Printer-friendlyBoat Launch Sites for Suffolk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist Lake | Route 25, Middle Country Road in Middle Island | Hand launch | 5 cars | Municipal | ||
| Belmont Lake | North Babylon | Belmont Lake State Park, Exit 38 Southern State Parkway | Dock | Ample parking | Kayaks & Canoes only | OPRHP |
| Carmans River | Shirley | Off Montauk Highway approx. 1 mile west of William Floyd Parkway. | Hand launch | 10 cars | 300 yard carry required. No gasoline motors.Via cooperative agreement with Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge. | DEC |
| Deep Pond | Wading River Road between Route 25 and 25A. | Hand launch | 5 cars | 300 yard carry required. Free special access permit required from DEC Region 1. Open for fishing weekdays, Sept. 15-June 15 only. No gas motors. | DEC | |
| Forge Pond (Peconic River) | Calverton | On South River Rd 1/2 mile east of Nugent Drive (Co Rte 24), LIE (Rte 495), Exit 71. | Hand launch | 10 cars | DEC | |
| Fort Pond | Off Edgemere Road in Village of Montauk. | Gravel launch | 20 cars | Electric motors only | DEC | |
| Great South Bay | Fire Island Inlet | Captree State Park. Just east of intersection of Ocean Parkway and Robert Moses Causeway. | Paved ramp | 67 cars and trailers | Pumpout and wash down area | OPRHP |
| Great South Bay | Heckscher State Park | On Hecksher Parkway off Southern State Parkway. | Hard surface | 100 cars and trailers | Pumpout and wash down area | OPRHP |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | Islip | On Victory Drive off Rosevale Ave in Town of Islip. LIE (Rte 495), Exit 59. | Beach launch | 25 cars and trailers | Electric motors only | DEC |
| Laurel Lake | Laurel | In Laurel, off State Highway 25. | Hand launch | 5 cars (200 yd carry) | Electric motors only | DEC |
| Long Island Sound | Kings Park | Gov. A. E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, Sunken Meadow Pkwy - North East corner of Field 3 | Sandy area | Ample parking | Kayaks & Canoes Only: | OPRHP |
| Lower Yaphank Lake | Yaphank | Located off LIE (Route 495), exit 67 on Route 21 north. | Hard surface ramp | 6 cars and trailers | DEC | |
| Nissequogue River | Kings Park | Nissequogue River State Park, Kings Park | Dock | Kayaks & Canoes Only: | OPRHP | |
| Nissequogue River | Kings Park | Gov. A.E.Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park, Sunken Meadow Pkwy - Southeast corner of Field 3 | Salt Marsh | Ample parking | Kayaks & Canoes Only: | OPRHP |
| Otis Pike Preserve | Calverton | Access to 7 small ponds, and headwaters of Peconic River from multiple parking areas. | Hand launch (Variable carry to the water) | Free special access permit required from DEC Region 1 Office. Location map available with permit. | DEC | |
| Peconic River (Lower) | Riverhead | Off State Highway 25 (West Main Street) in Riverhead. LIE (Rte 495) Exit 72. | Hand launch | 5 cars | DEC | |
| Peconic River (Upper) | Calverton | 1/2 mile west of Edwards Avenue on Mill Road. LIE (Rte 495) Exit 71. | Hand launch | 4 cars | Free special access permit required from DEC Region 1 Office. | DEC |
| Swan Pond | River Road south of Grumman Blvd. in Calverton. | Hand launch | 3 cars | Municipal | ||
| Wildwood Lake | Southampton | Off Lakeview,Old Westhampton Road 1/4 mile south of Riverhead Moriches Road. | Beach launch | 4 cars and trailers, 2 cars | Electric motors only. Fishing for Southampton Town residents only. | DEC |
