Boat Ramps in Essex County, Massachusetts
91 public launches · 40 with trailer ramps · 6 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 22 confirmed free
Before you launch in Massachusetts
🧼 Private boats on Quabbin Reservoir must be decontaminated and sealed to the trailer before launching.
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Lakes and rivers in Essex County
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Chebacco Lake · Essex, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 17 spaces
- Lake size
- 213 acres
- Nearest town
- 3 mi from Manchester-by-the-Sea
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Black Rock Creek · Salisbury, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 2
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Yes
- Trailer parking
- 60 spaces
- Nearest town
- 3 mi from Newburyport
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access · Website
Directions
Forest Lake · Methuen, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 6 spaces
- Lake size
- 48 acres
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Lake Attitash · Merrimac, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 22 spaces
- Lake size
- 369 acres
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Rockport, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 6 spaces
- Nearest town
- 5 mi from Gloucester
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access · Website
Directions
Georgetown, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
- Nearest town
- 2 mi from Groveland
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Gloucester, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 6 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access · Website
Directions
Newburyport, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
Managed by City of Newburyport · Website
Directions
Newburyport, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Paved
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Salem, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 2
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Yes
- Trailer parking
- 42 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Haverhill, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 12 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Gloucester, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access · Website
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Lynn, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 2
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 37 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access · Website
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Marblehead, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 2
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 25 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Merrimack River · Haverhill, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Merrimack River · Newburyport, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 3
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Yes
- Trailer parking
- 124 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access · Website
Directions
Merrimack River · Methuen, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 1
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 19 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Merrimack River · Lawrence, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 2
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Free
- Trailer parking
- 54 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Danvers, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 2
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Yes
- Trailer parking
- 64 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Salem, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Lanes
- 3
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Yes
- Trailer parking
- 45 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access · Website
Directions
Salem, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 43 spaces
- Nearest town
- 1 mi from Beverly Cove
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Haverhill, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 4 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Methuen, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 4 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Newburyport, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Surface
- Concrete
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Newburyport
Managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Nahant, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Nearest town
- 3 mi from Swampscott
Managed by Town of Nahant
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Ipswich, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Nearest town
- 8 mi from Newburyport
Managed by Town of Ipswich · Website
Directions
Essex, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Nearest town
- 5 mi from Manchester-by-the-Sea
Managed by Town of Essex
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Atlantic Ocean · Rockport, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Gloucester
Managed by Granite Pier Committee · Website
Directions
Essex, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Manchester-by-the-Sea
Managed by Town of Essex
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Rowley, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Newburyport
Managed by Town of Newbury
Directions
Rowley River · Rowley, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
- Nearest town
- 6 mi from Newburyport
Managed by Town of Rowley Harbormaster
Directions
Powwow River · Amesbury, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
Managed by City of Amesbury · Website
Directions
Merrimack River · Newburyport, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
Managed by Newburyport Parks · Website
Directions
Saugus, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
Managed by Town of Saugus
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Swampscott, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
Managed by Swampscott Recreation Department
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Lynn, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
Managed by City of Haverhill Parks and Recreation · Website
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
Managed by City of Gloucester Harbormaster
Directions
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
Managed by Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Marblehead, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
Managed by Town of Marblehead · Website
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Beverly, Essex County
- Launch
- Trailer launch
Managed by Beverly Recreation
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Ipswich, Essex County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Lanes
- 2
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Yes
- Trailer parking
- 48 spaces
- Nearest town
- 8 mi from Manchester-by-the-Sea
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access · Website
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Gloucester, Essex County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Lanes
- 2
- Surface
- Concrete
- Fee
- Yes
- Trailer parking
- 48 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access · Website
Directions
Ipswich, Essex County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Lanes
- 1
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 4 spaces
- Nearest town
- 6 mi from Middleton
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Newbury, Essex County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Lanes
- 1
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 4 spaces
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Newburyport
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Groveland, Essex County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Lanes
- 1
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 6 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Haverhill, Essex County
- Launch
- Carry-in (kayak, canoe)
- Lanes
- 1
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 8 spaces
Managed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access
Directions
Upper Millpond · Rowley, Essex County
- Surface
- Dirt
- Lake size
- 16 acres
- Nearest town
- 6 mi from Groveland
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Baldpate Pond · Boxford, Essex County
- Lake size
- 59 acres
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Groveland
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Crane Pond · West Newbury, Essex County
- Lake size
- 21 acres
- Nearest town
- 3 mi from Groveland
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Hoveys Pond · Groveland, Essex County
- Lake size
- 36 acres
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Groveland
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Spofford Pond · Boxford, Essex County
- Lake size
- 28 acres
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Groveland
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Stearns Pond · North Reading, Essex County
- Lake size
- 42 acres
- Nearest town
- 3 mi from North Reading
Directions
Atlantic Ocean · Essex, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 7 mi from Manchester-by-the-Sea
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Atlantic Ocean · Ipswich, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 8 mi from Manchester-by-the-Sea
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Atlantic Ocean · Ipswich, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 8 mi from Newburyport
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Atlantic Ocean · Rockport, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 5 mi from Gloucester
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Atlantic Ocean · Rowley, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 5 mi from Newburyport
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Atlantic Ocean · Rowley, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Newburyport
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Black Rock Creek · Salisbury, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 3 mi from Newburyport
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Topsfield, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 6 mi from Middleton
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Sluice Pond · South Peabody, Essex County
- Lake size
- 42 acres
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Chadwick Pond · Haverhill, Essex County
- Lake size
- 173 acres
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Chadwick Pond · Haverhill, Essex County
- Lake size
- 173 acres
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Atlantic Ocean · Rowley, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Newburyport
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Pye Brook · Boxford, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 5 mi from Groveland
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Johnsons Pond · Groveland, Essex County
- Lake size
- 194 acres
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Kenoza Lake · Haverhill, Essex County
- Lake size
- 240 acres
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Pine Island Creek · Newburyport, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 4 mi from Newburyport
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Rowley River · Rowley, Essex County
- Nearest town
- 6 mi from Newburyport
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Atlantic Ocean · Danvers, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Gloucester, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Gloucester, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Gloucester, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Gloucester, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Gloucester, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Marblehead, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Salem, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Salem, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Saugus, Essex County
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Newburyport, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Beverly, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Gloucester, Essex County
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Atlantic Ocean · Beverly, Essex County
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Merrimack River · Amesbury, Essex County
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Merrimack River · Groveland, Essex County
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Merrimack River · Lawrence, Essex County
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Merrimack River · Newburyport, Essex County
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Merrimack River · Newburyport, Essex County
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Merrimack River · Newburyport, Essex County
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Merrimack River · Newburyport, Essex County
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Merrimack River · Newburyport, Essex County
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