar Public Boat Launch★ 4.3
SouthburyLake Zoar
81.Pattagansett Lake State Boat Launch★ 4.3
East LymePattagansett Lake
82.Bashan Lake Boat Launch★ 4.3
East HaddamBashan Lake
83.Batterson Park Pond Boat Launch and Parking Lot★ 4.3
New BritainBatterson Park Pond
84.Gardner Lake Boat Launch★ 4.3
SalemGardner Lake
85.Kings Island Boat Launch★ 4.2
EnfieldConnecticut River
86.Norwalk Boat Ramp★ 4.2
NorwalkSaugatuck Harbor
87.Dooley Pond★ 4.2
MiddletownDooley Pond
88.Thames River Boat Launch New London★ 4.2
New LondonThames River
89.Morey Pond Boat Launch★ 4.2
UnionMorey Pond
90.Lattins Cove Boat Launch★ 4.2
DanburyLake Candlewood
91.Carefree Boat Club at Bridge Square★ 4.1
WestportSaugatuck River
92.Sunnyside Boat Ramp★ 4.1
SheltonTurkey Hill Brook
93.Pickerel Lake Boat Launch★ 4.1
ColchesterPickerel Lake
94.East River State Boat Launch★ 4.0
GuilfordEast River
95.Safe Harbor Stratford★ 4.0
StratfordHousatonic River
96.Rogers Lake Public Boat Ramp★ 4.0
Old LymeRogers Lake
97.Town Of Southbury Boat Launch★ 4.0
RoxburyRoe Pond
98.Amos Lake Boat Launch★ 4.0
PrestonAvery Pond
99.Hatch Pond Boat Launch★ 4.0
KentHatch Pond
100.Donald W. Barnes Boat Launch★ 3.9
EnfieldFreshwater Pond
101.Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch★ 3.7
RidgefieldMamanasco Lake
102.Highland Lake Boat Launch★ 3.7
WinchesterHighland Lake
103.Horse Pond Boat Launch★ 3.6
SalemHorse Pond
104.Avery Pond State Boat Launch★ 3.3
PrestonAvery Pond
105.Quinnipiac River Lloyd St Boat Launch★ 3.1
New HavenLong Island Sound
106.Connecticut State Boat Launch - Saugatuck River★ 2.8
WestportSaugatuck River
107.Twin Lakes State Boat Launch
SalisburyWashining Lake
108.Lake Hayward Boat Launch
East HaddamLake Hayward
109.Lake Kenosia Boat Launch
DanburyLake Kenosia
110.Quinnipiac River Public Access
SouthingtonQuinnipiac River
111.Gales Ferry Launching Ramp
LedyardClark Cove
112.Cos Cob Boat Ramp
GreenwichLong Island Sound
113.Monroe Town Boat Ramp
MonroeLake Zoar
114.Niantic River Boat Launch
WaterfordNiantic River
115.Higganum Reservoir Boat Launch
HaddamHigganum Reservoir
116.Black Pond Boat Launch (Middlefield)
MiddlefieldBlack Pond
117.Salmon River Boat Launch
East HaddamSalmon River
118.Tyler Lake Public Boat Launch
GoshenTyler Lake
119.Uncas Lake Boat Launch
LymeUncas Lake
120.West Side Pond Boat Launch
GoshenWest Side Pond
121.Lower Bolton Pond Boat Launch
BoltonLower Bolton Pond
122.Black Pond Boat Launch Woodstock
WoodstockWitches Woods Lake
123.Cedar Lake
ChesterCedar Lake
124.Norwich Pond Boat Launch
LymeNorwich Pond
125.Housatonic River Boat Launch
MilfordHousatonic River
126.Crystal Lake Ellington Boat Launch
EllingtonCrystal Lake
127.Lantern Hill Pond Boat Launch
LedyardLantern Hill Pond
128.Lieutenant River Boat Launch
LymeLieutenant River
129.Long Pond Boat Launch
North StoningtonLong Pond
130.Squantz Pond Boat Launch
New FairfieldSquantz Pond

Free public boat ramps in Connecticut
#	Name	City	Waterbody	Rating
1	Quinebaug Lake Car-Top Boat Launch	Killingly	Quinebaug Pond	5.0/5
2	Milford - Helwig St Boat Ramp	Milford	Gulf Pond	5.0/5
3	Canton Boat Launch	Canton	Farmington River	5.0/5
4	Gorton Pond Boat Launch	East Lyme	Gorton Pond	5.0/5
5	Salmon River Boat Launch	East Haddam	Pine Brook	5.0/5
6	Kirtland Landing	Westbrook	Chapmans Pond	5.0/5
7	Messerschmidt Pond	Westbrook	Messerschmidt Pond	5.0/5
8	Green Falls Boat Ramp	Voluntown	Green Falls Reservoir	5.0/5
9	Guilford Boat Launch	Guilford	East River	5.0/5
10	Dodge Pond Boat Launch	East Lyme	Dodge Pond	5.0/5
11	Mohawk Mountain Boat Launch	Cornwall	Mohawk Pond	5.0/5
12	North Farms Reservoir Boat Launch	Wallingford	North Farms Reservoir	5.0/5
13	Mudge Pond Boat Launch	Sharon	Mudge Pond	5.0/5
14	Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launch	Thompson	Quaddick Reservoir	5.0/5
15	Stillwater Pond Boat Launch	Torrington	Stillwater Pond	5.0/5
16	Byram Park Boat Ramp	Greenwich	Long Island Sound	5.0/5
17	Glasgo Pond State Boat Launch	Griswold	Glasgo Pond	5.0/5
18	Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch	Hampton	Hampton Reservoir	5.0/5
19	Holbrook Pond Boat Launch	Hebron	Holbrook Pond	5.0/5
20	Leonard Pond Boat Launch	Kent	Leonard Pond	5.0/5
21	Little Pond Boat Launch	Thompson	Little Pond	5.0/5
22	Howell's Pond Boat Ramp	Hartland	Howells Pond	4.8/5
23	Hadlyme Ferry Boat Launch	Lyme	Hemlock Valley Brook	4.8/5
24	Hopeville Pond State Boat Launch	Griswold	Pachaug Pond	4.8/5
25	Butts Bridge State Boat Launch	Canterbury	Aspinook Pond	4.8/5
26	Dog Pond Public Boat Launch	Goshen	Dog Pond	4.8/5
27	Ball Pond Boat Launch	New Fairfield	Ball Pond	4.8/5
28	West Hill Pond Boat Launch	Barkhamsted	West Hill Pond	4.8/5
29	Upper Moodus Reservoir Boat Launch	East Haddam	Lower Moodus Reservoir	4.7/5
30	Safe Harbor Deep River	Deep River	Deep River	4.7/5
31	Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch	Guilford	Quonnipaug Lake	4.7/5
32	West Branch (Hogback) Reservoir Boat Launch	Hartland	West Branch Reservoir	4.7/5
33	West Rock State Park - Lake Wintergreen	Hamden	Wintergreen Lake	4.7/5
34	Burr Pond Boat Launch	Torrington	Burr Pond	4.7/5
35	Wyassup Lake Boat Ramp	North Stonington	Wyassup Lake	4.7/5
36	Lake Waramaug Boat Launch	Washington	Lake Waramaug	4.7/5
37	Lake Lillinonah Boat Launch	Bridgewater	Lake Lillinonah	4.7/5
38	Mansfield Hollow Lake Boat Ramp	Mansfield	Mansfield Hollow Lake	4.7/5
39	Pachaug Pond Boat Launch	Griswold	Pachaug Pond	4.7/5
40	Pattaconk Recreation Area (Cockaponset State Forest)	Chester	Pattaconk Lake	4.7/5
41	Colebrook River Lake Boat Ramp	Colebrook	Colebrook River Lake	4.7/5
42	Clinton Town Dock	Clinton	Long Island Sound	4.7/5
43	Dock Road Boat Ramp and Dock	Montville	Clark Cove	4.6/5
44	Baldwin Bridge State Boat Launch	Old Saybrook	Lieutenant River	4.6/5
45	Middle Bolton Lake Boat Launch	Vernon	Lower Bolton Pond	4.6/5
46	Barn Island Boat Launch	Stonington	Long Island Sound	4.6/5
47	Birdseye Street Boat Launch	Stratford	Frash Pond	4.6/5
48	Haddam Meadows State Park	Haddam	Lower Swamp	4.6/5
49	Powers Lake Boat Launch	East Lyme	Powers Lake	4.6/5
50	Bayberry Lane Boat Launch	Groton	Long Island Sound	4.6/5
51	Bridgewater Boat Launch	Newtown	Lake Lillinonah	4.6/5
52	Four Mile River Boat Launch	Old Lyme	Four Mile River	4.6/5
53	Mystic River Bridge	Groton	Mystic River	4.6/5
54	Ross Pond State Park	Killingly	Ross Pond	4.6/5
55	Lake Waramaug State Park Campground	Kent	Waramaug Lake	4.6/5
56	Wood Creek Pond Boat Launch	Norfolk	Wood Creek	4.6/5
57	Winchester Lake Boat Launch	Winchester	Winchester Lake	4.6/5
58	Great Island State Boat Launch	Old Lyme	Long Island Sound	4.6/5
59	Stoddard Hill State Boat Launch	Ledyard	Billings Avery Brook	4.5/5
60	Coventry Lake Boat Launch	Coventry	Wangumbaug Lake	4.5/5
61	Lake Lillinonah (Pond Brook) Boat Launch	Newtown	Lake Lillinonah	4.5/5
62	Knox Family Farm Preserve	Stonington	Long Island Sound	4.5/5
63	Essex Boat Ramp	Essex	Connecticut River	4.5/5
64	Beach Pond Boat Launch	Voluntown	Beach Pond	4.5/5
65	Bigelow Pond Boat Launch	Union	Bigelow Pond	4.5/5
66	Windsor Boat Ramp	Windsor	Farmington River	4.5/5
67	Fabyan Boat Launch	Thompson	Tufts Branch	4.5/5
68	Park Pond Boat Launch	Torrington	Winchester Lake	4.5/5
69	Quinnapiac River Sackett Point Rd Boat Launch	North Haven	Quinnipiac River	4.5/5
70	Pleasure Beach Boat Ramp	Waterford	Long Island Sound	4.5/5
71	Charter Oak Landing	Hartford	Hockanum River	4.4/5
72	Beseck Lake Boat Launch	Middlefield	Beseck Lake	4.4/5
73	Bantam Lake Boat Launch	Morris	No Mans Land Swamp	4.4/5
74	Mono Pond State Park Reserve	Columbia	Mono Pond	4.4/5
75	West Haven Public Boat Ramp	West Haven	U.S. Coast Guard - Sector Long Island Sound	4.4/5
76	Rainbow Reservoir Boat Launch	Windsor	Rainbow Reservoir	4.4/5
77	Lake Of Isles State Boat Launch	North Stonington	Lake of	4.4/5
78	Silver Lake Boat Launch	Berlin	Silver Lake	4.4/5
79	Candlewood - Squantz Cove Public Boat Launch	New Fairfield	Squantz Pond	4.4/5
80	Lake Zoar Public Boat Launch	Southbury	Lake Zoar	4.3/5
81	Pattagansett Lake State Boat Launch	East Lyme	Pattagansett Lake	4.3/5
82	Bashan Lake Boat Launch	East Haddam	Bashan Lake	4.3/5
83	Batterson Park Pond Boat Launch and Parking Lot	New Britain	Batterson Park Pond	4.3/5
84	Gardner Lake Boat Launch	Salem	Gardner Lake	4.3/5
85	Kings Island Boat Launch	Enfield	Connecticut River	4.2/5
86	Norwalk Boat Ramp	Norwalk	Saugatuck Harbor	4.2/5
87	Dooley Pond	Middletown	Dooley Pond	4.2/5
88	Thames River Boat Launch New London	New London	Thames River	4.2/5
89	Morey Pond Boat Launch	Union	Morey Pond	4.2/5
90	Lattins Cove Boat Launch	Danbury	Lake Candlewood	4.2/5
91	Carefree Boat Club at Bridge Square	Westport	Saugatuck River	4.1/5
92	Sunnyside Boat Ramp	Shelton	Turkey Hill Brook	4.1/5
93	Pickerel Lake Boat Launch	Colchester	Pickerel Lake	4.1/5
94	East River State Boat Launch	Guilford	East River	4.0/5
95	Safe Harbor Stratford	Stratford	Housatonic River	4.0/5
96	Rogers Lake Public Boat Ramp	Old Lyme	Rogers Lake	4.0/5
97	Town Of Southbury Boat Launch	Roxbury	Roe Pond	4.0/5
98	Amos Lake Boat Launch	Preston	Avery Pond	4.0/5
99	Hatch Pond Boat Launch	Kent	Hatch Pond	4.0/5
100	Donald W. Barnes Boat Launch	Enfield	Freshwater Pond	3.9/5
101	Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch	Ridgefield	Mamanasco Lake	3.7/5
102	Highland Lake Boat Launch	Winchester	Highland Lake	3.7/5
103	Horse Pond Boat Launch	Salem	Horse Pond	3.6/5
104	Avery Pond State Boat Launch	Preston	Avery Pond	3.3/5
105	Quinnipiac River Lloyd St Boat Launch	New Haven	Long Island Sound	3.1/5
106	Connecticut State Boat Launch - Saugatuck River	Westport	Saugatuck River	2.8/5
107	Twin Lakes State Boat Launch	Salisbury	Washining Lake	—
108	Lake Hayward Boat Launch	East Haddam	Lake Hayward	—
109	Lake Kenosia Boat Launch	Danbury	Lake Kenosia	—
110	Quinnipiac River Public Access	Southington	Quinnipiac River	—
111	Gales Ferry Launching Ramp	Ledyard	Clark Cove	—
112	Cos Cob Boat Ramp	Greenwich	Long Island Sound	—
113	Monroe Town Boat Ramp	Monroe	Lake Zoar	—
114	Niantic River Boat Launch	Waterford	Niantic River	—
115	Higganum Reservoir Boat Launch	Haddam	Higganum Reservoir	—
116	Black Pond Boat Launch (Middlefield)	Middlefield	Black Pond	—
117	Salmon River Boat Launch	East Haddam	Salmon River	—
118	Tyler Lake Public Boat Launch	Goshen	Tyler Lake	—
119	Uncas Lake Boat Launch	Lyme	Uncas Lake	—
120	West Side Pond Boat Launch	Goshen	West Side Pond	—
121	Lower Bolton Pond Boat Launch	Bolton	Lower Bolton Pond	—
122	Black Pond Boat Launch Woodstock	Woodstock	Witches Woods Lake	—
123	Cedar Lake	Chester	Cedar Lake	—
124	Norwich Pond Boat Launch	Lyme	Norwich Pond	—
125	Housatonic River Boat Launch	Milford	Housatonic River	—
126	Crystal Lake Ellington Boat Launch	Ellington	Crystal Lake	—
127	Lantern Hill Pond Boat Launch	Ledyard	Lantern Hill Pond	—
128	Lieutenant River Boat Launch	Lyme	Lieutenant River	—
129	Long Pond Boat Launch	North Stonington	Long Pond	—
130	Squantz Pond Boat Launch	New Fairfield	Squantz Pond	—

Frequently Asked Questions

Are public boat ramps free in Connecticut?▾

Most public boat ramps in Connecticut are free to use — they're operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands. BoatLaunchMap lists 130 free public launches in Connecticut. Some charge a small daily launch fee or require a parking permit.

How many free public boat ramps are in Connecticut?▾

Connecticut has 130 free public boat ramps mapped on BoatLaunchMap, each with GPS coordinates, ratings, and directions.

What is the highest-rated free boat ramp in Connecticut?▾

Quinebaug Lake Car-Top Boat Launch in Killingly is the highest-rated free public boat ramp in Connecticut, with a 5.0/5 Google rating.

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