Boat Ramps in South Carolina
We list 753 public boat ramps and launches in South Carolina, spread across 46 counties. The waterbodies with the most listed launches are Lake Hartwell (49), Lake Murray (36), Lake Marion (35), Clarks Hill Lake (24), Broad River (20).
559 listings include official facility details (lanes, parking, fees, restrooms and more where reported) from South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR); the rest come from OpenStreetMap.
Before you launch: boat registration in South Carolina is handled by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and fishing licenses are sold by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Map shows a sample of 377 launches; open a county for every ramp.
Counties in South Carolina
- Abbeville County (13)
- Aiken County (14)
- Allendale County (4)
- Anderson County (39)
- Bamberg County (6)
- Barnwell County (7)
- Beaufort County (37)
- Berkeley County (46)
- Calhoun County (5)
- Charleston County (60)
- Cherokee County (10)
- Chester County (11)
- Chesterfield County (7)
- Clarendon County (17)
- Colleton County (22)
- Darlington County (7)
- Dillon County (7)
- Dorchester County (7)
- Edgefield County (3)
- Fairfield County (13)
- Florence County (12)
- Georgetown County (31)
- Greenville County (13)
- Greenwood County (10)
- Hampton County (6)
- Horry County (42)
- Jasper County (11)
- Kershaw County (9)
- Lancaster County (7)
- Laurens County (7)
- Lee County (6)
- Lexington County (34)
- Marion County (14)
- Marlboro County (5)
- McCormick County (32)
- Newberry County (14)
- Oconee County (41)
- Orangeburg County (19)
- Pickens County (19)
- Richland County (20)
- Saluda County (9)
- Spartanburg County (16)
- Sumter County (5)
- Union County (12)
- Williamsburg County (8)
- York County (16)
Popular lakes & rivers in South Carolina
- Lake Hartwell (49)
- Lake Murray (36)
- Lake Marion (35)
- Clarks Hill Lake (24)
- Broad River (20)
- Little Pee Dee River (20)
- Lake Keowee (18)
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (16)
- Edisto River (16)
- Lynches River (14)
- Waccamaw River (14)
- Great Pee Dee River (13)
- Lake Moultrie (13)
- Lake Greenwood (12)
- Saluda River (12)
- Savannah River (12)
- Black River (11)
- Richard B. Russell Lake (11)
- South Fork Edisto River (11)
- Lake Wateree (10)
- Catawba River (8)
- Lake Wylie (8)
- North Fork Edisto River (8)
- Wateree River (7)
- Ashley River (6)
- Combahee River (6)
- Congaree River (6)
- Lake Thurmond (6)
- Santee River (6)
- Tyger River (6)
- Enoree River (5)
- Intracoastal Waterway (5)
- Lake Jocassee (5)
- Wando River (5)
- Lake Edgar Brown (4)
- Pacolet River (4)
- Salkehatchie River (4)
- Town Creek (4)
- Twelvemile Creek (4)
- Beaufort River (3)
- Big Bay Creek (3)
- Bohicket Creek (3)
- Cooper River (3)
- Lake Carolina (3)
- Lake Monticello (3)
- Lake Russell (3)
- Lake Wallace (3)
- Mackay Creek (3)
- May River (3)
- North Santee River (3)
- Pee Dee River (3)
- Reedy River (3)
- Russ Creek (3)
- Sampit River (3)
- Stono River (3)
- Wambaw Creek (3)
- Back River (2)
- Battery Creek (2)
- Berry Shoals Pond (2)
- Black Mingo Creek (2)
Cities in South Carolina
- Charleston (12)
- Mount Pleasant (9)
- North Charleston (6)
- Columbia (5)
- Isle of Palms (5)
- Wyboo (5)
- Barnwell (4)
- Folly Beach (4)
- Lake Murray of Richland (4)
- North Myrtle Beach (4)
- Pickens (4)
- Bennettsville (3)
- Bluffton (3)
- Hanahan (3)
- Little River (3)
- Modoc (3)
- Murrells Inlet (3)
- Pawleys Island (3)
- Port Royal (3)
- Socastee (3)
- Tega Cay (3)
- Bonneau Beach (2)
- Cayce (2)
- Edisto Beach (2)
- Greer (2)
- Hardeeville (2)
- Hilton Head Island (2)
- Kingstree (2)
- Lake Wylie (2)
- Lexington (2)
- Lugoff (2)
- Meggett (2)
- Northlake (2)
- Pacolet (2)
- Rock Hill (2)
- Sullivan's Island (2)