Ohio Boat Ramps
1643 public launches · 578 with trailer ramps · 828 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 513 confirmed free · 6 with restrooms
Before you launch in Ohio
Links go to official Ohio agency pages.
Lakes
- Lake Erie (22)
- Lake Erie-direct access (13)
- Lake Erie-Sandusky Bay (11)
- Salt Fork Reservoir (11)
- Mosquito Lake (10)
- Grand Lake St. Marys (9)
- Lake Loramie (9)
- Buckeye Lake (Fairfield County) (7)
- Hoover Reservoir (7)
- Indian Lake (7)
- Lake Erie-East Harbor (7)
- Pymatuning Lake (7)
- Dillon Reservoir (6)
- Grand Lake (6)
- Harsha Lake (6)
- Lake Erie-West Harbor (6)
- Rocky Fork Lake (6)
- Berlin Reservoir (5)
- Kiser Lake (5)
- Lake Milton (5)
- Lake White (5)
- Michael J. Kirwan Lake (5)
- Piedmont Lake (5)
- Apple Valley Lake (4)
- Burr Oak Lake (4)
- C.J. Brown Reservoir (4)
- Cowan Lake (4)
- Delaware Lake (4)
- Nimisila Reservoir (4)
- Ohio Power Recreation Area (4)
- Portage Lakes (4)
- Seneca Lake (4)
- Tappan Lake (4)
- Atwood Lake (3)
- Cinnamon Lake (3)
- Clendening Lake (3)
- Eastwood Lake (3)
- Guilford Lake (3)
- Highlandtown Lake (3)
- Knox Lake (3)
- La Due Reservoir (3)
- Lake Buckhorn (3)
- Lake Erie-Conneaut Harbor (3)
- Lake Erie-Kelleys Island (3)
- Lake Erie-Marblehead (3)
- Leesville Lake (3)
- Mogadore Reservoir (3)
- O'Shaughnessy Reservoir (3)
- Winton Lake (3)
- Acton Lake (2)
- Archbold Reservoir (2)
- Belmont Lake (2)
- Buckeye Lake (Allen County) (2)
- Charles Mill Lake (2)
- Cutler Lake (2)
- Dow Lake (2)
- Findley Lake (2)
- Forked Run Lake (2)
- Grant Lake (2)
- Hinckley Lake (2)
- Jackson Lake (2)
- Lake Erie-Ashtabula Harbor (2)
- Lake Erie-Lorain Harbor (2)
- Lake Erie-Middle Bass Island (2)
- Lake Erie-South Bass Island (2)
- Lake Logan (2)
- Lake Roaming Rock (2)
- Nettle Lake (2)
- Norwalk Upper Reservoir (2)
- Spencer Lake (2)
- Springfield Lake (2)
- Stonelick Reservoir (2)
- Upper Sandusky Reservoir (2)
Rivers, bays and coast
- Ohio River (Washington County) (72)
- Great Miami River (64)
- Maumee River (63)
- Muskingum River (58)
- Scioto River (42)
- Little Miami River, Main Branch (36)
- Olentangy River (29)
- Mahoning River (28)
- Mad River (27)
- Alum Creek (26)
- Grand River (25)
- Hocking River (25)
- Sandusky River (25)
- Cuyahoga River (22)
- Raccoon Creek (19)
- Chagrin River (18)
- Stillwater River (17)
- Blanchard River (16)
- Tuscarawas River (16)
- Big Darby Creek (14)
- Big Walnut Creek (14)
- Paint Creek, Main Branch (14)
- Auglaize River (13)
- Little Miami River (12)
- Ohio Brush Creek (12)
- Portage River (11)
- Kokosing River (10)
- Vermilion River (10)
- Deer Creek (9)
- Killbuck Creek (9)
- Lake Erie-Portage River (9)
- Mohican River (9)
- Ohio River (Jefferson County) (9)
- Rocky River, East Branch (9)
- Caesar Creek Reservoir (8)
- Lake Erie-Vermilion River (8)
- Little Muskingum River (8)
- Salt Creek (8)
- Walhonding River (8)
- Ashtabula River (7)
- Conneaut Creek (7)
- Lake Erie-Turtle Creek (7)
- Little Beaver Creek (7)
- Little Scioto River (Northern Section of Ohio) (7)
- Black River, Main Branch (6)
- Licking River, North Fork (6)
- Loramie Creek (6)
- Mohican River, Black Fork (6)
- Mohican River, Clear Fork (6)
- Paint Creek, North Fork (6)
- Rocky River, Main Branch (6)
- Scioto Brush Creek, North & Main Branch (6)
- Symmes Creek (6)
- Buck Creek (5)
- Greenville Creek (5)
- Huron River, Main Branch (5)
- Lake Erie-Huron River (5)
- Licking River, Main Branch (5)
- Little Miami River, East Fork (5)
- Ohio River - Above Cincinnati (5)
- Ottawa River (Allen County) (5)
- Rocky Fork Creek (5)
- Tiffin River (5)
- Twin Creek (5)
- Lake Erie-Chagrin River (4)
- Mahoning River, West Branch (4)
- Mosquito Creek Lake (4)
- Pymatuning Creek (4)
- Sandy Creek (4)
- St. Marys River (4)
- Tinkers Creek (4)
- White Oak Creek (4)
- Wills Creek, Main Branch (4)
- Black River, East Branch (3)
- Huron River, West Branch (3)
- Lake Erie-Ashtabula River (3)
- Lake Erie-Ottawa River (3)
- Lake Erie-Sandusky River (3)
- Lake Erie-Toussaint River (3)
- Ohio Brush Creek, West Fork (3)
- Paint Creek Lake (3)
- St. Joseph River (3)
- Sugar Creek (3)
- Sunfish Creek (3)
- Wills Creek, Seneca Fork (3)
- Captina Creek (2)
- Conotton Creek (2)
- Flat Rock Creek (2)
- Four-Mile Creek (2)
- Lake Erie-Grand River (2)
- Lake Erie-Maumee River (2)
- Mohican River, Lake Fork (2)
- Ohio River - Below Cincinnati (2)
- Ohio River-Straight Creek (2)
- Ohio River-Yellow Creek (2)
- Racoon Creek (2)
- Saint Joseph River (2)
- Scioto Brush Creek, South Fork (2)
- Whitewater River (2)
Counties
- Adams County (26)
- Allen County (15)
- Ashland County (13)
- Ashtabula County (46)
- Athens County (34)
- Auglaize County (9)
- Belmont County (12)
- Brown County (25)
- Butler County (17)
- Carroll County (6)
- Champaign County (17)
- Clark County (17)
- Clermont County (36)
- Clinton County (5)
- Columbiana County (18)
- Coshocton County (17)
- Crawford County (7)
- Cuyahoga County (34)
- Darke County (5)
- Defiance County (16)
- Delaware County (40)
- Erie County (38)
- Fairfield County (14)
- Fayette County (8)
- Franklin County (60)
- Fulton County (7)
- Gallia County (18)
- Geauga County (13)
- Greene County (20)
- Guernsey County (20)
- Hamilton County (48)
- Hancock County (20)
- Hardin County (2)
- Harrison County (7)
- Henry County (20)
- Highland County (16)
- Hocking County (12)
- Holmes County (12)
- Huron County (10)
- Jackson County (3)
- Jefferson County (10)
- Knox County (22)
- Lake County (36)
- Lawrence County (14)
- Licking County (12)
- Logan County (14)
- Lorain County (26)
- Lucas County (36)
- Madison County (5)
- Mahoning County (20)
- Marion County (19)
- Medina County (7)
- Meigs County (14)
- Mercer County (11)
- Miami County (29)
- Monroe County (10)
- Montgomery County (37)
- Morgan County (25)
- Morrow County (5)
- Muskingum County (35)
- Noble County (3)
- Ottawa County (70)
- Paulding County (12)
- Perry County (2)
- Pickaway County (11)
- Pike County (9)
- Portage County (30)
- Preble County (4)
- Putnam County (7)
- Richland County (10)
- Ross County (26)
- Sandusky County (14)
- Scioto County (18)
- Seneca County (14)
- Shelby County (20)
- Stark County (13)
- Summit County (21)
- Trumbull County (35)
- Tuscarawas County (17)
- Union County (7)
- Van Wert County (5)
- Vinton County (16)
- Warren County (27)
- Washington County (51)
- Wayne County (5)
- Williams County (15)
- Wood County (24)
- Wyandot County (7)