Free Public Boat Ramps in Idaho

Idaho has 282 free public boat ramps — launches operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands with no access fee. The highest-rated is Sandy Beach Boat Ramp - Day Use Location (4.8/5).

Free public boat ramps in Idaho
#	Name	City	Waterbody	Rating
1	Sandy Beach Boat Ramp - Day Use Location	—	Redfish Lake	4.8/5
2	Fernan Boat Launch	Fernan Lake Village	Coeur d'Alene Lake	4.6/5
3	Hauser Lake Boat Launch	Hauser	Hauser Lake	4.5/5
4	Pittsburg Landing Boat Launch	—	Upper Pleasant Valley Rapids	4.4/5
5	Little Camas Boat Ramp	—	Little Camas Reservoir	4.0/5
6	Hole in the Rock Boat Ramp	—	Hole in the Rock	—
7	Sage Hen Reservoir Boat Ramp	—	Sage Hen Reservoir	—
8	Twin Lakes Boat Ramp	Silver Sands Beach	Twin Lakes	—
9	Snake River Boat Ramp	—	Snake River	—
10	Snake River Boat Ramp	—	Snake River	—
11	Lake Cascade Boat Ramp	—	Lake Cascade	—
12	Button Beach Boat Ramp	—	Clearwater River	—
13	Kooskia Bridge Boat Ramp	Kooskia / leewikees	Middle Fork Clearwater River	—
14	Lenore Rest Area Boat Ramp	Myrtle	Clearwater River	—
15	Gibbs Eddy Boat Ramp	Myrtle	Potlatch River	—
16	North Fork Access	—	Clearwater River	—
17	Honeysuckle Beach Boat Ramp	Hayden	Hayden Lake	—
18	Danskin Station Boat Launch	—	South Fork Payette River	—
19	Anderson Lake Boat Ramp	Harrison	Anderson Lake	—
20	Lake Pend Oreille Boat Ramp	—	Lake Pend Oreille	—
21	Jensen Grove Boat Ramp	Blackfoot	Jensens Lake	—
22	Lake Lowell East Boat Ramp	—	Lake Lowell	—
23	Waha Lake Boat Ramp	Waha	Waha Lake	—
24	Shearer Lake Boat Ramp	—	Shearer Lake	—
25	Mormon Bend Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
26	Torrey's Hole Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
27	Morgan Bar Boat Ramp	—	Wallace Creek	—
28	Blue Spring Creek Boat Ramp	Island Park	Blue Spring Creek	—
29	Henrys Fork Boat Ramp	—	Henrys Fork	—
30	Snake River Boat Ramp	Givens Hot Springs	Snake River	—
31	Blackwell Island Boat Launch	Coeur d'Alene	Harrison Slough	—
32	Mackay Reservoir Boat Ramp	—	Mackay Reservoir	—
33	Cottonwood Campground Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
34	Shoup Bridge Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
35	Sandpoint Landing	Sandpoint	Lake Pend Oreille	—
36	Kalispell Bay Boat Launch	—	Kalispell Bay	—
37	Pine Bar Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
38	Hammer Creek Boat Ramp	Copperville	Hammer Creek	—
39	Corn Creek Boat Ramp	—	Corn Creek	—
40	Winchester Lake Boat Ramp	Winchester	Winchester Lake	—
41	Campbell Flat Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
42	Slate Creek Boat Ramp	Slate Creek	Slate Creek	—
43	Lucile Boat Ramp	Lucile	Salmon River	—
44	Carey Creek Boat Ramp	—	Carey Creek	—
45	Riggins City Park Boat Ramp	Riggins	Salmon River	—
46	Cove Creek Boat Ramp	—	Cove Creek	—
47	Henrys Fork Boat Ramp	Warm River	Henrys Fork	—
48	Jackass Flat Boat Launch	Lucile	Salmon River	—
49	Spring Valley Reservoir Boat Ramp	—	Spring Valley Reservoir	—
50	Elk Creek Reservoir Boat Ramp	—	Elk Creek Reservoir	—
51	Lightning Creek Boat Ramp	Lucile	Lightning Creek	—
52	Twin Bridges Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
53	Old Lucile Boat Ramp	Lucile	Salmon River	—
54	White Bird Gravel Pit Boat Ramp	Copperville	Salmon River	—
55	Shorts Bar Boat Ramp	Riggins	Salmon River	—
56	Vinegar Creek Boat Ramp	—	Vinegar Creek	—
57	Vinegar Creek Boat Ramp	—	Vinegar Creek	—
58	Spring Bar Boat Ramp	—	Spring Creek	—
59	Cache Bar Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
60	Steelhead Park Boat Ramp	Lewiston	Lindsay Creek	—
61	Upper Hog Boat Ramp	—	Clearwater River	—
62	Cherrylane Boat Ramp	Myrtle	Clearwater River	—
63	Long Camp Boat Ramp	—	Clearwater River	—
64	Kamiah City Park Boat Ramp	Kamiah	Clearwater River	—
65	Mann Lake Boat Ramp	—	Mann Lake	—
66	Island Bar Boat Launch	Riggins	Salmon River	—
67	Deer Creek Boat Launch	—	Deer Creek	—
68	Horseshoe Dam Boat Ramp	Gardena	Porter Creek	—
69	Spirit Lake Boat Ramp	Spirit Lake	Spirit Lake	—
70	Elk Creek Boat Launch	—	Elk Creek	—
71	Canyon Creek Boat Ramp	—	Canyon Creek	—
72	Dent Acres Boat Ramp	—	Dworshak Reservoir	—
73	Freeman Creek Boat Ramp	—	Freeman Creek	—
74	Watts Bridge Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
75	Challis Bridge Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
76	South Butte Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
77	Deadman Hole Boat Ramp	Tunnel Rock	Salmon River	—
78	Grandad Boat Ramp	—	Dworshak Reservoir	—
79	Tower Rock Boat Ramp	North Fork	Salmon River	—
80	Morgan Bar Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
81	Carmen Bridge Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
82	Elevenmile Boat Ramp	East Salmon	Elevenmile Creek	—
83	Williams Lake Boat Ramp	—	Williams Lake	—
84	Elk Bend Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
85	Kilpatrick Boat Ramp	—	Salmon River	—
86	McKim Boat Access	—	Salmon River	—
87	Colston Creek Boat Access	—	Colston Creek	—
88	Cronk's Canyon Boat Access	—	Colston Creek	—
89	Spring Creek Boat Ramp	North Fork	Spring Creek	—
90	Dead Water Boat Ramp	North Fork	Dump Creek	—
91	North Fork Boat Ramp	North Fork	Salmon River	—
92	Bobcat Gulch Boat Ramp	North Fork	Fourth of July Creek	—
93	Fourth of July Creek Boat Access	North Fork	Fourth of July Creek	—
94	Red Rock Boat Ramp	North Fork	Kriley Creek	—
95	Duncans Outpost Boat Ramp	—	Cove Creek	—
96	Higgens Point Boat Launch	Coeur d'Alene	Coeur d'Alene Lake	—
97	Mineral Ridge Public Boat Ramp	Eddyville	Coeur d'Alene Lake	—
98	Bayview Public Boat Launch	Bayview	Lake Pend Oreille	—
99	Calder Boat Launch	Calder	Saint Joe River	—
100	Fernan East Boat Launch	—	Fernan Lake	—
101	Strongarm Reservoir Number One Boat Ramp	—	Strongarm Reservoir Number One	—
102	Oneida Narrows Reservoir Boat Ramp	—	Oneida Narrows Reservoir	—
103	Blackfoot Reservoir Boat Ramp	—	Blackfoot Reservoir	—
104	Anderson Lake Boat Ramp	—	Anderson Lake	—
105	Rose Lake Boat Ramp	Rose Lake	Rose Lake	—
106	Blowout Boat Ramp	—	Palisades Reservoir	—
107	Henrys Lake Boat Ramp	Staley Springs	Henrys Lake	—
108	West End Boat Ramp	—	Island Park Reservoir	—
109	Teton River Boat Ramp	—	Teton River	—
110	South Leigh Creek Boat Ramp	—	South Leigh Creek	—
111	Blackfoot River Boat Ramp	—	Blackfoot River	—
112	Snake River Boat Ramp	—	Snake River	—
113	Henrys Fork Boat Ramp	Sugar City CCD	Henrys Fork	—
114	Lake Pend Oreille Boat Ramp	East Hope	Lake Pend Oreille	—
115	West River Road Boat Ramp	Idaho Falls	West River	—
116	Spring Creek Boat Ramp	Swan Valley	Spring Creek	—
117	Farragut Boat Launch West Ramp	Bayview	Lake Pend Oreille	—
118	Snake River Boat Ramp	King Hill	Snake River	—
119	Snake River Boat Ramp	—	Snake River	—
120	Henrys Fork Boat Ramp	—	Henrys Fork	—
121	Rose Lake Boat Ramp	Rose Lake	Rose Lake	—
122	Priest River Raft Slide	Outlet Bay	Priest River	—
123	Four Miles South Boat Ramp	—	East Valley Mound Wasteway	—
124	South Middleton Drain Boat Ramp	—	South Middleton Drain	—
125	Dawson Lake	—	Dawson Lake	—
126	Bonner Lake	—	Bonner Lake	—
127	Clark Fork Driftyard	—	Lake Pend Oreille	—
128	McArthur Lake WMA	—	McArthur Lake	—
129	Chase Lake	—	Chase Lake	—
130	Hawkins Point - Pack River	Sunnyside	Lake Pend Oreille	—
131	Sunnyside Park	Sunnyside	Lake Pend Oreille	—
132	Shepherd Lake	—	Shepherd Lake	—
133	Garfield Bay	—	Lake Pend Oreille	—
134	Morton Slough	—	Lake Pend Oreille	—
135	Cocolalla Lake	Westmond	Cocolalla Lake	—
136	Jewell Lake	—	Jewel Lake	—
137	Kelso Lake	Kelso	Kelso Lake	—
138	Granite Lake	Granite	Granite Lake	—
139	Hayden Lake Sportsman Park	—	Hayden Lake	—
140	Hauser Lake	Hauser city	Hauser Lake	—
141	Mica Bay	Lyndale Landing	Coeur d'Alene Lake	—
142	Loffs Bay	—	Coeur d'Alene Lake	—
143	Round Lake - O'Gara Bay Road	—	Chatcolet Lake	—
144	St Maries River / Spicer Pond	Milltown	Saint Maries River	—
145	Rockford Bay	—	Coeur d'Alene Lake	—
146	Beardy Gulch	—	Clearwater River	—
147	Gibbs Eddy	Arrow / yaxtooyn	Potlatch River	—
148	Cherry Lane	—	Clearwater River	—
149	Lenore	—	Jacks Creek	—
150	Ahsahka	—	Clearwater River	—
151	Longcamp	—	Clearwater River	—
152	Tolo Lake	—	Tolo Lake	—
153	Twin Bridges	—	Slate Creek	—
154	Moose Creek Reservoir	—	Moose Creek Reservoir	—
155	Five-Mile Creek	—	Fivemile Creek	—
156	Zans	—	Clearwater River	—
157	Lightning Creek	—	Lightning Creek	—
158	Maynard Hole	—	Henrys Gulch	—
159	Campbell Flat	—	Salmon River	—
160	Long Gulch	—	Eagle Gulch	—
161	Deer Creek Reservoir	—	East Fork Deer Creek	—
162	Campbell Pond	—	Campbell Ponds	—
163	Mann Lake	—	Mann Lake	—
164	Little Payette Lake	—	Little Payette Lake	—
165	C Ben Ross Reservoir_demo	—	Middle Valley Ditch	—
166	Horsethief Reservoir	—	Horsethief Reservoir	—
167	Herrick Reservoir	—	Herrick Reservoir	—
168	Paddock Valley Reservoir	—	Paddock Valley Reservoir	—
169	Blacks Bridge	—	Payette River	—
170	Sawyer Ponds	—	Payette River	—
171	Horseshoe Bend Mill Pond	—	Jackass Creek	—
172	Alder Creek	—	Wash Creek	—
173	Old Fort Boise	—	Boise River	—
174	Martin Landing	—	Boise River	—
175	Duff Lane	—	South Middleton Drain	—
176	Trappers Flat	—	Snake River	—
177	Map Rock	—	Nicholson Ditch	—
178	Walters Ferry	—	Snake River	—
179	Noble Island	—	Rabbit Creek	—
180	Indian Creek Reservoir	Regina	Indian Creek	—
181	Crane Falls	—	Crane Falls Lake	—
182	Steck Park	—	Brownlee Reservoir	—
183	Falk Bridge	—	Payette River	—
184	Moonstone	—	Northside Slough	—
185	Carey Lake WMA	—	Carey Lake	—
186	Little Camas Reservoir	—	Little Camas Reservoir	—
187	Mormon Reservoir	—	Mormon Reservoir	—
188	Dog Creek Reservoir	—	Dog Creek Reservoir	—
189	Billingsley Creek North	—	Billingsley Creek	—
190	Bell Rapids	—	Snake River	—
191	Cedar Draw	—	Snake River	—
192	Murtaugh Lake	—	Murtaugh Lake	—
193	Hot Springs Landing / Rock Creek	—	Magic Reservoir	—
194	Lava Point	Magic Resort	Magic Reservoir	—
195	Oregon Trail Crossing	American Falls city	American Falls Reservoir	—
196	Springfield Lake	Springfield	Danielson Creek	—
197	Ferry Butte	—	Snake River	—
198	Condie Reservoir	—	Condie Reservoir	—
199	Foster Reservoir	—	Foster Reservoir	—
200	Glendale Reservoir	—	Glendale Reservoir	—
201	American Falls Reservoir West Ramp	—	American Falls Reservoir	—
202	Sportsman Park	—	American Falls Reservoir	—
203	Cherry Plant	—	Snake River	—
204	Twin Bridges	Blackfoot city	Jensens Lake	—
205	Porterville Bridge	—	Danskin Canal	—
206	Shelley Park	—	Waste Ditch	—
207	Firth Bridge	Firth city	Snake River	—
208	Pebble Beach	—	Blackfoot Reservoir	—
209	Hopkins Landing	—	Blackfoot Reservoir	—
210	Chesterfield Reservoir	—	Chesterfield Reservoir	—
211	Hawkins Reservoir	—	Hawkins Reservoir	—
212	Devil Creek Reservoir	Malad City CCD	Devil Creek Reservoir	—
213	Pleasantview Reservoir	Malad City CCD	Upper Pleasantview Reservoir	—
214	Daniels Reservoir	Malad City CCD	Daniels Reservoir	—
215	Deep Creek Reservoir	Malad City CCD	Deep Creek Reservoir	—
216	Twin Lakes Reservoir	—	Twin Lakes Reservoir	—
217	Lamont Reservoir	—	Johnson Reservoir	—
218	Johnson Reservoir	—	Johnson Reservoir	—
219	Gifford Springs	—	Lake Walcott	—
220	Sand Creek Ponds	—	Sand Creek Reservoir	—
221	Ashton Reservoir	—	Henrys Fork	—
222	Warm Slough	Sugar City CCD	Warm Slough	—
223	Mud Lake WMA - North Ramp	—	Mud Lake	—
224	Menan Buttes	—	Snake River	—
225	Jim Moore Pond	—	Snake River	—
226	Rainey Bridge	—	Teton River	—
227	Teton Creek	—	Teton River	—
228	Fox Creek West	—	Paradise Creek	—
229	Palisades Creek	—	Snake River	—
230	Twin Bridges	—	Snake River	—
231	Henrys Lake - South Shore	—	Henrys Lake	—
232	Ora Bridge	—	Henrys Fork	—
233	Vernon Bridge	—	Snow Creek	—
234	Mud Lake WMA - South Ramp	—	Mud Lake	—
235	Mackay Reservoir - Upper	—	Mackay Reservoir	—
236	Chester Dam	—	Crosscut Canal	—
237	Bates Bridge	—	Teton River	—
238	Conant Valley	—	Spring Creek	—
239	Fourth Of July	—	Fourth of July Creek	—
240	Red Rock	—	Fourth of July Creek	—
241	Island Park	Salmon city	Lemhi River	—
242	Waddington Creek	—	Lime Creek	—
243	Deer Gulch	—	Colston Creek	—
244	Cottonwood Recreation Site	—	Salmon River	—
245	Pennal Gulch	—	Salmon River	—
246	Bobcat Gulch	—	Fourth of July Creek	—
247	Tower Rock Recreation Site	—	Salmon River	—
248	Challis Bridge Recreation Site	—	Salmon River	—
249	Bayhorse Recreation Site	—	Dugway River	—
250	Carmen Bridge	—	Salmon River	—
251	Colston Creek	—	Colston Creek	—
252	Cronks Canyon	—	Colston Creek	—
253	Mosquito Flat Reservoir	—	Mosquito Flat Reservoir	—
254	North Fork	North Fork	Salmon River	—
255	Tappan	—	Salmon River	—
256	South Butte	—	Salmon River	—
257	Watts Bridge	—	Salmon River	—
258	Billingsley Creek South	—	Billingsley Creek	—
259	Soldiers Meadow Reservoir	—	Soldiers Meadow Reservoir	—
260	Fifty-two Bridge	—	Payette River	—
261	Box Canyon	—	Island Park Reservoir	—
262	Buttermilk	—	Island Park Reservoir	—
263	Island Park	—	Island Park Reservoir	—
264	McCrea	—	Henrys Fork	—
265	Mill Creek	—	Mill Creek	—
266	West End	—	Island Park Reservoir	—
267	Deyo Reservoir	—	Schmidt Creek	—
268	Red Road Bridge	—	Henrys Fork	—
269	Freeman's Eddy- North Fork CDA River	Enaville	North Fork Coeur d'Alene River	—
270	Lorenzo Boat Access	—	Bannock Jim Slough	—
271	Mike Walker	—	Spring Creek	—
272	Spring Hollow	—	Teton River	—
273	Teton Dam	—	Teton River	—
274	Hammett Boating Access	Hammett	Snake River	—
275	Old Ferry Road	—	Snake River	—
276	Sevenmile Slough	—	Payette River	—
277	Sheep Camp Landing	—	Payette River	—
278	Redtop Pond	—	South Drain	—
279	Bruneau Arm Narrows	—	C J Strike Reservoir	—
280	Cove Arm	—	Crane Falls Lake	—
281	Dick Knox Pond	—	Black Canyon Canal	—
282	Gem Island Ramp	—	Payette River	—

Frequently Asked Questions

Are public boat ramps free in Idaho?▾

Most public boat ramps in Idaho are free to use — they're operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands. BoatLaunchMap lists 282 free public launches in Idaho. Some charge a small daily launch fee or require a parking permit.

How many free public boat ramps are in Idaho?▾

Idaho has 282 free public boat ramps mapped on BoatLaunchMap, each with GPS coordinates, ratings, and directions.

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

Sandy Beach Boat Ramp - Day Use Location is the highest-rated free public boat ramp in Idaho, with a 4.8/5 Google rating.

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