Data sources
Every fact on this site comes from one of the sources below. Data last built 2026-11-03.
Base data
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) – ramp locations, names, tags and nearest waterbodies, via Geofabrik extracts.
- U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files (2023) – counties, cities and towns.
State agency boat access datasets
Agency records were matched to OpenStreetMap ramps within 150 m; unmatched agency sites were added as new listings.
- AL – Alabama Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (coastal)
- AR – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC)
- CA – California State Lands Commission
- CT – Connecticut DEEP
- FL – Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
- GA – Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division
- HI – Hawaii DLNR Division of Boating (via Hawaii Statewide GIS)
- IA – Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- ID – Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- KY – Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
- LA – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF)
- MA – Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
- MD – Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- MI – Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- MN – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- MO – Missouri Department of Conservation (via MSDIS)
- NC – North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC)
- NE – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
- NM – New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- NY – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
- OH – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- OR – Oregon State Marine Board
- RI – Rhode Island DEM (via RIGIS)
- SC – South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR)
- TN – Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA)
- TX – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
- WA – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
- WI – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Waterbody descriptions
- MO: Lake of the Ozarks – Wikipedia: Lake of the Ozarks (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- OH: Ohio River – Wikipedia: Ohio River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TN: Douglas Lake – Wikipedia: Douglas Lake (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- VA: Lake Anna – Wikipedia: Lake Anna (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- WI: Wisconsin River – Wikipedia: Wisconsin River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- FL: Indian River Lagoon – Wikipedia: Indian River Lagoon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- FL: Suwannee River – Wikipedia: Suwannee River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- GA: Lake Lanier – Wikipedia: Lake Lanier (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- KY: Lake Cumberland – Wikipedia: Lake Cumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- AR: White River – Wikipedia: White River (Arkansas–Missouri) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- KY: Kentucky Lake – Wikipedia: Kentucky Lake (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- OH: Great Miami River – Wikipedia: Great Miami River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- IL: Illinois River – Wikipedia: Illinois River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- MN: Mississippi River – Wikipedia: Mississippi River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- ID: Snake River – Wikipedia: Snake River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- WI: Fox River – Wikipedia: Fox River (Green Bay tributary) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- OK: Grand Lake o' the Cherokees – Wikipedia: Grand Lake o' the Cherokees (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TX: Toledo Bend Reservoir – Wikipedia: Toledo Bend Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- MI: Grand River – Wikipedia: Grand River (Michigan) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- AR: Arkansas River – Wikipedia: Arkansas River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- WI: Mississippi River – Wikipedia: Mississippi River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- SC: Lake Hartwell – Wikipedia: Lake Hartwell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- KY: Ohio River – Wikipedia: Ohio River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TN: Watts Bar Lake – Wikipedia: Watts Bar Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- ID: Salmon River – Wikipedia: Salmon River (Idaho) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TX: Brazos River – Wikipedia: Brazos River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- ND: Lake Sakakawea – Wikipedia: Lake Sakakawea (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- PA: Allegheny River – Wikipedia: Allegheny River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- OH: Maumee River – Wikipedia: Maumee River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- IL: Fox River – Wikipedia: Fox River (Illinois River tributary) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- FL: St. Johns River – Wikipedia: St. Johns River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- MO: Missouri River – Wikipedia: Missouri River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- GA: Clarks Hill Lake – Wikipedia: Lake Strom Thurmond (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TX: Pecos River – Wikipedia: Pecos River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- KY: Lake Barkley – Wikipedia: Lake Barkley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- OH: Muskingum River – Wikipedia: Muskingum River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- MI: Huron River – Wikipedia: Huron River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TX: Lake O' the Pines – Wikipedia: Lake O' the Pines (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TX: Colorado River – Wikipedia: Colorado River (Texas) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- KY: Green River – Wikipedia: Green River (Kentucky) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TX: Lake Texoma – Wikipedia: Lake Texoma (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- WI: Wolf River – Wikipedia: Wolf River, Wisconsin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- GA: Chattahoochee River – Wikipedia: Chattahoochee River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TX: Laguna Madre – Wikipedia: Laguna Madre (United States) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- WI: Lake Michigan – Wikipedia: Lake Michigan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- NC: Pamlico Sound – Wikipedia: Pamlico Sound (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- OH: Scioto River – Wikipedia: Scioto River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- AR: Greers Ferry Lake – Wikipedia: Greers Ferry Lake (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TN: Chickamauga Lake – Wikipedia: Chickamauga Lake (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TX: Sabine River – Wikipedia: Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- VA: James River – Wikipedia: James River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- SC: Lake Murray – Wikipedia: Lake Murray (South Carolina) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- WI: Rock River – Wikipedia: Rock River (Mississippi River tributary) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- MO: Harry S. Truman Reservoir – Wikipedia: Truman Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- NY: Hudson River – Wikipedia: Hudson River (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- TN: Kentucky Reservoir – Wikipedia: Kentucky Lake (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Boat registration & fishing license links
- AK – Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Office of Boating Safety · Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- AL – Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (Marine Patrol) · Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- AR – Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration · Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- AZ – Arizona Game and Fish Department · Arizona Game and Fish Department
- CA – California Department of Motor Vehicles · California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- CO – Colorado Parks and Wildlife · Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- CT – Connecticut DMV · Connecticut DEEP
- DE – Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife · Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
- FL – Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles · Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- GA – Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division · Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division
- HI – Hawaii DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation · Hawaii DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources
- IA – Iowa Department of Natural Resources · Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- ID – Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation · Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- IL – Illinois Department of Natural Resources · Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- IN – Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles · Indiana DNR
- KS – Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks · Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
- KY – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet / County Clerk · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
- LA – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries · Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- MA – Massachusetts Environmental Police · Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
- MD – Maryland Department of Natural Resources · Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- ME – Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
- MI – Michigan Department of State · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- MN – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- MO – Missouri Department of Revenue · Missouri Department of Conservation
- MS – Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks · Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
- MT – Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division · Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
- NC – North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission · North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- ND – North Dakota Game and Fish Department · North Dakota Game and Fish Department
- NE – Nebraska Game and Parks Commission · Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
- NH – New Hampshire DMV · New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
- NJ – New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission · New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
- NM – New Mexico State Parks, Boating Safety · New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- NV – Nevada Department of Wildlife · Nevada Department of Wildlife
- NY – New York DMV · New York State DEC
- OH – Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft · Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife
- OK – Oklahoma Tax Commission · Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
- OR – Oregon State Marine Board · Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
- PA – Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission · Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
- RI – Rhode Island DEM · Rhode Island DEM
- SC – South Carolina Department of Natural Resources · South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- SD – South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks · South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- TN – Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency · Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
- TX – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- UT – Utah Division of Motor Vehicles · Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
- VA – Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources · Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- VT – Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles · Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
- WA – Washington State Department of Licensing · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- WI – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- WV – West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles · West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
- WY – Wyoming Game and Fish Department · Wyoming Game and Fish Department