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Maine Boat Launches
89 public boat ramps and launches on 38 Maine lakes in our guide. Open a lake for its full map, bait shops and what's biting.
Aziscohos Lake 2 launches
- South end public launch — Off Route 16
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Big Eagle Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Brassua Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Chamberlain Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Chesuncook Lake 4 launches
- Chesuncook Lake Road launch — Improved trailered boat launch listed by Maine IFW
- Umbazooksus Stream launch (Guy Allen Road) — Improved trailered launch reaching the north end of the lake
- Caribou Lake (Golden Road) — Unimproved carry-in access to the southwest arm
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
China Lake 3 launches
- Vassalboro public boat launch — Improved launch on the west basin near the outlet
- North end access, China — Public access site at the north end of the lake
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Cobbosseecontee Lake 3 launches
- Monmouth town launch — Town-owned
- Manchester north end launch — Public launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Cross Lake (Aroostook) 2 launches
- Southeast corner landing — Public boat landing and picnic area; off Route 161 via improved gravel road
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Damariscotta Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Eagle Lake (Aroostook) 2 launches
- Eagle Lake public boat landing — Public boat landing in the town of Eagle Lake
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
East Grand Lake 3 launches
- East Grand Lake — Weston (Aroostook Co.); town-owned hard ramp, 10 ft wide x 69 ft long; no floats, no toilet (Maine DACF).
- Grand Lake — Danforth (Washington Co.); town-owned hard ramp, 20 ft wide x 30 ft long; 8 rig parking spaces; toilet (Maine DACF). Greenland Cove Rd.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Embden Pond 2 launches
- Public boat launch near the outlet — Located at the pond's southern tip
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Fish River Lake 2 launches
- Northwest shore landing — Unimproved landing near the campsite, suitable for small trailered boats
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Flagstaff Lake 5 launches
- Route 27 Flagstaff Lake Boat Launch — Launch off Route 27 near Stratton/Eustis on the west end
- Trout Brook North Boat Launch — Launch with nearby campsite
- Bog Brook Boat Launch — Launch on the lake's north side
- Long Falls Dam Boat Launch — East end near the dam. No camping at the launch
- More public access — See the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands boat launch list for all sites; conditions vary
Great Pond 2 launches
- State boat launch near Belgrade Lakes village — State-owned launch with parking facility.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Kezar Lake 3 launches
- North Lovell launch — Boat launching area at the North Lovell end
- The Narrows launch — Boat launching area at the Narrows
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Long Lake (Aroostook) 2 launches
- Sinclair, St. Agatha and Van Buren Cove landings — Three public boat landings; picnic area at the St. Agatha landing
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Long Lake (Bridgton) 3 launches
- Stevens Brook public ramp — Public ramp near the mouth of Stevens Brook
- Harrison village ramp — Public ramp in Harrison
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Maranacook Lake 2 launches
- State Landing, Route 41 — Public landing; the survey calls both basins well served by public landings
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Matagamon Lake (Grand Lake) 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Millinocket Lake 2 launches
- Paved landing at pump house — Paved boat landing next to the old Great Northern Paper pump house, reached by road from the Baxter State Park road near Ambajejus Lake.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Moosehead Lake 5 launches
- Greenville Boat Launch — Town of Greenville ramp at end of Dyer Road; trailers, restrooms
- Rockwood Boat Launch — State ramp on Rockwood Road, Rockwood; trailers, restrooms
- Lily Bay State Park Ramp — State park ramp off Dunn Point Road, Greenville; trailers, restroom
- Seboomook Boat Launch — Public launch at Seboomook in the north end
- More public access — See Maine IF&W or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees
Mooselookmeguntic Lake 2 launches
- Mooselookmeguntic Lake — Public boat ramp near Rangeley, Oxford County.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Pennamaquan Lake 2 launches
- Pennamaquan River access — No lake launch listed; anglers motor upstream into the lake from the river
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Pleasant Lake (Casco) 2 launches
- Casco launches — Town of Casco provides two launch areas, one at each end of the lake
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Pushaw Lake 2 launches
- Cunningham Landing — Off Essex Street, Orono; maintained boat launch and parking suitable for 2-wheel-drive vehicles
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Rangeley Lake 4 launches
- Rangeley town park launch — One of three public launches on the lake.
- Rangeley Lake State Park launch — South shore public launch.
- Oquossoc outlet launch — Public launch at the outlet in Oquossoc.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Richardson Lakes 3 launches
- Mill Brook Launch Site — Off Route 16 in Adamstown Township.
- South Arm Launch Site — Reached from the South Arm Road in Andover.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Schoodic Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Sebago Lake 4 launches
- Raymond Beach Boat Launch — Public trailer launch on Route 302, Raymond; free
- Sebago Lake Station Landing — Town of Standish launch, 175 Northeast Rd, Standish; seasonal nonresident fee
- Sebago Lake State Park Boat Ramp — State park ramp, 11 Park Access Rd, Casco; park fee
- More public access — See Maine IF&W or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees
Sebasticook Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Sebec Lake 3 launches
- Greeley's Landing — Town-owned launch in Dover-Foxcroft, two ramps, floating docks
- Packard's Camps — Upper basin ramp on private property; check with owner
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Spednic Lake 2 launches
- Spednik Lake — Boat ramp, 202 Water St, Vanceboro, ME.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Square Lake 2 launches
- Public boat landing (northeast shore) — Unimproved public landing; reached by 7.5 miles of unimproved private gravel road from Route 161
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Thompson Lake 3 launches
- Thompson Lake Marina ramp — Heath Rd; voluntary fee, limited parking, difficult for larger boats
- Route 121 ramp, Oxford — Concrete ramp with traffic-safety concerns and limited parking
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Unity Pond (Lake Winnecook) 3 launches
- State launch on Sandy Stream — State-owned launch at the Route 139 crossing
- Private campground launch, Unity — Fee launch on the south shore
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Wassookeag Lake 1 launch
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
West Grand Lake 2 launches
- West Grand Dam launch — Improved trailered boat launch at the dam, Grand Lake Stream
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees