Boat Launch Sites for Seneca 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 | Invasive Species Present* | Comments | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga Lake | Dean's Cove State Marine Park | On Route 89, 24 miles north of Ithaca. | 2 concrete ramps | 48 cars and trailers | Hydrilla, Eurasian Watermilfoil, Variable Leaf Milfoil, Curly-leaf Pondweed, Zebra Mussel |
OPRHP | |
| Cayuga Lake | Seneca Falls | Cayuga Lake State Park, Route 89, 3 miles east of Village of Seneca Falls. | Concrete ramp | 50 cars and trailers | Hydrilla, Eurasian Watermilfoil, Variable Leaf Milfoil, Curly-leaf Pondweed, Zebra Mussel |
Pumpout | OPRHP |
| Cayuga-Seneca Canal | Aurelius | Along Lock Road, just off Route 90 in Mudlock. | Concrete ramp | 10 cars and trailers | Canal Corp. | ||
| Cayuga-Seneca Canal | Tyre | Routes 5 and 20 just over Freebridge S-1 on west side. | Concrete ramp | 10 cars and trailers | Canal Corp. | ||
| Cayuga-Seneca Canal | Waterloo | At the end of Oak Street, 0.2 miles south Routes 5 & 20 in Village of Waterloo. | Concrete ramp | 5 cars and trailers | Municipal | ||
| Seneca Lake | Geneva | Seneca Lake State Park, Routes 5 & 20 & 96A, at City of Geneva. | Hard surface ramp | 30 cars and trailers | Eurasian Watermilfoil, Zebra Mussel |
Pumpout | OPRHP |
| Seneca Lake | Lodi | Lodi Point State Park, On Route 136, 5 miles west of Village of Lodi. | Hard surface ramp | 68 cars and trailers | Eurasian Watermilfoil, Zebra Mussel |
OPRHP | |
| Seneca Lake | Romulus | Sampson State Park, Route 96A, 12 miles south of City of Geneva. | Concrete | 64 cars and trailers | Eurasian Watermilfoil, Zebra Mussel |
Pumpout | OPRHP |
| Seneca River | Montezuma Wildlife Refuge area | In the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge Area off Route 20, on the Barge Canal just south of Freebridge in Town of Tyre. | Hard surface ramp | 25 cars and trailers | Eurasian Watermilfoil, Water Chestnut, Zebra Mussel |
DEC |
*Confirmed invasive species present. Other invasive species may also be present.
