Boat Launch Sites for St. Lawrence 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.

St. Lawrence County, DEC Region 6
Water	Town	Location	Type	Parking	Comments	Agency
Black Lake	Morristown	Adjacent to Hammonds-Edwardsville County Road, 2 miles west of Hamlet of Edwardsville in Town of Morristown.	Concrete ramp	55 cars and trailers		OPRHP
Bog River Flow		Off Route 421 south of the Village of Tupper Lake, Franklin County.	Hand launch	8 cars	No motors permitted on the River	DEC
Cranberry Lake		Off Route 3, adjacent to outlet dam in Village of Cranberry Lake.	Hard surface ramp	55 cars and trailers		DEC
Grass Lake	Rossie	Off Butler Road.	Beach launch	5 cars		DEC
Grass River		On Route 68, 3 miles northwest of Village of Canton.	Hard surface ramp	14 cars and trailers	Suitable for canoes & small motor boats	DEC
Higley Flow	Higley Flow State Park	Two miles west from Route 56, on Cold Brook Drive, South Colton. 15 miles south from Potsdam.	Concrete ramp	10 cars and trailers		OPRHP
Indian River	Rossie	Off County Route 3, near Hall Road.	Hand launch	10 cars		DEC
Lake Ozonia	Hopkinton	Off Lake Ozonia Road, 8 miles south of Route 72 in Hopkinton.	Hand launch	30 cars	10 hp limit	DEC
Oswegatchie River	Edwards	Off County Route 58 above Village of Edwards	Beach launch	5 cars		DEC
Oswegatchie River	Edwards	On County Route 24 in Village of Edwards.	Hand launch	10 cars		DEC
Oswegatchie River	Heuvelton	Off Route 87 in Village of Heuvelton.	Hard surface ramp	30 cars		OPRHP
Oswegatchie River		Near Town Road 3 miles east of Hamlet of Star Lake & approx. 5 miles south of Route 3.	Hand launch	25 cars	No motors permitted	DEC
Portaferry Lake		Off Route 3, 9 miles northeast of the Village of Harrisville.	Hand launch	5 cars	No motors	DEC
Raquette River	South Colton	Higley Flow State Park, 2 miles west of NYS Rt. 56	Concrete ramp	10 cars and trailers		OPRHP
Star Lake	Fine	Off NYS Route 3 in Village of Star Lake.	Hand launch	5 cars	Electric motors only	DEC
St. Lawrence River	Barnhart Island	Robert Moses State Park, just north of the Village of Massena.	Concrete ramp	15 cars and trailers		OPRHP
St. Lawrence River	Brandy Brook	Three miles north of Waddington on Route 37.	Hard surface ramp	10 cars and trailers		OPRHP
St. Lawrence River	Massena Intake	Off Route 131, via Old River Road, 1 1/2 mile northwest of City of Massena.	Hard surface ramp	30 cars and trailers		Municipal
St. Lawrence River	Morristown	Jacques Cartier State Park, On River Road, 2 miles south of Village of Morristown.	Flat rock ramp	10 cars and trailers		OPRHP
St. Lawrence River	Waddington	Coles Creek State Park, On NYS Route 37 between Villages of Massena and Waddington.	Concrete ramp	15 cars and trailers		OPRHP
St. Lawrence River	Wilson Hill	One mile north of Route 37 on Route 131, between Louisville and Massena.	Concrete ramp	50 cars and trailers		OPRHP
St. Regis River	Brasher	Off County Route 53.	Beach launch	5 cars		DEC
Sucker Lake	Fine	Off Briggs Switch Road.	Beach launch	5 cars and trailers	Electric motors only	DEC
Sylvia Lake		Off Route 812 between hamlets of Fowler & Balmat.	Beach launch	5 cars & trailers	Site provided via FWMA agreement with Zinc Corp. of America.	DEC
Yellow Lake	Macomb	Off Hall Road.	Hand launch	5 cars		DEC