Free Public Boat Ramps in Michigan
Michigan has 1,870 free public boat ramps — launches operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands with no access fee. The highest-rated is Au Train Lake Boat Launch in Au Train Township (5.0/5).
- Au Train TownshipAu Train Lake
- Yankee Springs TownshipBassett Lake
- Garden TownshipLake Michigan
- Hadley TownshipDavison Lake
- Kasson TownshipArmstrong Lake
- 6.Curtis Boat Launch★ 5.0Portage TownshipManistique Lake
- West Branch TownshipSporley Lake
- Richland TownshipBass Lake
- Albert TownshipAvery Lake
- Fruitland TownshipDuck Lake
- ChalkervilleGosling Lake
- West Bloomfield TownshipUnion Lake
- Leelanau TownshipLeg Lake
- Au Train TownshipAckerman Lake
- Arvon TownshipLake Superior
- Bates TownshipSunset Lake
- Watersmeet TownshipDuck Lake
- Marquette TownshipDead River
- Ely TownshipGreenwood Reservoir
- Spurr TownshipKeewaydin Lake
- 21.Big Pine Resort★ 5.0Waucedah TownshipLake Mary
- Watersmeet TownshipLittle Duck Lake
- Burt TownshipNawakwa Lake
- 24.Ecco Hill★ 5.0Norway TownshipPond #1
- Ford River TownshipLake Michigan
- Manistique TownshipWest Branch Manistique
- Onota TownshipLaughing Whitefish River
- Mentor TownshipAu Sable River
- Summit townshipSharp Lake
- Spring Arbor townshipLime Lake
- Yankee Springs TownshipHall Lake
- Deerfield townshipIndian Lake
- Muskegon cityMuskegon Lake
- Bay CitySaginaw River
- Addison TownshipLakeville Lake
- Colfax townshipSchool Section Lake
- Clam Lake TownshipBerry Lake
- 38.Alpena Boat Ramp★ 5.0AlpenaLake Besser
- Almira townshipBrooks Lake
- Grayling Charter TownshipLake Margrethe
- Blue Lake TownshipStarvation Lake
- Comins TownshipMud Lake
- Alpena TownshipLake Huron
- PetoskeyLake Michigan
- Forest TownshipTower Pond
- Watersmeet townshipMoon Lake
- Faithorn TownshipMenominee River
- GladstoneLake Michigan
- Masonville TownshipLake Michigan
- Ensign TownshipOgontz Bay
- Thompson TownshipIndian Lake
- Thompson TownshipIndian Lake
- Portage TownshipManistique Lake
- Germfask TownshipKennedy Lake
- Munising TownshipFish Lake
- Mackinaw TownshipLake Huron
- Cross Village townshipLake Michigan
- Watersmeet townshipImp Lake
- Negaunee cityTeal Lake
- Forsyth townshipBoney Falls Basin
- MunisingLake Superior
- McMillan TownshipMuskallonge Lake
- Brevort TownshipBrevoort Lake
- Bay Mills TownshipMonocle Lake
- Carp Lake TownshipLake Superior
- Torch Lake townshipPortage River
- Hancock TownshipKeweenaw Waterway
- Torch Lake TownshipRice Lake
- Arvon townshipSilver River
- Torch Lake townshipTorch Lake
- IshpemingLake Angeline
- 72.Williams Landing★ 5.0Grand Island townshipLake Superior
- 73.DNR Boat Launch★ 5.0Whitefish TownshipTahquamenon River
- Grant TownshipLake Manganese
- Houghton cityPortage Lake
- Douglass TownshipDickerson Lake
- Cumming TownshipGrousehaven Lake
- Elk RapidsLake Michigan
- Broomfield TownshipHalls Lake
- Powell TownshipBig Bay
- Grant TownshipCopper Harbor
- 82.Malette Park★ 4.9DeTour VillageLake Huron
- McMillan TownshipLitte Lake
- ManistiqueManistique River
- 85.510 Bridge★ 4.9Negaunee TownshipMcclure Storage Basin
- 86.Two hearted river★ 4.9McMillan TownshipTwo Hearted River
- Commerce Charter TownshipProud Lake
- Port HuronBlack River
- Hamlin TownshipHamlin Lake
- Pleasanton TownshipBear Lake
- Green Lake TownshipCedar Hedge Lake
- South Branch TownshipAu Sable River
- Big Creek townshipMio Dam Pond
- 94.McKinley Landing★ 4.9Mentor TownshipAu Sable River
- 95.Opal's Landing★ 4.9Wilson townshipKing Creek
- 96.Dam 3 Boat Launch★ 4.9Escanaba TownshipEscanaba River
- Garden TownshipLittle Fishdam River
- Bliss TownshipLake Michigan
- CheboyganCheboygan River
- Sagola TownshipIsland Pond
- Grant TownshipLake Medora
- 102.Huffman Lake★ 4.8Hudson TownshipHuffman Lake
- Watersmeet TownshipMarion Lake
- Cleveland TownshipLime Lake
- Fruitland TownshipDuck Lake
- Hiawatha TownshipRoss Lake
- GreilickvilleCedar Lake
- Arcadia TownshipArcadia Lake
- Torch Lake TownshipLake Linden
- Hiawatha TownshipCusino Lake
- HesselLake Huron
- HoughtonPortage Lake
- Burt TownshipKingston Lake
- GladstoneLake Michigan
- Erwin TownshipMcdonald Lake
- MunisingAnna River
- 117.Ikwesens Creek★ 4.8Ironwood TownshipOhman'S Creek
- Garden TownshipPortage Bay
- 119.Agate Beach Park★ 4.8Stanton TownshipLake Superior
- Raber TownshipGogomain Swamp
- CassopolisStone Lake
- Porter TownshipGravel Lake
- Brownstown Charter TownshipLake Erie
- Milford charter townshipHuron River
- Park TownshipLake Macatawa
- Waterford TownshipCass Lake
- Waterford TownshipLake Oakland
- Stronach TownshipManistee Lake
- Martiny townshipDnr Martiny Lake
- Gilmore TownshipLittlefield Lake
- Grant TownshipFive Lakes
- Vernon TownshipStevenson Lake
- CadillacLake Mitchell
- Coldsprings townshipManistee Lake
- Rose Lake townshipSunrise Lake
- Garfield TownshipManistee River
- Gerrish TownshipHiggins Lake
- Hill TownshipSage Lake
- Suttons Bay villageSuttons Bay
- Lake TownshipPlatte River
- Lake townshipLoon Lake
- Peninsula TownshipLake Michigan
- East JordanLake Charlevoix
- Green TownshipFletcher Pond
- Alpena TownshipFour Mile Pond
- Wells townshipLake Michigan
- Bruce TownshipSaint Marys River
- Ishpeming TownshipDeer Lake
- Chocolay charter townshipChocolay River
- Rock RiverLake Superior - Au Train Bay
- Carp Lake TownshipIron River
- Schoolcraft TownshipGrand Traverse Bay
- Eagle Harbor TownshipGratiot Lake
- Central Lake TownshipWilson Lake
- Almira TownshipLake Ann
- Boyne CityLake Charlevoix
- Bergland TownshipLake Gogebic
- Orion Charter TownshipLower Trout Lake
- Milton TownshipTorch Lake
- Whitewater TownshipElk Lake
- 161.Chippewa Landing★ 4.7Liberty TownshipManistee River
- White River TownshipDuck Lake
- Robinson TownshipGrand River
- 164.Branstrom Park★ 4.7FremontFremont Lake
- 165.Tollson Park★ 4.7Caledonia TownshipEast Bay
- Leland TownshipLake Michigan
- Norway TownshipCarney Lake
- Inwood TownshipColwell Lake
- McMillan TownshipCulhane Lake
- DeTour VillageSaint Marys River
- Crystal Falls TownshipDeer Lake
- Eagle Harbor TownshipEagle Harbor
- Fairbanks TownshipLake Michigan
- Felch TownshipGene'S S Pond
- Thompson TownshipIndian Lake
- Moran TownshipLittle Brevort Lake
- 177.Eckerman Pond★ 4.7Chippewa TownshipEast Branch Tahquameno
- Ontonagon TownshipOntonagon River
- Whitefish TownshipTahquamenon River
- Sault Ste. MarieLake Nicolet
- Mueller TownshipLake Michigan
- Saint IgnaceLake Huron
- Breen TownshipHardwood Impoundment
- Trout Lake TownshipTrout Lake
- East Grand RapidsFisk Lake
- Au Sable TownshipAu Sable River
- Alpena TownshipLake Huron
- Benton Charter TownshipSaint Joseph River
- Lockport TownshipThree Rivers Impoundment - St. Joseph River
- South HavenBlack River
- Valley townshipAllegan Dam River
- Hastings TownshipThornapple Lake
- 193.Kruger's Landing★ 4.7Lansing cityGrand River
- White Lake Charter TownshipPontiac Lake
- Harrison charter townshipLake Saint Clair
- AlgonacSaint Clair River
- Clay TownshipSaint Clair River
- Grand Haven charter townshipGrand River
- Pere Marquette Charter TownshipLake Michigan
- Spencer townshipBass Lake
- Bangor charter townshipSaginaw River
- Frankenmuth cityCass River
- 203.DNR Boat Launch★ 4.7Lexington villageLake Huron
- Morton townshipLake Mecosta
- Hayes TownshipCranberry Lake
- Sims TownshipAu Gres River
- Fairhaven townshipBay Port
- Port Austin townshipEagle Bay
- OnekamaPortage Lake
- Lyon TownshipHiggins Lake
- East TawasLake Huron
- Oscoda TownshipAu Sable River
- Ingallston TownshipLake Michigan
- Bingham townshipW Grand Traverse Bay
- Helena TownshipTorch Lake
- Coldsprings TownshipBig Twin Lake
- Ford River TownshipLake Michigan
- Bingham TownshipLake Leelanau
- Otsego Lake TownshipOtsego Lake
- Montmorency TownshipGrass Lake
- Charlton TownshipBig Bear Lake
- St. Ignace cityLake Huron
- Negaunee TownshipDead River Storage Basin
- Marenisco townshipLake Gogebic
- Laird TownshipPrickett Lake
- LowellStoney Lake
- Ossineke TownshipBeaver Lake
- Milton TownshipBirch Lake
- Carp Lake TownshipLake Paradise
- Crystal Falls TownshipFirst Fortune Lake
- Cambridge TownshipRound Lake
- Powell TownshipLake Superior
- 233.South Pier Park★ 4.6Crystal TownshipCrystal Lake
- Waterford TownshipCass Lake
- Hamburg TownshipChilson Impoundment
- 236.Downtown Fenton★ 4.6FentonBig Seven Lake
- NorthportLake Michigan
- 238.Jennings Park★ 4.6Lake TownshipCrooked Lake
- EscanabaLake Michigan
- Sherman TownshipNoggle Lake
- Forsyth TownshipBass Lake
- Clark TownshipLake Huron
- Chassell TownshipPortage Lake
- Lakefield TownshipCounty Line Manistique Lake
- Elm River TownshipEmily Lake
- Thompson TownshipIndian Lake
- Covington TownshipKing Lake
- Lakefield TownshipNorth Manistique Lake
- 249.Menominee Marina★ 4.6MenomineeLake Michigan
- Marenisco TownshipMoosehead Lake
- 251.Pentoga Park★ 4.6Stambaugh TownshipChicagon Lake
- Lake TownshipShakey Lake
- Hiawatha TownshipSouth Gemini Lake
- Michigamme TownshipLake Michigamme
- 255.Newburgh Pointe★ 4.6LivoniaNewburgh Lake
- Ovid TownshipColdwater Lake
- Quincy townshipMarble Lake
- Waterloo TownshipPortage Lake
- Paw PawBrownwood Lake
- Mendon TownshipPortage Lake
- Sheridan TownshipWinnipeg Lake
- Milford Charter TownshipHuron River
- Genoa townshipPublic Lake
- Harrison TownshipLake Saint Clair
- Livonia cityNewburgh Lake
- Copeland CornerLake Saint Clair
- Marine CitySaint Clair River
- Spring Lake TownshipSpring Lake
- MuskegonMuskegon Lake
- Laketon TownshipMuskegon Lake
- Crockery townshipBruce's Bayou
- Victor TownshipLake Ovid
- Rose townshipTipsico Lake
- Argentine townshipDnr Lobdell Lake
- Marysville citySaint Clair River
- MontagueWhite Lake
- Grattan TownshipBig Pine Island Lake
- Zilwaukee citySaginaw River
- Genesee Charter TownshipC S Mott Lake
- Hampton TownshipSaginaw River
- SaginawSaginaw River
- Pinconning TownshipSaginaw Bay
- Port SanilacLake Huron
- ManisteeManistee River
- Brooks townshipMuskegon River
- Mecosta TownshipMuskegon River
- Garfield TownshipEight Point Lake
- Croton TownshipMuskegon River
- Lincoln TownshipTodd Lake
- Denton townshipHoughton Lake
- Sage TownshipPratt Lake
- Frost TownshipLong Lake
- Au Sable charter townshipLake Huron
- FrankfortBetsie Lake
- Benzonia TownshipCrystal Lake
- Brown TownshipBear Creek
- Dickson townshipManistee River
- East Bay townshipSpider Lake
- Richfield TownshipLake Saint Helen
- Oscoda TownshipAusable River
- Oscoda TownshipAusable River
- Helena townshipTorch Lake
- Big Creek townshipAu Sable River
- Caledonia townshipHubbard Lake
- Harrisville cityLake Huron
- Charlevoix cityLake Charlevoix
- Tuscarora TownshipBurt Lake
- Little Traverse TownshipCrooked Lake
- Clark townshipCedarville Harbor
- Benton townshipCheboygan River
- Bergland townshipLake Gogebic
- Sault Ste. Marie citySaint Marys River
- Hancock TownshipLily Pond
- Torch Lake TownshipTorch Lake
- Grant townshipLac La Belle
- Whitefish TownshipLake Superior
- Eckford TownshipUpper Brace Lake
- Marcellus TownshipBig Fish Lake
- 319.Grass Lake Park★ 4.5Grass Lake Charter TownshipGrass Lake
- Brown TownshipBear Creek
- 321.Healy Lake★ 4.5Springdale TownshipHealy Lake
- Montmorency TownshipClear Lake
- 323.Shoepac Lake★ 4.5Allis TownshipShoepac Lake
- Lawrence TownshipShafer Lake
- Marenisco TownshipLangford Lake
- 326.Dodge Park★ 4.5Berlin Charter TownshipHuron River
- Newfield TownshipWhite River
- Robinson TownshipGrand River
- Allendale Charter TownshipGrand River
- Pinconning TownshipSaginaw Bay
- Oscoda TownshipVan Etten Lake
- Whitefish TownshipAndrus Lake
- Watersmeet TownshipCisco Lake
- 334.Cowboy Lake Park★ 4.5KingsfordCowboy Lake
- HancockPortage Lake
- Bessemer TownshipHenry Lake
- Marenisco TownshipLake Gogebic
- Pickford TownshipMunuscong River
- McMillan TownshipTahquamenon River
- Bates TownshipPerch Lake
- Inwood TownshipPetes Lake
- McMillan TownshipPike Lake
- Haight TownshipRobbins Pond
- Portage TownshipSouth Manistique Lake
- West Branch TownshipWest Branch Escanaba R
- Bangor TownshipSaginaw River
- Grand HavenGrand River
- WalkerGrand River
- Oakfield TownshipWabasis Lake
- St. Joseph citySaint Joseph River
- Kinderhook TownshipGeorge Lake
- Amboy TownshipLake Diane
- Camden townshipLittle Long Lake
- Rollin TownshipDevils Lake
- Monroe Charter TownshipLaPlaisance Creek
- Frenchtown Charter TownshipSandy Creek
- Silver Creek townshipMagician Lake
- Lawrence TownshipReynolds Lake
- PortageAustin Lake
- Yankee Springs TownshipGun Lake
- Leroy TownshipGraham Lake
- Marshall townshipKalamazoo River
- Tekonsha townshipNottawa Lake
- Brighton Charter TownshipWoodland Lake
- South Rockwood villageHuron River
- River RougeDetroit River
- Ira townshipLake Saint Clair
- Robinson TownshipGrand River
- FruitportSpring Lake
- Allegan townshipDumont Lake
- 371.Lowell Boat Ramp★ 4.5LowellStoney Lake
- Rutland charter townshipThornapple River
- IoniaGrand River
- Waterford TownshipMaceday Lake
- Waterford TownshipLoon Lake
- Clay townshipLake St.
- Douglass TownshipClifford Lake
- Orleans TownshipLong Lake
- Cato TownshipTamarack Lake
- Bangor TownshipSaginaw River
- Hampton TownshipLake Huron
- Genesee Charter TownshipC S Mott Lake
- Manistee cityManistee Lake
- Pentwater TownshipPentwater Lake
- Fremont cityFremont Lake
- Chippewa townshipChippewa Lake
- Bay CitySaginaw River
- Fairhaven TownshipSaginaw Bay
- McKinley TownshipSaginaw Bay
- Garfield charter townshipSilver Lake
- Burdell townshipDiamond Lake
- Dickson TownshipManistee River
- Fife Lake TownshipFife Lake
- Lyon TownshipHiggins Lake
- Markey townshipHoughton Lake
- Oscoda charter townshipFoote Dam Pond
- Alcona TownshipBlack River
- Leland TownshipLake Leelanau
- Glen Arbor TownshipLake Street
- Alpena TownshipLong Lake
- Hillman TownshipAvalon Lake
- Springvale TownshipCrooked Lake
- Aloha TownshipMullett Lake
- EscanabaLake Michigan
- Bear Creek TownshipRound Lake
- Charlevoix TownshipLake Michigan
- CheboyganCheboygan River
- Raber TownshipRaber Bay
- Watersmeet TownshipClearwater Lake
- Watersmeet townshipThousand Island Lake
- Mastodon TownshipPeavy Pond
- Haight townshipBarclay Pond
- Portage TownshipSturgeon River
- Portage TownshipOtter Lake
- Burt TownshipGrand Sable Lake
- 416.City Boat Launch★ 4.5Houghton cityPortage Lake
- 417.Sandy's Marina★ 4.4Van Buren Charter TownshipBelleville Lake
- Watervliet TownshipPaw Paw Lake
- Marenisco TownshipLake Gogebic
- NewaygoMuskegon River
- DowagiacMill Pond
- Fork TownshipMerrill Lake
- Ford River TownshipFord River
- Sault Ste. MarieLake Superior
- Baraga TownshipLake Superior
- Columbus TownshipBass Lake
- 427.Eister Falls★ 4.4Eagle Harbor TownshipGratiot Lake
- Watersmeet TownshipImp Lake
- Breitung TownshipLake Antoine
- Bates TownshipLake Ste.
- 431.McPhee's Landing★ 4.4McMillan TownshipTahquamenon River
- Germfask TownshipMead Creek
- Newton TownshipMilakokia Lake
- Bates TownshipNorway Lake
- Germfask TownshipManistique River
- Prairieville TownshipGull Lake
- Grayling Charter TownshipAu Sable River
- Calvin TownshipDiamond Lake
- HillsdaleBaw Beese Lake
- Franklin TownshipSand Lake
- Ypsilanti Charter TownshipFord Lake
- WyandotteDetroit River
- Van Buren Charter TownshipBelleville Lake
- Almena TownshipWolf Lake
- Porter TownshipCedar Lake
- PortageSugarloaf Lake
- Ross townshipSherman Lake
- Tompkins townshipGrand River
- Leoni TownshipCenter Lake
- HaslettLake Lansing
- Hamburg TownshipBishop Lake
- Harrison TownshipLake Saint Clair
- Clay TownshipSaint Clair River
- Park TownshipLake Macatawa
- Valley townshipLake Allegan
- Valley TownshipKalamazoo River
- Woodland TownshipJordan Lake
- Hope TownshipLong Lake
- Victor TownshipLooking Glass River
- Orion Charter TownshipOrion Oaks County Lake
- Orchard Lake VillageOrchard Lake
- 462.East Boat Launch★ 4.4Waterford TownshipPontiac Lake
- Addison TownshipLakeville Lake
- Big Prairie TownshipHardy Dam Pond
- Maple Valley TownshipMuskellunge Lake
- Crystal TownshipCrystal Lake
- Mecosta townshipRogers Pond
- Wisner TownshipQuanicassee River
- Manistee TownshipManistee Lake
- Golden TownshipSilver Lake
- Grant TownshipGreen Lake
- Peninsula TownshipLake Michigan
- CadillacLake Cadillac
- HarrisonLittle Long Lake
- MenomineeLake Michigan
- Blaine TownshipUpper Herring Lake
- Torch Lake TownshipTorch Lake
- South Arm TownshipLake Charlevoix
- Tuscarora TownshipIndian River
- Leland TownshipLake Leelanau
- Burt TownshipBurt Lake
- Allegan TownshipMiner Lake
- Girard TownshipCraig Lake
- Bessemer TownshipChaney Lake
- Forsyth TownshipLittle Lake
- Bohemia TownshipCourtney Lake
- 487.River Point Park★ 4.3LansingGrand River
- Forsyth TownshipAnderson Lake
- Baraga TownshipLake Superior
- Spurr TownshipBeaufort Lake
- Bergland TownshipLake Gogebic
- Baraga TownshipBig Lake
- Detour TownshipCaribou Lake
- Mastodon TownshipGlidden Lake
- Stambaugh TownshipHagerman Lake
- Adams TownshipPerrault Lake
- Chassell TownshipSturgeon River
- Sebewaing TownshipSaginaw Bay
- 499.DNR Park★ 4.3PlainfieldRogue River
- Coloma Charter TownshipPaw Paw Lake
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are public boat ramps free in Michigan?▾
Most public boat ramps in Michigan are free to use — they're operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands. BoatLaunchMap lists 1,870 free public launches in Michigan. Some charge a small daily launch fee or require a parking permit.
How many free public boat ramps are in Michigan?▾
Michigan has 1,870 free public boat ramps mapped on BoatLaunchMap, each with GPS coordinates, ratings, and directions.
What is the highest-rated free boat ramp in Michigan?▾
Au Train Lake Boat Launch in Au Train Township is the highest-rated free public boat ramp in Michigan, with a 5.0/5 Google rating.