Boat Ramps in Connecticut
We list 288 public boat ramps and launches in Connecticut, spread across 9 counties. The waterbodies with the most listed launches are Connecticut River (20), Housatonic River (17), Lake Candlewood (8), Farmington River (7), Lake Lillinonah (5).
114 listings include official facility details (lanes, parking, fees, restrooms and more where reported) from Connecticut DEEP; the rest come from OpenStreetMap.
Before you launch: boat registration in Connecticut is handled by the Connecticut DMV, and fishing licenses are sold by the Connecticut DEEP.
Counties in Connecticut
- Capitol Planning Region (43)
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (11)
- Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (48)
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (16)
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (23)
- Northwest Hills Planning Region (29)
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region (20)
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (58)
- Western Connecticut Planning Region (40)
Popular lakes & rivers in Connecticut
- Connecticut River (20)
- Housatonic River (17)
- Lake Candlewood (8)
- Farmington River (7)
- Lake Lillinonah (5)
- Quinebaug River (5)
- Shetucket River (5)
- Thames River (5)
- Gray's Creek (4)
- Rainbow Reservoir (4)
- Bantam Lake (3)
- Hockanum River (3)
- Mystic River (3)
- Quinnipiac River (3)
- Amston Lake (2)
- Coventry Lake (2)
- Crystal Lake (2)
- East River (2)
- Fourmile River (2)
- Gardner Lake (2)
- Lake Housatonic (2)
- Lake Zoar (2)
- Menunketesuck River (2)
- Mianus River (2)
- Pachaug River (2)
- Rogers Lake (2)
- Salmon River (2)
- West Hill Pond (2)
- Woodridge Lake (2)
- Yantic River (2)
Cities in Connecticut
- Niantic (5)
- Portland (5)
- Compo (4)
- Milford city (balance) (4)
- Bridgeport (3)
- Danbury (3)
- Derby (3)
- New Haven (3)
- New Milford (3)
- Saugatuck (3)
- Shelton (3)
- Candlewood Shores (2)
- Collinsville (2)
- Cos Cob (2)
- Coventry Lake (2)
- East Hartford (2)
- Groton (2)
- Middletown (2)
- Mystic (2)
- Noank (2)
- Norwalk (2)
- Norwich (2)
- Sherman (2)
- Torrington (2)
- Wethersfield (2)