New York State Boat Launching Sites

LocationCountyDirectionsLaunch TypeParkingOther InformationOperator
Alder LakeUlster CountyOff Rte.54, 2.5 miles NE of TurnwoodHand Launch 5 Cars Electric Motors Only DEC
Alleghany Reservoir, Alleghany State Park (Quaker Area),Friends Boat LaunchCattaraugus CountyRte.280, 2.5 miles S of Rte.17,Exit 18Concrete Launch35 Cars and TrailersNoneNYS Parks
Alleghany RiverCattaraugus CountySouth of Village of Alleghany, off West River RoadHand Lauch, Gravel Surface8-10 CarsNoneDEC
Allen LakeAlleghany CountyNE of Village of Belfast, off West Hill RoadHand Launch25 CarsElectric Motors PermittedDEC
Alma PondAlleghany County3 Miles E of Village of Alma, on Cty Rd.38 SIzeHand Launch10 CarsElectric Motors PermittedDEC
Balsam PondChenango County4 miles N of Hamlet of McDonough, off Cty. Rte. 7Hand Launch8 Cars and TrailersNoneDEC
Basher Kill MarshSullivan County4 Miles S of Wurtsboro, off Rte.209, Haven Rd. and South Rd.Hand Launch8 - 20 Cars per siteElectric motors onlyDEC
Bear LakeChautauqua CountyTown of Stockton, N of Hamlet of Stockton, off Bear Lake Rd.Hand Launch10 CarsNoneDEC
Black LakeSt.Lawrence CountyLocated in Town of MorristownConcrete Launch Ramp55 Cars and TrailersNoneNYS Parks
Black RiverLewis CountyAdjacent to Rte.410,1/2 mile NE of Village of Castorland Hard Surface Launch Ramp22 Cars and TrailersNoneDEC
Black RiverLewis CountyAt Glenfield on Cty. Rt. 40 Hard Surface Ramp20 Cars and TrailersNoneDEC
Black RiverJefferson CountyFish Island, E of Rt.180 in the Village of DexterHard Surface Ramp30 Cars and TrailersMunicipal SiteOwned,operated and maintained by the Village of Dexter
Black RiverJefferson CountyWest of Rt. 180 on Liberty St., in Village of DexterHard Surface Ramps30 Cars and TrailersMunicipal SiteOwned,operated and maintained by the Village of Dexter
Black RiverLewis countyE of Village of Lowville, at Beach's Bridge on Number Four Road.Hard Surface Ramp10 Cars and TrailersNoneDEC
Black River Pond, Cherry Plain State ParkRensselaer County1.5 miles N of Stephentown, off NYS Rt. 22Cartop Launch of Canoes, Sailboats and Rowboats/ Launching Ramp10 Cars and TrailersNo Motors Allowed, Fee to enter ParkNYS Parks
Bog River FlowSt.Lawrence CountyS of Village of Tupper Lake, off Rt. 421Hand Launch8 CarsNo Motors Permitted on RiverDEC
Brant LakeWarren County1 mile NE of Hamlet of Brant Lake, on Rt.8Hard Surface Ramp11 Cars and TrailersNoneDEC
Brown Tract Pond, CampgroundHamilton County7 miles E of Hamlet of Eagle Bay, off Rte. 28 on Brown Tract Pond RoadHand LAunching10 CarsNo Motors PermittedDEC
Buck Pond, CampgroundFranklin County12 miles E of the Hamlet of Paul Smith'sHard Surface Ramp20 Cars and TrailersNoneDEC
Buffalo RiverErie CountyCity of Buffalo. Between Ohio St. and Michigan St. Bridges, next to Great Lakes Paper.Hand Launch15 CarsAccess to Buffalo River Canoe Trail (Lower)DEC
Buffalo RiverErie countyCity of Buffalo. Thruway exit for Clinton Ave.(East), then South on Harlem Rd. 1/2 Mile.Hand Launch25 CarsAccess to Buffalo River Canoe Trail (Upper)DEC
Butterfield LakeJefferson County1/4 mile East of the Hamlet of Redwood. Off Town Rd.Hard Surface Launching Ramp27 Cars and TrailersNoneDEC

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