Boat Ramps in Tennessee
We list 1,091 public boat ramps and launches in Tennessee, spread across 88 counties. The waterbodies with the most listed launches are Douglas Lake (97), Watts Bar Lake (49), Kentucky Reservoir (41), Chickamauga Lake (36), Norris Lake (34).
661 listings include official facility details (lanes, parking, fees, restrooms and more where reported) from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA); the rest come from OpenStreetMap.
Before you launch: boat registration in Tennessee is handled by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and fishing licenses are sold by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Map shows a sample of 546 launches; open a county for every ramp.
Counties in Tennessee
- Anderson County (21)
- Bedford County (3)
- Benton County (29)
- Bledsoe County (1)
- Blount County (18)
- Bradley County (3)
- Campbell County (24)
- Carroll County (1)
- Carter County (9)
- Cheatham County (11)
- Claiborne County (12)
- Clay County (13)
- Cocke County (9)
- Coffee County (8)
- Cumberland County (3)
- Davidson County (30)
- DeKalb County (26)
- Decatur County (9)
- Dickson County (3)
- Dyer County (10)
- Fayette County (2)
- Fentress County (1)
- Franklin County (21)
- Gibson County (2)
- Giles County (5)
- Grainger County (28)
- Greene County (6)
- Grundy County (1)
- Hamblen County (10)
- Hamilton County (57)
- Hancock County (2)
- Hardeman County (7)
- Hardin County (27)
- Hawkins County (13)
- Haywood County (6)
- Henderson County (9)
- Henry County (20)
- Hickman County (2)
- Houston County (1)
- Humphreys County (6)
- Jackson County (12)
- Jefferson County (62)
- Johnson County (3)
- Knox County (35)
- Lake County (13)
- Lauderdale County (11)
- Lawrence County (5)
- Lincoln County (4)
- Loudon County (19)
- Madison County (2)
- Marion County (20)
- Marshall County (3)
- Maury County (11)
- McMinn County (3)
- Meigs County (21)
- Monroe County (13)
- Montgomery County (11)
- Moore County (5)
- Morgan County (3)
- Obion County (25)
- Perry County (1)
- Pickett County (6)
- Polk County (14)
- Putnam County (4)
- Rhea County (25)
- Roane County (40)
- Robertson County (3)
- Rutherford County (18)
- Scott County (5)
- Sequatchie County (1)
- Sevier County (43)
- Shelby County (13)
- Smith County (17)
- Stewart County (36)
- Sullivan County (23)
- Sumner County (23)
- Tipton County (8)
- Trousdale County (3)
- Unicoi County (1)
- Union County (14)
- Van Buren County (2)
- Warren County (10)
- Washington County (4)
- Wayne County (2)
- Weakley County (1)
- White County (4)
- Williamson County (1)
- Wilson County (19)
Popular lakes & rivers in Tennessee
- Douglas Lake (97)
- Watts Bar Lake (49)
- Kentucky Reservoir (41)
- Chickamauga Lake (36)
- Norris Lake (34)
- Cherokee Lake (31)
- Kentucky Lake (31)
- Tennessee River (29)
- Cumberland River (28)
- Old Hickory Reservoir (25)
- Fort Loudoun Lake (23)
- J. Percy Priest Lake (21)
- Tellico Reservoir (19)
- Clinch River (18)
- Lake Barkley Reservoir (18)
- Norris Reservoir (18)
- Center Hill Lake (17)
- Old Hickory Lake (17)
- Tims Ford Lake (16)
- Duck River (15)
- Cordell Hull Lake (14)
- Holston River (14)
- Elk River (13)
- Watts Bar Reservoir (13)
- Chickamauga Reservoir (12)
- Hatchie River (11)
- Center Hill Reservoir (10)
- Cherokee Reservoir (10)
- Ft. Loudoun Reservoir (10)
- Hiwassee River (10)
- South Fork Holston River (10)
- French Broad River (9)
- Reelfoot Lake (9)
- Caney Fork River (8)
- Dale Hollow Reservoir (8)
- Mississippi River (8)
- Nickajack Lake (8)
- Watauga River (8)
- Dale Hollow Lake (7)
- Melton Hill Lake (7)
- Watershed (7)
- Boone Reservoir (6)
- Lower Blue Basin (6)
- Nolichucky River (6)
- Tennessee River Gorge (6)
- Cheatham Reservoir (5)
- Normandy Lake (5)
- Pickwick Reservoir (5)
- Collins River (4)
- Obion River (4)
- Parksville Lake (4)
- Pigeon River (4)
- Red River (4)
- Stones River (4)
- Watauga Lake (4)
- Barren Fork River (3)
- Boone Lake (3)
- Cordell Hull Reservoir (3)
- Douglas Reservoir (3)
- East Fork Stones River (3)
Cities in Tennessee
- Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) (30)
- Chattanooga (22)
- Hendersonville (12)
- Knoxville (9)
- Harrison (8)
- Oak Ridge (8)
- Clarksville (6)
- Memphis (6)
- Louisville (5)
- Lynchburg, Moore County (5)
- Clinton (4)
- Kingsport (4)
- Kingston (4)
- Murfreesboro (4)
- Soddy-Daisy (4)
- Vonore (4)
- Cumberland City (3)
- Dandridge (3)
- Hartsville/Trousdale County (3)
- Johnson City (3)
- La Vergne (3)
- McMinnville (3)
- Sale Creek (3)
- Spring City (3)
- Tellico Village (3)
- Ashland City (2)
- Colonial Heights (2)
- Dayton (2)
- Dover (2)
- East Ridge (2)
- Estill Springs (2)
- Eva (2)
- Farragut (2)
- Gainesboro (2)
- Gallatin (2)
- Lakeland (2)
- New Hope (2)
- Norris (2)
- Rockford (2)
- Samburg (2)
- Smyrna (2)
- Winchester (2)