Boat Ramps in North Carolina
We list 934 public boat ramps and launches in North Carolina, spread across 94 counties. The waterbodies with the most listed launches are Pamlico Sound (37), Yadkin River (25), French Broad River (24), Bogue Sound (23), Haw River (22).
261 listings include official facility details (lanes, parking, fees, restrooms and more where reported) from North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC); the rest come from OpenStreetMap.
Before you launch: boat registration in North Carolina is handled by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and fishing licenses are sold by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
Map shows a sample of 467 launches; open a county for every ramp.
Counties in North Carolina
- Alamance County (17)
- Alexander County (2)
- Anson County (2)
- Ashe County (8)
- Beaufort County (20)
- Bertie County (7)
- Bladen County (16)
- Brunswick County (42)
- Buncombe County (11)
- Burke County (17)
- Cabarrus County (3)
- Caldwell County (6)
- Camden County (8)
- Carteret County (81)
- Caswell County (1)
- Catawba County (5)
- Chatham County (26)
- Cherokee County (12)
- Chowan County (8)
- Clay County (3)
- Cleveland County (5)
- Columbus County (4)
- Craven County (22)
- Cumberland County (5)
- Currituck County (49)
- Dare County (52)
- Davidson County (8)
- Davie County (5)
- Duplin County (4)
- Durham County (4)
- Edgecombe County (3)
- Forsyth County (4)
- Gaston County (10)
- Gates County (4)
- Graham County (10)
- Granville County (3)
- Greene County (2)
- Guilford County (8)
- Halifax County (6)
- Harnett County (4)
- Henderson County (6)
- Hertford County (4)
- Hoke County (1)
- Hyde County (11)
- Iredell County (14)
- Jackson County (14)
- Johnston County (3)
- Jones County (5)
- Lee County (1)
- Lenoir County (2)
- Lincoln County (4)
- Macon County (9)
- Madison County (6)
- Martin County (3)
- McDowell County (3)
- Mecklenburg County (6)
- Montgomery County (10)
- Moore County (11)
- Nash County (2)
- New Hanover County (14)
- Northampton County (5)
- Onslow County (37)
- Orange County (3)
- Pamlico County (46)
- Pasquotank County (3)
- Pender County (18)
- Perquimans County (5)
- Person County (2)
- Pitt County (4)
- Polk County (1)
- Randolph County (1)
- Richmond County (5)
- Robeson County (7)
- Rockingham County (16)
- Rowan County (6)
- Rutherford County (8)
- Sampson County (1)
- Scotland County (1)
- Stanly County (7)
- Stokes County (8)
- Surry County (4)
- Swain County (14)
- Transylvania County (6)
- Tyrrell County (8)
- Union County (2)
- Vance County (7)
- Wake County (21)
- Warren County (6)
- Washington County (6)
- Watauga County (7)
- Wayne County (8)
- Wilkes County (12)
- Wilson County (5)
- Yadkin County (8)
Popular lakes & rivers in North Carolina
- Pamlico Sound (37)
- Yadkin River (25)
- French Broad River (24)
- Bogue Sound (23)
- Haw River (22)
- Neuse River (20)
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (19)
- Cedar Bay (18)
- Lake Norman (18)
- Cape Fear River (17)
- Dan River (17)
- Jordan Lake (16)
- Intracoastal Waterway (14)
- Catawba River (12)
- Dawson Creek (12)
- Roanoke River (12)
- South Fork New River (12)
- Falls Lake (11)
- Currituck Sound (10)
- Lake Hickory (10)
- Lumber River (9)
- Tuckasegee River (9)
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake (8)
- Chowan River (7)
- Fontana Lake (7)
- Hiwassee Lake (7)
- Pamlico River (7)
- Tar River (7)
- Tull Bay (7)
- Lake Gaston (6)
- Mill Creek (6)
- Nantahala River (6)
- New River (6)
- Northeast Cape Fear River (6)
- Badin Lake (5)
- Contentnea Creek (5)
- Great Pond (5)
- Lake Lure (5)
- Lake Wylie (5)
- Pee Dee River (5)
- South Yadkin River (5)
- Tarkiln Creek (5)
- Bay River (4)
- Black River (4)
- Cashie River (4)
- Lake James (4)
- Lake Santeetlah (4)
- Lake Tillery (4)
- Roanoke Rapids Lake (4)
- Taylor Creek (4)
- Adams Creek Canal (3)
- Ararat River (3)
- Blounts Creek (3)
- Brice Creek (3)
- Broad River (3)
- Chatuge Lake (3)
- High Rock Lake (3)
- Johns River (3)
- Knotts Island Bay (3)
- Little River (3)
Cities in North Carolina
- Frisco (12)
- Jacksonville (8)
- Lake Norman of Iredell (8)
- Whispering Pines (7)
- Rhodhiss (6)
- Salvo (6)
- Buxton (5)
- Lake Lure (5)
- Oak Island (5)
- Asheville (4)
- Beaufort (4)
- Cedar Point (4)
- Emerald Isle (4)
- Greensboro (4)
- Indian Beach (4)
- Minnesott Beach (4)
- Morehead City (4)
- Davis (3)
- Eden (3)
- Fayetteville (3)
- Harkers Island (3)
- Lumberton (3)
- Marshallberg (3)
- New Bern (3)
- Ocracoke (3)
- Raleigh (3)
- Seven Lakes (3)
- Sneads Ferry (3)
- Topsail Beach (3)
- Windsor (3)
- Atlantic Beach (2)
- Bath (2)
- Calabash (2)
- Cape Carteret (2)
- Cary (2)
- Columbia (2)
- Cullowhee (2)
- Dillsboro (2)
- Duck (2)
- Etowah (2)
- Fairfield Harbour (2)
- Greenville (2)
- Hampstead (2)
- Havelock (2)
- Lake Waccamaw (2)
- Manns Harbor (2)
- Mount Holly (2)
- Murphy (2)
- Navassa (2)
- North Wilkesboro (2)
- Ocean Isle Beach (2)
- Rocky Mount (2)
- Saxapahaw (2)
- Stonewall (2)
- Sunset Beach (2)
- Wilson (2)
- Winfall (2)
- Woodfin (2)
- Wrightsville Beach (2)