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Massachusetts Boat Launches
68 public boat ramps and launches on 28 Massachusetts lakes in our guide. Open a lake for its full map, bait shops and what's biting.
Alum (Big) Pond 2 launches
- Clark Road town ramp — Town-managed concrete ramp, parking for about 10 trailers, off Route 148
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Ashumet Pond 2 launches
- Sandwich Road ramp — Paved ramp, parking for 28 trailers, western shore
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Big Benton Pond 3 launches
- DCR ramp on pond outlet — Concrete ramp, 15-car parking; about a half mile up the outlet to the main pond
- Otis Town Beach — Cartop and shore access; town sticker required
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Cheshire Reservoir 3 launches
- Route 8 DCR ramp (north basin) — Concrete one-lane ramp with dock, northeastern shore
- Farnams Road ramp (middle basin) — Gravel ramp for trailered boats
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Congamond Lakes 3 launches
- North ramp (Point Grove Road) — Town of Southwick double concrete ramp with fishing pier on the middle basin; about 30 trailer spaces; launch fee.
- South ramp (Berkshire Road) — Single concrete ramp with a sharp drop-off; about 18 trailer spaces; launch fee.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
East Monponsett Pond 2 launches
- Holmes Street town ramp — Town residents only, sticker required; also reachable from the West Monponsett ramp through a culvert
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Goose Pond (Lee) 2 launches
- Ridge Street ramp — MassWildlife concrete pad ramp on the west shore; limited shoulder parking
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Cochituate 3 launches
- DCR boat ramp, middle basin — Large ramp, parking for about 50 trailers, Cochituate State Park off Route 30, Wayland
- Northern basin cartop launch — Cartop launch and shore access off Route 30
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Lashaway 2 launches
- Shore Road ramp — Concrete ramp at north end, town of North Brookfield, parking about 6 cars/trailers
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Massapoag 2 launches
- Memorial Park ramp — Large concrete ramp off Pond St. on the north shore; town sticker needed to park, or park at the high school across the street.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Pearl 2 launches
- Elysium Street gravel launch — Town of Wrentham launch on the north shore; parking sticker required
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Quacumquasit (South Pond) 2 launches
- Lake Road ramp — Concrete ramp with parking on the north end
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Rohunta 3 launches
- Eagleville Road concrete ramp — Ramp with fishing pier and parking for 5 trailers, middle basin
- Branch Bridge Road dirt ramps — Two unimproved cartop ramps to middle and south basins
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Long Pond (Brewster/Harwich) 4 launches
- Harwich Long Pond Beach ramp — Paved ramp, about 25 car parking, off Long Pond Road
- Brewster town beach ramp — Paved ramp off Crowells Bog Rd, about 10 cars and trailers
- Cahoon Beach launch — Light trailered and cartop craft, off Cahoon Road
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Long Pond (Lakeville/Freetown) 2 launches
- Freetown boat ramp — Town of Freetown concrete ramp off Route 18 on the southeast corner; parking for 47 trailers; weekend/holiday parking fee may apply; shore access limited to the area next to the ramp.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Long Pond (Plymouth) 2 launches
- DCR Clark Road ramp — Concrete ramp, parking for 29 trailers; 50 hp outboard limit
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Long Pond (Sturbridge) 2 launches
- Rt. 20 ramp — Concrete ramp on the southern shore managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers; ample parking.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Mascuppic Lake 2 launches
- MassWildlife ramp — Paved ramp for trailered boats off Willowdale Ave.; parking for 10 trailers.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Mashpee-Wakeby Pond 3 launches
- Mashpee town ramp — Large paved ramp with 30-vehicle lot, Fisherman's Landing Rd, southeast shore
- Lowell Holly Reservation — Unimproved cartop launch (Trustees of Reservations)
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Onota Lake 3 launches
- Burbank Park ramp — City of Pittsfield double concrete ramp, 75-car lot off Valentine Drive on the eastern shore; fishing pier reaches water up to 45 feet deep.
- Dan Casey Memorial Drive — Shore fishing along the northern shore with parking for about 20 cars on the road shoulder.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Pocksha Pond 2 launches
- Long Point Road shore access — 20-car gravel lot managed by the City of New Bedford; shore fishing only, no boats or wading (water supply pond)
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Pontoosuc Lake 3 launches
- Hancock Road ramp — City of Pittsfield double concrete ramp at the southern end; parking for 30 trailers; shore access in Pontoosuc Lake Park.
- Narragansett Ave. ramp — Gravel ramp on the northwestern shore for light trailered craft; few parking spots.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Quabbin Reservoir 4 launches
- Gate 8 Fishing Area (Area 1) — DCR launch off Route 202, Pelham; parking fee, boat rentals, Quabbin boat seal required
- Gate 31 Fishing Area (Area 2) — DCR launch off Route 122, New Salem; parking fee, boat rentals, Quabbin boat seal required
- Gate 43 Fishing Area (Area 3) — DCR launch off Greenwich Road, Hardwick; parking fee, boat rentals, Quabbin boat seal required
- More public access — See MassWildlife or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees
South Watuppa Pond 2 launches
- Jefferson Street ramp — City of Fall River two-lane concrete ramp at the end of Jefferson Street, northwest shore; parking for about 50 vehicles; shore access on state land near the ramp.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Wachusett Reservoir 1 launch
- More public access — See MassWildlife or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees
Webster Lake 3 launches
- DCR ramp — Concrete ramp for trailered boats on the southeast shore off Lakeside Ave; parking for about 18 trailers.
- Memorial Beach (Town of Webster) — Double concrete ramp with large lot on the northwest shore near Routes 16 and 193; launch fee.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Wequaquet Lake 2 launches
- Shootflying Hill Road ramp — Town of Barnstable paved ramp on the northern shore; about 10 spaces at the adjacent town beach (sticker required; no trailer parking Memorial Day to Labor Day); cartop launch off Huckins Neck Road.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
West Monponsett Pond 2 launches
- Halifax town ramp, Route 58 — Concrete ramp and fishing pier, parking for about 20; culvert gives boat access to East Monponsett
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees