Minnesota Boat Ramps
3308 public launches · 2277 with trailer ramps · 771 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 113 confirmed free · 968 with restrooms
Includes official data from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Before you launch in Minnesota
🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.
Links go to official Minnesota agency pages.
Lakes
- Superior Lake (36)
- Leech Lake (24)
- Minnetonka Lake (21)
- Vermilion Lake (17)
- Mille Lacs Lake (16)
- Cass Lake (13)
- U.S. Lock & Dam #6 Pool (12)
- Lac qui Parle Lake (9)
- Lower Red Lake (9)
- Winnibigoshish Lake (9)
- Big Stone Lake (8)
- Pokegama Lake (Itasca County) (8)
- Pepin Lake (Wabasha County) (7)
- Shetek Lake (7)
- St. Anthony Falls Pool (7)
- Traverse Lake (7)
- Bemidji Lake (6)
- Benton Lake (6)
- Burntside Lake (6)
- Detroit Lake (6)
- Gull Lake (Cass County) (6)
- Lake of the Woods (6)
- Pelican Lake (St. Louis County) (6)
- Upper Red Lake (6)
- Big Sandy Lake (5)
- Byllesby Lake (5)
- Crane Lake (5)
- Cut Foot Sioux Lake (5)
- Green Lake (Kandiyohi County) (5)
- Lake Saint Croix (5)
- Long Lake (Hubbard County) (5)
- Marsh (Big Stone County) (5)
- Otter Tail Lake (5)
- Rainy Lake (5)
- Shagawa Lake (5)
- U.S. Lock & Dam #2 Pool (5)
- U.S. Lock & Dam #5 Pool (5)
- Winona Lake (Winona County) (5)
- Big Birch Lake (4)
- Big Marine Lake (4)
- Carlos Lake (4)
- Coon Lake (Anoka County) (4)
- Cross Lake Reservoir (4)
- Dead Lake (4)
- Devil Track Lake (4)
- Ida Lake (Douglas County) (4)
- Island Lake Reservoir (4)
- Kabetogama Lake (4)
- Lake Monongalia (4)
- Little Rock Lake (4)
- Lura Lake (4)
- Madison Lake (4)
- Maple Lake (Polk County) (4)
- Miltona Lake (4)
- North Long Lake (4)
- Okabena Lake (4)
- Osakis Lake (4)
- Pelican Lake (Crow Wing County) (4)
- Pickerel Lake (Becker County) (4)
- U.S. Lock & Dam #9 Pool (4)
- White Bear Lake (4)
- Zumbro Lake (4)
- Albert Lea Lake (3)
- Artichoke Lake (3)
- Bass Lake (Itasca County) (3)
- Bear Island Lake (3)
- Big Pine Lake (Otter Tail County) (3)
- Birch Lake (Lake County) (3)
- Bowstring Lake (3)
- Buffalo Lake (Wright County) (3)
- Clearwater Lake (Stearns County) (3)
- Collinwood Lake (3)
- Crooked Lake (Itasca County) (3)
- Dutch Lake (3)
- East Park WMA Lake (3)
- Elephant Lake (3)
- Elysian Lake (3)
- Fall Lake (3)
- Fish Lake (Kanabec County) (3)
- Forest Lake (Washington County) (3)
- Gorman Lake (3)
- Hanska Lake (3)
- Height of Land Lake (3)
- Heron (South Heron) Lake (3)
- Howard Lake (Wright County) (3)
- Itasca Lake (3)
- Koronis Lake (3)
- Lake Andrew (3)
- Little Sugar Bush Lake (3)
- Marion Lake (McLeod County) (3)
- Minnewaska Lake (3)
- Minnewawa Lake (3)
- Mud Lake (Cass County) (3)
- North Tamarack Lake (3)
- Otter Lake (McLeod County) (3)
- Pelican Lake (Wright County) (3)
- Pomme de Terre Lake (3)
- Round Lake (Itasca County) (3)
- Saganaga Lake (3)
- Sarah Lake (3)
- Snowbank Lake (3)
- Swan Lake (Nicollet County) (3)
- Tait Lake (3)
- Trout Lake (Itasca County) (3)
- Twistal Swamp Lake (3)
- Union Lake (Polk County) (3)
- Waconia Lake (3)
- Watkins Lake (3)
- Willmar Lake (3)
- Agassa Lake (2)
- Alexander Lake (2)
- Amber Lake (2)
- Andrew Lake (2)
- Andrusia Lake (2)
- Augusta Lake (2)
- Bald Eagle Lake (2)
- Ball Club Lake (Itasca County) (2)
- Bass Lake (Crow Wing County) (2)
- Bean Lake (Lake County) (2)
- Bearskin Lake (2)
- Beers Lake (2)
- Belle Lake (2)
- Big Bass Lake (2)
- Big Cormorant Lake (2)
- Big Kandiyohi Lake (2)
- Big Rice Lake (Cass County) (2)
- Big Spunk Lake (2)
- Birch Lake (Cass County) (2)
- Birch Lake (St. Louis County) (2)
- Blackduck Lake (2)
- Blackwell Lake (2)
- Blue Lake (Isanti County) (2)
- Blueberry Lake (Becker County) (2)
- Briggs Lake (2)
- Bronson Lake (2)
- Butterfield Lake (2)
- Camp Lake (Wright County) (2)
- Caribou Lake (St. Louis County) (2)
- Cedar Lake (Scott County) (2)
- Cedar Lake (Wright County) (2)
- Clear Lake (Jackson County) (2)
- Clear Lake (Meeker County) (2)
- Clear Lake (Sibley County) (2)
- Clear Lake (Waseca County) (2)
- Coon-Sandwick Lake (2)
- Cottonwood Lake (Blue Earth County) (2)
- Cross Lake (2)
- Currant Lake (2)
- Diamond Lake (Hennepin County) (2)
- Diamond Lake (Kandiyohi County) (2)
- Dumbbell Lake (2)
- Eagle Lake (Carver County) (2)
- Eagles Nest #3 Lake (2)
- East Toqua Lake (2)
- Echo Lake (Lake County) (2)
- Elbow Lake (Becker County) (2)
- Elbow Lake (St. Louis County) (2)
- Elk Lake (Grant County) (2)
- Elk Lake (Sherburne County) (2)
- Embarrass Lake (2)
- Fannie Lake (2)
- Farm Island Lake (2)
- Farm Lake (2)
- First Fulda Lake (2)
- Fish (Main Lake) (2)
- Fish Lake Flowage (2)
- Foot Lake (2)
- Fountain Lake (Freeborn County) (2)
- Fox Lake (Martin County) (2)
- Frances Lake (2)
- Franklin Lake (Otter Tail County) (2)
- Games Lake (2)
- Geneva Lake (Douglas County) (2)
- German Lake (Le Sueur County) (2)
- Golden Lake (2)
- Goose Lake (Waseca County) (2)
- Green Lake (Chisago County) (2)
- Grindstone Lake (2)
- Grove Lake (2)
- Hanging Horn Lake (2)
- Hendricks Lake (2)
- Huntington Mine Lake (2)
- Ida Lake (Blue Earth County) (2)
- Indianhead Flowage (2)
- Irene Lake (2)
- Irving Lake (2)
- Jay Gould Lake (2)
- Jennie Lake (Meeker County) (2)
- June Lake (2)
- Knife Lake (2)
- LaSalle Lake (2)
- Lac Lavon Lake (2)
- Lake Allie (2)
- Lake Charlotte (2)
- Lake Darling (2)
- Lake Fremont (2)
- Lake Isabelle (2)
- Lake Lomond (2)
- Lake Placid (2)
- Lake Sarah (2)
- Lake Wakanda (2)
- Latoka Lake (2)
- Le Homme Dieu Lake (2)
- Lime Lake (2)
- Little Bass Lake (Becker County) (2)
- Little McDonald Lake (2)
- Little Moose Lake (Itasca County) (2)
- Little Pine Lake (Otter Tail County) (2)
- Little Rabbit Lake (2)
- Little Spirit Lake (2)
- Little Winnibigoshish Lake (2)
- Lone Lake (Clearwater County) (2)
- Long (main bay) (2)
- Long Lake (Isanti County) (2)
- Long Lake (Kandiyohi County) (2)
- Long Lake (Kandiyohi County) (2)
- Long Lost Lake (2)
- Loon Lake (Jackson County) (2)
- Lower Mission Lake (2)
- Mantrap Lake (2)
- Maple Lake (Douglas County) (2)
- Mary Lake (Douglas County) (2)
- Mazaska Lake (2)
- McQuade Lake (2)
- Medicine Lake (Hennepin County) (2)
- Middle Cullen Lake (2)
- Middle Lake (Nicollet County) (2)
- Minnesota Lake (Faribault County) (2)
- Minnewashta Lake (2)
- Moccasin Lake (2)
- Moose Lake (Itasca County) (2)
- Mountain Lake (2)
- Mule Lake (2)
- Nest Lake (2)
- Nett Lake (2)
- North Lake (Goodhue County) (2)
- Norway Lake (Cass County) (2)
- Norway Lake (Kandiyohi County) (2)
- Ocheda Lake (2)
- Paper Mill Reservoir (2)
- Paul Lake (2)
- Pearl Lake (Jackson County) (2)
- Pelican Lake (Otter Tail County) (2)
- Pickerel Lake (Otter Tail County) (2)
- Pike Bay (2)
- Pine Lake (Clearwater County) (2)
- Pine Mountain Lake (2)
- Plantagenet Lake (2)
- Pleasant Lake (Otter Tail County) (2)
- Pleasant Lake (Wright County) (2)
- Pokegama Lake (Pine County) (2)
- Poplar Lake (Cook County) (2)
- Potato Lake (2)
- Prairie Lake (Itasca County) (2)
- Puposky Lake (2)
- Reno Lake (2)
- Rice Lake (Becker County) (2)
- Rice Lake (Faribault County) (2)
- Rice Lake (Morrison County) (2)
- Rice Lake (Stearns County) (2)
- Ripley (west portion) Lake (2)
- Rock Lake (Becker County) (2)
- Roosevelt Lake (2)
- Round Lake (Cook County) (2)
- Round Lake (Jackson County) (2)
- Roy Lake (2)
- Rush Lake (Otter Tail County) (2)
- Sandy Lake (Beltrami County) (2)
- Sandy Lake (Sherburne County) (2)
- Sauk Lake (2)
- School Section Lake (2)
- Sea Gull (2)
- Serpent Lake (2)
- Shamineau Lake (2)
- Shaokotan Lake (2)
- Shell Lake (2)
- South Sunrise Pool (2)
- South Twin Lake (Mahnomen County) (2)
- Spider Lake (Hubbard County) (2)
- Spring Lake (2)
- Star Lake (Otter Tail County) (2)
- State Line Lake (2)
- Steamboat Lake (2)
- Stump Lake (2)
- Sugar Lake (Wright County) (2)
- Sullivan Lake (Morrison County) (2)
- Swan Lake (McLeod County) (2)
- Talcot Lake (2)
- Tamarack Lake (Pine County) (2)
- Three Island Lake (Beltrami County) (2)
- Three Island Lake (Cass County) (2)
- Trout Lake (Cook County) (2)
- U.S. Lock & Dam #3 Pool (2)
- U.S. Lock & Dam #4 Pool (Goodhue County) (2)
- U.S. Lock & Dam #4 Pool (Wabasha County) (2)
- U.S. Lock & Dam #5A Pool (2)
- Upper Maple Lake (2)
- Upper Rice Lake (Clearwater County) (2)
- Wabana Lake (2)
- Wabedo Lake (2)
- Wall Lake (2)
- Washington Lake (Le Sueur County) (2)
- Washington Lake (Meeker County) (2)
- Waverly Lake (2)
- West Battle Lake (2)
- West Graham Lake (2)
- West Jefferson Lake (2)
- West McDonald Lake (2)
- West Silent Lake (2)
- West Twin Lake (Lyon County) (2)
- West Twin Lake (St. Louis County) (2)
- White Iron Lake (2)
- Whiteface Reservoir (2)
- Whitefish Lake (Crow Wing County) (2)
- Wolf Lake (Itasca County) (2)
- Woman (main lake) (2)
Rivers, bays and coast
- Mississippi River (Crow Wing County) (59)
- Minnesota River (45)
- Crow Wing River (24)
- Rum River (21)
- Red Lake River (19)
- Saint Croix River (19)
- Saint Louis River (17)
- Big Fork River (16)
- Sauk River (14)
- Cannon River (12)
- North Fork Crow River (11)
- Rainy River (10)
- Mississippi River (Beltrami County) (9)
- Root River (9)
- Cottonwood River (8)
- Zumbro River (8)
- Des Moines River (7)
- Kettle River (7)
- St. Croix River (7)
- Cloquet River (6)
- Mississippi River (Winona County) (6)
- Snake River (6)
- Watonwan River (6)
- Blue Earth River (5)
- Crow River (5)
- Little Fork River (Koochiching County) (5)
- Long Prairie River (5)
- Pomme de Terre River (Swift County) (5)
- Roseau River (5)
- Straight River (5)
- Vermilion River (5)
- Chippewa River (4)
- Le Sueur River (4)
- Little Fork River (St. Louis County) (4)
- Otter Tail River (Otter Tail County) (4)
- Pine River (4)
- Turtle River (4)
- Vermillion River (4)
- Bowstring River (3)
- Elk River (3)
- Mississippi River (Wabasha County) (3)
- Otter Tail River (Becker County) (3)
- Pelican River (3)
- Saint Francis River (3)
- Tamarac River (Beltrami County) (3)
- Whitewater River (3)
- Baudette River (2)
- Bear Paw Creek (2)
- Bostick Creek (2)
- Cedar River (2)
- Clearwater River (Red Lake County) (2)
- Island River (2)
- Moose Horn River (2)
- Moose River (St. Louis County) (2)
- North Fork Zumbro River (2)
- Prairie River (2)
- Red River of the North (Clay County) (2)
- Red River of the North (Kittson County) (2)
- Red River of the North (Norman County) (2)
- Redwood River (2)
- Rice River (St. Louis County) (2)
- South Branch Root River (2)
- South Fork Crow River (2)
- South Fork Zumbro River (2)
- Stony River (2)
- West Branch Lac qui Parle River (2)
- Wild Rice River (Norman County) (2)
Counties
- Aitkin County (86)
- Anoka County (43)
- Becker County (104)
- Beltrami County (85)
- Benton County (10)
- Big Stone County (19)
- Blue Earth County (42)
- Brown County (19)
- Carlton County (26)
- Carver County (32)
- Cass County (172)
- Chippewa County (11)
- Chisago County (33)
- Clay County (7)
- Clearwater County (51)
- Cook County (105)
- Cottonwood County (24)
- Crow Wing County (148)
- Dakota County (30)
- Dodge County (1)
- Douglas County (71)
- Faribault County (11)
- Fillmore County (9)
- Freeborn County (15)
- Goodhue County (17)
- Grant County (19)
- Hennepin County (81)
- Houston County (14)
- Hubbard County (80)
- Isanti County (22)
- Itasca County (245)
- Jackson County (28)
- Kanabec County (14)
- Kandiyohi County (54)
- Kittson County (12)
- Koochiching County (44)
- Lac qui Parle County (13)
- Lake County (110)
- Lake of the Woods County (24)
- Le Sueur County (37)
- Lincoln County (17)
- Lyon County (13)
- Mahnomen County (14)
- Marshall County (10)
- Martin County (22)
- McLeod County (21)
- Meeker County (43)
- Mille Lacs County (20)
- Morrison County (31)
- Mower County (7)
- Murray County (32)
- Nicollet County (20)
- Nobles County (13)
- Norman County (7)
- Olmsted County (8)
- Otter Tail County (135)
- Pennington County (10)
- Pine County (46)
- Pipestone County (1)
- Polk County (27)
- Pope County (21)
- Ramsey County (23)
- Red Lake County (5)
- Redwood County (7)
- Renville County (7)
- Rice County (31)
- Roseau County (10)
- Scott County (14)
- Sherburne County (29)
- Sibley County (15)
- St. Louis County (273)
- Stearns County (70)
- Steele County (6)
- Stevens County (7)
- Swift County (16)
- Todd County (45)
- Traverse County (12)
- Wabasha County (35)
- Wadena County (28)
- Waseca County (14)
- Washington County (37)
- Watonwan County (9)
- Wilkin County (2)
- Winona County (31)
- Wright County (85)
- Yellow Medicine County (11)