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Alabama Boat Launches
94 public boat ramps and launches on 32 Alabama lakes in our guide. Open a lake for its full map, bait shops and what's biting.
Aliceville Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Bankhead Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Bartlett's Ferry Reservoir (Lake Harding) 4 launches
- Chattahoochee Valley Recreation Park — Public ramp off Lee County Road 380
- Halawakee Creek — Public ramp on Lee County Road 379
- Bartlett's Ferry Dam — Public ramp on Lee County Road 334
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Bear Creek Reservoir 2 launches
- Piney Point and Horseshoe Bend — Each campground has a public access area for launching boats
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Cedar Creek Reservoir 2 launches
- Public access areas — Cedar Creek Dam, Hellums Mill, Slickrock, Britton Bridge and Lost Creek
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Claiborne Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Coffeeville Lake 2 launches
- Service Campground Ramp — Corps of Engineers maintained ramp
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Demopolis Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Gainesville Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Gantt Reservoir 2 launches
- Highway 29 launch — Public launch in the Clearview Community on Highway 29
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Guntersville Lake 7 launches
- Lake Guntersville State Park Boat Ramp — State park ramp at 5966 AL Hwy 227, Guntersville
- Guntersville Municipal Park Boat Ramp — City park ramp in Guntersville
- TVA Honeycomb Ramp — TVA ramp on Camp Ground Rd, Grant
- Marshall County Park #1 Boat Ramp — County park ramp at 18976 US 431, Guntersville
- Jackson County Park Boat Ramp — County park ramp on County Park Rd, Scottsboro
- Town Creek Fishing Center Boat Ramps — Two boat ramps and a fishing pier at Lake Guntersville State Park; 11868 Hwy 227, Guntersville, AL; (256) 582-8358; store open 8-4 daily in season
- More public access — See Alabama DCNR or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees
Harris Reservoir (Lake Wedowee) 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Holt Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Jordan 3 launches
- Bonner's Point — Public access area on the west side of the lake
- Rotary Landing — Public access area on the east side of the lake
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Lurleen 2 launches
- Lake Lurleen State Park — Boat launch areas listed; 13226 Lake Lurleen Road, Coker
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Martin 6 launches
- Wind Creek State Park — Alabama State Parks. $5 launch fee, marina with live bait, fuel, boat rentals, 210 ft fishing pier
- Kowaliga Public Boat Ramp — ADCNR ramp off AL 63 in Elmore County. Free, open year-round, newly expanded parking
- Pace's Point (Pleasure Point) — ADCNR ramp on the east side of the lake. About 50 trailer spaces
- Madwind Creek (Windy Point) — ADCNR ramp. One lane, dock, lighted
- Smith Landing — ADCNR ramp on Sandy Creek
- Young's Landing (D.A.R.E. Park) — ADCNR ramp at D.A.R.E. Park
Lake Tuscaloosa 4 launches
- Binion Creek — State public ramp
- Rock Quarry — Municipal public ramp
- Sharps Landing — Municipal public ramp
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lay Lake 2 launches
- Public access areas (7) — Alabama lists seven public bank/boat access areas; see boatramps.dcnr.alabama.gov for each
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lewis Smith Lake (Smith Lake) 3 launches
- Smith Lake Park Boat Landing — ADCNR landing on Ryan Creek, Cullman County. Free, six lanes, large trailer lot
- Clear Creek Recreation Area — U.S. Forest Service, Bankhead NF. Year-round launch; day-use fee
- Corinth Recreation Area — U.S. Forest Service, upper lake in Winston County. Year-round day-use launch
Little Bear Creek Reservoir 4 launches
- Elliot Branch — Public boat ramp
- McAffee Landing — Public boat ramp
- Williams Hollow — Public boat ramp
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Logan Martin Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Neely Henry Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Pickwick Lake 6 launches
- McFarland Park (West and North ramps) — ADCNR ramps in Florence. Five lanes total, docks, big parking lot, hosts major tournaments
- Riverfront Park — ADCNR ramp in Sheffield. Two lanes, restrooms
- Rose Trail (Riverton) — ADCNR ramp near Riverton. Two lanes, restrooms
- Waterloo Riverside — ADCNR ramp at Waterloo
- Pride Station — ADCNR ramp. One lane, dock
- Buzzard's Roost (Margerum) — ADCNR ramp. One lane
Thurlow Reservoir 2 launches
- City of Tallassee park ramp — Roosevelt Street off Gilmer Ave (Hwy 229); parking, restrooms, boardwalk
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Upper Bear Creek Reservoir 2 launches
- Public access areas — Twin Forks, Mon Dye, Quarter Creek and Batestown; Twin Forks has a campground
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Walter F. George Lake (Lake Eufaula) 9 launches
- Lake Point State Park — Alabama-side access, 3 boat access sites with marina; ramp fees at most USACE/state sites
- Cheneyhatchee Creek — Alabama-side public ramp, nominal fee
- White Oak Creek — Alabama-side public ramp, nominal fee
- Hardridge Park — Alabama-side public ramp, nominal fee
- Highland Park — Alabama-side public ramp and fishing pier, nominal fee
- Old Creek Town Park — City of Eufaula; no-fee ramp and public angling pier
- Barbour Creek — City of Eufaula; no-fee ramp
- Thomas Mill Creek — Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries public ramp, no fee
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Weiss Lake 7 launches
- Leesburg Landing — State public access in Leesburg Park. Free, four-lane ramp, large trailer lot, ADA
- Hwy 9 Causeway Boat Ramp — Alabama Power public ramp
- Cobia Bridge Boat Ramp — Alabama Power public ramp
- Mud Creek Boat Ramp — Alabama Power public ramp
- Bay Springs Boat Ramp — Alabama Power public ramp
- Cedar Bluff Fishing Pier — Alabama Power bank-fishing pier
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Wheeler Lake 6 launches
- Joe Wheeler State Park First Creek Boat Ramp — State park ramp near Rogersville
- Ingalls Harbor — City of Decatur harbor and ramp at 701 Market St NW
- Elk River North Public Boat Ramp — Public ramp off US 72 near Rogersville
- Round Island Creek Public Launch — Public launch on Cowford Rd, Athens
- Mallard Creek Public Boat Launch — Public launch near Lake View, Lawrence County
- More public access — See Alabama DCNR or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees
William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir (Millers Ferry) 2 launches
- Corps of Engineers parks — East Bank, Six Mile and Chilatchee Creek recreation areas and Roland Cooper State Park serve the lake; ramp details not stated on agency page
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Wilson Lake 3 launches
- Shoal Creek Public Boat Ramp — ADCNR ramp on Shoal Creek off US 72 near Florence
- Shoal Creek Landing (west side) — ADCNR landing across US 72 from the older ramp. Wide launch slab, parking for 36 rigs
- More public access — See the TVA or ADCNR boat ramp list for all ramps and fees
Woodruff Reservoir (Jones Bluff) 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Yates Lake 4 launches
- Alabama Power west bank ramp — Largest ramp, mid-reservoir, reached from Hwy 14 west of the dam in Tallassee
- Upper end ramp — Primitive ramp operated by Alabama Power
- Coon Creek Tract ramp — Small ramp run by Alabama DCNR Lands Division
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees