Boat Ramps in Minnesota
We list 3,291 public boat ramps and launches in Minnesota, spread across 86 counties. The waterbodies with the most listed launches are Mississippi River (54), Long (33), Unnamed (29), Rainy Lake (19), Bass (18).
3,012 listings include official facility details (lanes, parking, fees, restrooms and more where reported) from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; the rest come from OpenStreetMap.
Before you launch: boat registration in Minnesota is handled by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and fishing licenses are sold by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Map shows a sample of 549 launches; open a county for every ramp.
Counties in Minnesota
- Aitkin County (86)
- Anoka County (44)
- Becker County (103)
- Beltrami County (86)
- Benton County (10)
- Big Stone County (20)
- Blue Earth County (43)
- Brown County (19)
- Carlton County (26)
- Carver County (33)
- Cass County (170)
- Chippewa County (11)
- Chisago County (31)
- Clay County (7)
- Clearwater County (50)
- Cook County (98)
- Cottonwood County (24)
- Crow Wing County (148)
- Dakota County (31)
- Dodge County (1)
- Douglas County (72)
- Faribault County (11)
- Fillmore County (9)
- Freeborn County (15)
- Goodhue County (14)
- Grant County (19)
- Hennepin County (80)
- Houston County (11)
- Hubbard County (79)
- Isanti County (22)
- Itasca County (244)
- Jackson County (25)
- Kanabec County (14)
- Kandiyohi County (54)
- Kittson County (12)
- Koochiching County (59)
- Lac qui Parle County (13)
- Lake County (103)
- Lake of the Woods County (30)
- Le Sueur County (37)
- Lincoln County (18)
- Lyon County (13)
- Mahnomen County (14)
- Marshall County (10)
- Martin County (22)
- McLeod County (22)
- Meeker County (43)
- Mille Lacs County (20)
- Morrison County (31)
- Mower County (9)
- Murray County (32)
- Nicollet County (19)
- Nobles County (13)
- Norman County (5)
- Olmsted County (8)
- Otter Tail County (136)
- Pennington County (10)
- Pine County (40)
- Pipestone County (1)
- Polk County (27)
- Pope County (21)
- Ramsey County (23)
- Red Lake County (5)
- Redwood County (7)
- Renville County (7)
- Rice County (31)
- Roseau County (11)
- Scott County (14)
- Sherburne County (30)
- Sibley County (15)
- St. Louis County (273)
- Stearns County (71)
- Steele County (6)
- Stevens County (7)
- Swift County (16)
- Todd County (45)
- Traverse County (11)
- Wabasha County (29)
- Wadena County (28)
- Waseca County (13)
- Washington County (37)
- Watonwan County (9)
- Wilkin County (2)
- Winona County (27)
- Wright County (85)
- Yellow Medicine County (11)
Popular lakes & rivers in Minnesota
- Mississippi River (54)
- Long (33)
- Unnamed (29)
- Rainy Lake (19)
- Bass (18)
- Round (18)
- Clear (17)
- Lake Vermilion (16)
- Rice (16)
- Lake Minnetonka (15)
- Saint Croix River (15)
- Lake of the Woods (14)
- Minnesota River (14)
- Island (13)
- Cass Lake (12)
- Leech Lake (12)
- Eagle (11)
- Gull Lake (11)
- Mille Lacs Lake (11)
- Rainy River (10)
- Superior (10)
- Fish (9)
- Long Lake (9)
- Pelican (9)
- Pelican Lake (9)
- Pickerel (9)
- Red River of the North (9)
- Sand (9)
- Silver (9)
- Goose (8)
- Lac Qui Parle (8)
- Lake Superior (8)
- Moose (8)
- Pine (8)
- Birch Lake (7)
- Cedar (7)
- Cedar Lake (7)
- Green (7)
- Lake Traverse (7)
- Lower Red Lake (7)
- Maple Lake (7)
- Pleasant (7)
- Red Lake River (7)
- Rock (7)
- Round Lake (7)
- Rum River (7)
- Swan (7)
- U.S. Lock & Dam #6 Pool (7)
- Wolf (7)
- Benton (6)
- Cannon River (6)
- Cottonwood (6)
- Crooked (6)
- Crow Wing River (6)
- Horseshoe (6)
- Ida (6)
- Indian (6)
- Johnson (6)
- Loon (6)
- Perch (6)
Cities in Minnesota
- The Lakes (15)
- Winona (14)
- Duluth (12)
- Minneapolis (12)
- Cohasset (11)
- Crosslake (11)
- Grand Rapids (8)
- Eden Prairie (7)
- Minnetrista (7)
- St. Cloud (7)
- Bemidji (6)
- Cass Lake (6)
- Chanhassen (6)
- Detroit Lakes (6)
- Eagan (6)
- Fairmont (6)
- Scandia (6)
- Shoreview (6)
- Austin (5)
- Bloomington (5)
- Crosby (5)
- Ely (5)
- Emily (5)
- Fergus Falls (5)
- Fifty Lakes (5)
- Ironton (5)
- Lino Lakes (5)
- Nisswa (5)
- Orono (5)
- Ramsey (5)
- Red Wing (5)
- Willmar (5)
- Andover (4)
- Baxter (4)
- Buffalo (4)
- Dayton (4)
- East Bethel (4)
- East Gull Lake (4)
- Forest Lake (4)
- Greenfield (4)
- Hastings (4)
- Lake City (4)
- Lake Elmo (4)
- Little Falls (4)
- Maple Grove (4)
- New Ulm (4)
- Pequot Lakes (4)
- Rockville (4)
- St. Paul (4)
- Thief River Falls (4)
- Victoria (4)
- Windom (4)
- Worthington (4)
- Wyoming (4)
- Afton (3)
- Albert Lea (3)
- Anoka (3)
- Baudette (3)
- Big Lake (3)
- Burnsville (3)
- Faribault (3)
- Fridley (3)
- Garden City (3)
- Hoyt Lakes (3)
- Hutchinson (3)
- Mankato (3)
- Maplewood (3)
- Medina (3)
- Melrose (3)
- Mound (3)
- Mountain Iron (3)
- Ottertail (3)
- Plymouth (3)
- St. Michael (3)
- St. Peter (3)
- Twin Lakes (3)
- Alexandria (2)
- Angle Inlet (2)
- Apple Valley (2)
- Avon (2)
- Backus (2)
- Bagley (2)
- Barnum (2)
- Barrett (2)
- Bena (2)
- Biwabik (2)
- Blaine (2)
- Brainerd (2)
- Breezy Point (2)
- Buhl (2)
- Cannon Falls (2)
- Chisago City (2)
- Circle Pines (2)
- Cold Spring (2)
- Coleraine (2)
- Columbus (2)
- Coon Rapids (2)
- Credit River (2)
- Dawson (2)
- Deephaven (2)
- Dundas (2)
- East Grand Forks (2)
- Edina (2)
- Elk River (2)
- Elysian (2)
- Fish Lake (2)
- Frazee (2)
- Fulda (2)
- Gilbert (2)
- Golden Valley (2)
- Granite Falls (2)
- Ham Lake (2)
- Hammond (2)
- International Falls (2)
- Lake Benton (2)
- Lake George (2)
- Lakeville (2)
- Lilydale (2)
- Litchfield (2)
- Little Rock (2)
- Littlefork (2)
- Long Prairie (2)
- Mendota Heights (2)
- Milaca (2)
- Minnetonka (2)
- Monticello (2)
- Moorhead (2)
- Northfield (2)
- Nowthen (2)
- Oak Grove (2)
- Ortonville (2)
- Otsego (2)
- Owatonna (2)
- Pine River (2)
- Prior Lake (2)
- Rice Lake (2)
- Robbinsdale (2)
- Rochester (2)
- Rock Creek (2)
- Roseville (2)
- Sandstone (2)
- Sauk Centre (2)
- Shorewood (2)
- Silver Bay (2)
- Spring Park (2)
- Squaw Lake (2)
- Stillwater (2)
- Taconite (2)
- Taylors Falls (2)
- Tonka Bay (2)