Boat Launch Sites for Ulster County
Note: Use the following definitions to help you determine if a particular site will accommodate your boat.
- Hard surface or concrete ramp--site affords float-off and float-on launching for most trailered boats.
- Beach launch--no float-off or float-on trailered boat capability. Sites will accommodate the approach to the water's edge of small and light trailered boats. Boat may then be pushed on or off trailer. Usually shallow areas.
- Hand launch--no trailer capacity. Boats must be hand carried to the water.
- Car top launch--For canoe/kayak launching. Limited parking available.
| Water | Town | Location | Type | Parking | Comments | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Lake | Hardenburgh | Off Route 54, 2.5 miles northeast of Hamlet of Turnwood. | Hand launch | 10 cars | Electric motors only | DEC |
| Chodikee Lake | 5 miles east of New Paltz off Route 299. North on Chodikee Lake Road 1 mile, bear left on Camp Stuts Road approx. 1 mile. | Hand launch | 20 cars | Electric motors only. Gasoline motors prohibited. | DEC | |
| Hudson River | Esopus | Sleightsburg Park. Off 9W east on N. Broadway to First Ave, left on Everson. Park at end of 1/2 mile narrow access road. | Concrete ramp | 19 cars and trailers | Municipal | |
| Hudson River | Saugerties | Village of Glasco. Off 9W On Glasco Tpke. (Co Rte 34) at wastewater treatment facility. | Concrete ramp | 5 cars and trailers | Municipal | |
| Hudson River | Saugerties | Village of Malden. Off 9W east on Malden Tpke. (Co Rte 34) at wastewater treatment facility. | Concrete ramp | 5 cars and trailers | Municipal | |
| Hudson River | Saugerties | Tina Chorvas Memorial Waterfront Park. Off 9W east on E. Bridge Street. | Hand launch | 10 cars | No gas or electric motors. | Municipal |
| Hudson River | Ulster - Charles Rider Park | Ulster Landing Rd (Co Rte 37), 1 mile south of Kinsgton-Rhinecliff Bridge. | Concrete ramp | 50 cars and trailers | DEC | |
| Lake Minnewaska | New Paltz | Rte. 44/55 | Hand launch | 10 cars | No motors | OPRHP |
| Onteora Lake | Off Route 28, 4 miles north of Kingston. | Hand launch | 10 cars | Electric motors only | DEC | |
| Rondout Creek | Creek Locks Road, off Route 213, 3/4 mile south of Eddyville. | Gravel ramp | 5 cars and trailers | DEC | ||
| Upper Pond | Kenneth L Wilson Campsite | Off Route 28, 4 mile east of Mt. Tremper on County Route 40. | Hand launch | 6 cars | DEC | |
| Wallkill River | New Paltz | Springtown Rd (County Route 7), Town of Rosendale, 4 1/2 miles north of New Paltz. | Hand launch | 15 cars | DEC | |
| Wallkill River | New Paltz | Ulster County Fairgrounds. Off Rte 299 1 mile west of New Paltz, south on Libertyville Road (Co Rte 7) 2 miles. Located on south side of fairgrounds. | Hand launch | 3 cars | Municipal | |
| Wallkill River | New Paltz | Village of New Paltz, Town of New Paltz. Off Route 299 on Plains Road. | Hand launch | 5 cars | Electric motors | Municipal |
