Montana Boat Launches

• Kane, South Causeway and ML ramps — NPS: small and jet boats launch from these ramps south of the causeway except during ice. All boats must pass an AIS inspection (stations near Lovell, WY and Fort Smith, MT).
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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• Hellgate — Bureau of Reclamation. Two boat ramps, trailer parking, campground and day-use area
• Silos — Public ramp at the Silos marina and campground area
• White Earth — Bureau of Reclamation campground with boat access
• Jo Bonner — Bureau of Reclamation campground with boat access
• Goose Bay Marina — Reclamation concession. Boat ramp, fuel, store, 300 Goose Bay Lane
• Kim's Marina — Reclamation concession. Boat ramp, fuel, store, 8015 Canyon Ferry Rd
• Yacht Basin Marina — Reclamation concession. Boat ramp, fuel, store, 3555 West Shore Dr
• Shannon — Boat ramp
• Confederate — Boat ramp
• Confederate Campground — Boat ramp
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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• Reclamation boat ramps — Four boat launch ramps plus one low-water ramp; concrete ramps, no launch fee, marina on site (Reclamation).
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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• Wayfarers State Park — State park launch near Bigfork on the northeast shore
• Yellow Bay State Park — State park deep-water launch 14 miles south of Bigfork, east shore
• West Shore State Park — State park deep-water launch 6 miles south of Lakeside on US 93
• Big Arm State Park — State park launch on the west shore at Big Arm; dock mid-March to November
• More public access — See Montana FWP or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees

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• Hell Creek Recreation Area — Launch on the Hell Creek Arm; private marina with fuel and bait on site
• Fort Peck Marina — Boat ramp, west end of lake
• Rock Creek State Park — Boat ramp; Garfield County
• Hell Creek State Park Marina — Boat ramp
• More public access — See Montana FWP or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees

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• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• Lake Helena FAS boat ramp — Only boat access on Lake Helena
• Riverside Campground boat ramp — Below Canyon Ferry Dam (Bureau of Reclamation)
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• Doris Point Boating Site — Flathead National Forest, run by concessionaire Flathead Valley Campgrounds. West Side Road #895, picnicking
• Emery Bay — Flathead National Forest boating access and campground on the west side
• Lost Johnny Point — Flathead National Forest campground with boating access on the west side
• Abbot Bay — Flathead National Forest boating access on the east side
• Murray Bay — Flathead National Forest boating access and campground on the east side
• Crossover Boating Site — Free Forest Service launch on East Side Road #38, about 46 miles south of Hungry Horse

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• Tiber Marina — Concession marina on Bureau of Reclamation land. Boat ramp, store, fuel, fish cleaning station, campsites
• Willow Creek — Boat ramp in Liberty County
• North Bootlegger — Boat ramp on the Toole County side
• South Bootlegger — Boat ramp on the Toole County side, off Bootlegger Trail

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• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• Boat ramp — Guide notes a shallow ramp; State (FWP/NWE) access
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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• Rexford Bench — Kootenai National Forest site near Eureka. High- and low-water boat ramps
• Peck Gulch — Kootenai National Forest campground. High- and low-water ramps, trailer parking; steep, narrow access road
• McGillivray — Kootenai National Forest site on the west shore. High- and low-water boat ramp
• Koocanusa Resort & Marina — Private resort on Hwy 37 near Libby. Launch, slips, rentals, store with bait and tackle

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• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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• FWP outlet ramp — FWP access listed as an outlet ramp that is shallow; the lake also has 2 county accesses
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• Sleeping Buffalo area ramp — FWP notes a state recreation area near Sleeping Buffalo with a boat ramp and access road around the lake
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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• Boat ramp — Guide lists ramps at the FWP fishing access site, camping and pit toilets
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• Campers Point — Boat ramp by the marina at Tongue River Reservoir State Park
• Pee Wee North — Second boat ramp at the state park
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

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• Boat ramp — Guide lists a campground and ramp; State (FWP) and Federal (BOR) land
• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →

• More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees

Lake page: map, bait shops, species →