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Indiana Boat Launches
51 public boat ramps and launches on 30 Indiana lakes in our guide. Open a lake for its full map, bait shops and what's biting.
Barbee Lakes Chain 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Bass Lake (Starke County) 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Brookville Lake 4 launches
- Quakertown Ramp — Public boat ramp, 3327 W Dunlapsville Rd, Liberty, Union County; USACE listing
- Garr Hill Boat Ramp — Public ramp named on Indiana DNR Brookville Lake page (park has 9 launch ramps)
- Bonwell Ramp — Public ramp named on Indiana DNR Brookville Lake page (park has 9 launch ramps)
- More public access — See the Indiana DNR or lake website for all ramps and fees
Bruce Lake 2 launches
- North shore boat ramp — Seasonal restroom; outboard motors limited to 10 mph
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Cagles Mill Lake 2 launches
- Cagles Mill Lake boat ramp — Boat ramp listed by DNR; boats must display a DNR Lake Permit; $7 per car entrance at State Recreation Areas
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Cecil M. Harden Lake (Raccoon Lake) 2 launches
- Raccoon ramp — Open year-round; four other ramps are seasonal and may close in high water
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Clear Lake (Steuben County) 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Dogwood Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Eagle Creek Reservoir 2 launches
- 42nd Street Boat Ramp — On Dandy Trail; trailered boats must launch here; day pass $3 plus park admission; boats up to 10 hp and 26 ft
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Geist Reservoir 2 launches
- Public boat ramps — Launch fees: $20 weekdays, $35 weekends/holidays in summer; $20 off-season (2017 report)
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Hardy Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Huntingburg City Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Hurshtown Reservoir 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
J. Edward Roush Lake (Huntington Lake) 2 launches
- North boat ramp — Concrete ramp off S.R. 224 at Kil-So-Quah SRA; the south ramp (Division Road) opens only when the north ramp floods; no launch permit required
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Jimmerson Lake 2 launches
- Public boat ramp — DNR report lists public access by boat ramp, no fee
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Kokomo Reservoir 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Freeman 1 launch
- More public access — See the Indiana DNR or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Lemon 2 launches
- Lake Lemon public access ramp — Owned by the Lake Lemon Conservancy District; fees apply
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Shafer 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Wawasee 1 launch
- More public access — See the Indiana DNR or lake website for all ramps and fees
Mississinewa Lake 2 launches
- State recreation area ramps — Each of four state recreation areas has a concrete ramp; launch fee required; six car-top sites east of SR 13
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Monroe Lake 3 launches
- Fairfax Boat Ramp — Public ramp, USACE; 9927 Salem Pike Rd, Bloomington
- Pine Grove State Recreation Area Ramp — Public ramp, USACE; 7699 E Pine Grove Rd, Bloomington
- More public access — See the Indiana DNR or lake website for all ramps and fees
Morse Reservoir 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Patoka Lake 5 launches
- Little Patoka Ramp — Public ramp, USACE; 6040 Co Hwy 225, Taswell
- Painter Creek Ramp — Public ramp, USACE; Newton Stewart area, Orange County
- South Lick Fork Ramp — Public ramp, USACE; Schnellville area, Dubois County
- Patoka Lake South Ramp — Public boat ramp, Wickliffe, Crawford County
- More public access — See the Indiana DNR or lake website for all ramps and fees
Prairie Creek Reservoir 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Salamonie Lake 3 launches
- Dora ramp — Deepest ramp; only one giving boat access through December at winter pool
- Lost Bridge West Boat Ramp — Anglers often walk from here to shoreline spots
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Snow Lake 2 launches
- Public boat ramp — DNR report lists public access by boat ramp, no fee
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Sullivan Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Tippecanoe Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Worster Lake (Potato Creek) 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees