Boat Ramps
Boat Ramps - Mystic & Eastern CT Area
25 places to visit
Baldwin Bridge State Boat Launch (Connecticut River)
220 Ferry Road Old Saybrook, CT 06475 Location: Route 9 south, take exit 2 and turn left. Take the first right onto Ferry Road. Route 2 north, take exit 1 and turn right onto Ferry Road. Launch is at the end of Ferry Road under the bridge. Trailered and Car Top/Carry-In. Open year round. Docks are floating and fixed wood. Open year round. Chemical toilets in season. Access road and parking lot are paved. 70 spaces. Concrete slab ramp. Disabled access. Fishing pier located on site.
Lieutenant River Boat Launch
Old Lyme, CT Location: Located on the west side of Route 156, south of Ferry Road. Car Top/Carry-In. Open year round. No docks. Chemical toilets in season. Access road is paved. Parking lot is dirt. 3 spaces. Ramp surface is dirt. No disability access.
Great Island Boat Launch
Old Lyme, CT Location: Route 156, south to end of Smith Neck Road and Great Island Wildlife Area. Trailered. Open year round. No docks. Chemical toilets in season. Access road is paved. Parking lot is gravel. 35 spaces. Paved ramp. No disability access. Shallow at low tide.
Four Mile River Boat Launch
Old Lyme, CT Location: Located on the west side of Four Mile River. Route 156, east on Oakridge Drive, first right to launch area. Trailered. Open year round. Chemical toilets in season. Access road and parking lot are paved. Ramp is paved. No disability access. Shallow launch conditions at low tide; clearance problem at high tide.
Niantic River Boat Launch
Waterford, CT Location: Located approximately 0.25 mile northeast of Route 156 bridge across Niantic River in Waterford. Trailered. Open year round. Dock is floating wood. Chemical toilets year round. Access road and parking lot are paved. 100 spaces. Concrete slab ramp. Disability access.
Dock Road Boat Launch
Waterford, CT Location: Located on Jordan Cove at Pleasure Beach. Route 213, south on Goshen Road, launch is straight ahead. Trailered. Open year round. No dock. Chemical toilets year round. Paved access road. Gravel parking lot. 45 spaces. Concrete slab ramp. Disability access. Very crowded on weekends.
Bayberry Lane Boat Launch
Groton, CT Location: I-95, Exit 87, Route 349 (Clarence B. Sharp Highway) which becomes Shennecossett Road. Follow this road south, then left onto Bayberry Lane. Trailered. Open year round. Dock is fixed wood. Chemical toilets in season. Access road is paved. Parking lot is paved and grass. 30 spaces. No disability access. Crowded.
Bluff Point Boat Launch
Groton, CT 06340 Location: Route 1, south on Depot Road, go under train trestle at the end. Launch is at the end of the road to the west of the park entrance. Car Top/Carry-In. Open year round. No docks. Compost toilets. Access road is gravel. Parking lots are dirt. 40 spaces. Ramp is dirt. No disability access.
Mystic River Boat Launch
River Road Groton, CT Directions: Take I-95, exit 89. Turn to go south on Allyn Street, then take your first left onto Sandy Hollow Road. Stay left at the fork, then follow to the end. Turn left onto High Street, then your next right onto Bindloss Road. Follow to the end and turn left onto River Road. Launch is on the right on the west bank of the Mystic River, just north of the I-95 bridge. Car Top/Carry-In. Open year round. No docks. No toilets. Access road and parking lot are dirt. 8 spaces. Ramp is dirt. No disability access.
Barn Island Boat Launch
Stonington, CT Location: Located at Barn Island Wildlife Area. Turn southeast off Route 1 at Greenhaven Road then south on Palmer Neck Road approximately 1.5 miles to end. Trailered. Open year round. Dock is floating wood, seasonal. Chemical toilets in season. Access road and parking surface are paved. 6 spaces. Concrete slab ramp. Disability access.
Green Falls Reservoir Boat Launch
Voluntown, CT Location: Route 138, take access road south to Green Falls State Park. Follow signs to launch. Car Top/Carry-In. Open from the Friday before the third Saturday in April through December 30. No docks or toilets. Parking for 6 vehicles. Gravel road access, gravel ramp. No disability access.
Lake of Isles Boat Launch
North Stonington, CT Location: East off Route 2, north on Watson Road onto Lake of Isles Road. Trailered. Open year round. Parking for 10 vehicles. Gravel road access, concrete slab ramp. Fixed wood dock. Seasonal chemical toilet. Disability access.
Long Pond Boat Launch
North Stonington, CT Location: Route 214, south on Lantern Hill Road. Access is on the right. Trailered. Open year round. Seasonal chemical toilets. Parking for 35 vehicles. Paved road access, concrete plank ramp. No disability access.
Pachaug Pond Boat Launch
Off Voluntown Road (CT Route 138) Griswold, CT 06351 Location: At north end of pond, south off Route 138.Year round. No docks. Seasonal chemical toilets. Parking for 40 vehicles. Paved/Gravel road access, concrete slab ramp. No disability access.
Rogers Lake Boat Launch
Old Lyme, CT Location: Turn north off Route 1 onto Grassy Hill Road and travel approximately 1 mile. Launch is on the left. Trailered. Open year round. No docks. Seasonal chemical toilets. Paved access road, concrete plank ramp. No disability access.
Stoddard Hill Boat Launch
Ledyard, CT Location: In Stoddard Hill State Park. West side of Route 12 in Ledyard. East side of Thames River. Car Top/Carry-In. Open year round. No docks or toilets. Paved access road, recycled pavement ramp. No disability access.
Wyassup Lake Boat Launch
North Stonington, CT Location: Route 2, north on Wyassup Lake Road. Launch is on the right. Trailered. Open year round. Seasonal chemical toilets. Parking for 8 vehicles. Paved road access, concrete plank ramp. No disability access.
Mashapaug Lake Boat Launch
At Bigelow Brook Union, CT 06076 Located in Bigelow Hollow State Park, off Route 171, 1.3 miles east of Route 190. Follow the park's access road along Bigelow Brook to the south end of the pond. Trailered. Open year round. 15 parking spaces. Paved road access, concrete slab ramp. Disability access.
Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launch
Thompson, CT Location: In Quaddick State Park, 4 miles north of East Putnam and Route 44. Paved access road and ramp. 6 parking spaces. Seasonal pit toilet, No disability access.
Pine Acres Lake Boat Launch
Hampton, CT Location: Route 6, north on Potter Road, into Goodwin State Forest. Launch is on the right. Trailered. Open year round. Recycled pavement road access, paved ramp. Parking for 15 vehicles. No disability access.
Pachaug State Forest (Chapman & Green Falls areas)
Entrance off Route 49 Voluntown, CT 06384 860-376-4075 Boat ramps are available at Beachdale Pond. There also is a fishing platform that can be used by people in wheelchairs. Stocked trout. - Chapman Area Map (PDF) - Green Falls Area Map (PDF)
Mansfield Hollow Park
31 Old Willimantic Road Mansfield, CT 06235 A boat ramp at the lake/reservoir makes it easy to reach for boating and fishing. Swimming is not allowed in this reservoir / lake. - Park Map (PDF)
Bigelow Hollow State Park & Nipmuck State Forest
298 Bigelow Hollow Road - Route 171 Union, CT 06076 860-424-3200 Boat ramps are provided on Mashapaug Lake and Bigelow, Breakneck, and Griggs ponds, all within this 9,000-acre forested state park and forest.
Hopeville Pond State Park
929 Hopeville Road Griswold, CT 06351 860-376-2920 A boat launch is open at this park on a large freshwater pond. - Hiking Map (PDF)
Bluff Point Coastal Reserve
Walking in wooded peninsula and along rocky coast; seabird watching; shell fishing allowed
Depot Road, off US Route 1 Groton, CT 06340 860-444-7591 The boat launch at this coastal reserve is for car top and carry-in vessels. It is open year-round. Parking on dirt lot for 40 vehicles. Access road is gravel and the ramp is dirt. - Park Map (PDF)