Boat Launch Sites for Jefferson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River | Dexter | Fish Island, east of Route 180 in Village of Dexter. | Hard surface ramp | 30 cars and trailers | Municipal | |
| Black River | Dexter | In Village of Dexter, west of Route 180 on Liberty Street. | Hard surface ramp | 30 cars and trailers | Municipal | |
| Butterfield Lake | Off Town Road 1/2 mile east of Hamlet of Redwood. | Hard surface ramp | 27 cars and trailers | DEC | ||
| Colwell Pond | Off Route 3 on Montario Point Road. | Beach launch | 5 cars and trailers | DEC | ||
| Hyde Lake | Off Route 26, 3 miles nothwest of the Village of Theresa. | Beach launch | 8 cars and trailers | 10 hp limit | DEC | |
| Indian River | Off Red Lake Road north of Village of Theresa. | Beach launch | 6 cars and trailers | DEC | ||
| Lake Ontario | Black River Bay, Lloyds Landing | On Military Road 2 mile northeast of Sackets Harbor. | Beach launch | 20 cars and trailers | DEC | |
| Lake Ontario | Black River Bay @ Muskellunge Creek | On Route 180, 1 1/4 mile south of Village of Dexter. | Hand launch | 24 cars | DEC | |
| Lake Ontario | Chaumont Bay | Off Route 12E, 2 miles west of Chaumont. | Concrete ramp | 100 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| Lake Ontario | Henderson Harbor | Adjacent to Route 178, 1 mile west of Hamlet of Henderson Harbor. | Hard surface ramp | 84 cars and trailers | Municipal | |
| Lake Ontario | Long Point State Park | 14 miles from the Village of Three Mile Bay. | Gravel ramp | 20 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| Lake Ontario | Lyme | Golden's Marina. Off County Route 57. | Hard surface ramp | 30 cars and trailers | DEC | |
| Lake Ontario | Perch River | On Doane Road 1 1/2 miles west of Village of Dexter. | Hard surface ramp | 5 cars and trailers | DEC | |
| Lake Ontario | Sackets Harbor | Westcott Beach State Park. On Route 3, 4 miles south of Village of Sackets Harbor. | Concrete double ramp | 35 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| Lake Ontario | Stony Creek | Off Route 3, south of Henderson Harbor. | Concrete double ramp | 80 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| Lake-of-the-Woods | Off Burns Road which is approx. 3 miles east of the Village of Redwood, off Cottage Hill Road. | Beach launch | 10 cars and trailers | 10 hp limit | DEC | |
| Lakeview Pond | Off Route 3 on Pierreport Place Road, 9 miles south of Village of Henderson. | Beach launch | 15 cars and trailers | 10 hp limit | DEC | |
| Millsite Lake | On Cottage Hill Road, 1 mile east of Village of Redwood. | Beach launch | 15 cars and trailers | 10 hp limit | DEC | |
| Moon Lake | Theresa | Off Moon Lake Road, north of village of Theresa. | Hand launch | 10 cars | 10 hp limit | DEC |
| Oswegatchie River | Antwerp | Off County Route 25, just east of Village of Oxbow. | Hand launch | 25 cars and trailers | DEC | |
| Payne Lake | Adjacent to Theresa-Oxbow Road 1 mile west of Hamlet of Oxbow. | Hard surface ramp | 20 cars and trailers | 10 hp limit | DEC | |
| Red Lake | On Greenacre Road about 4 miles north of Hamlet of Theresa. | Beach launch | 20 cars and trailers | DEC | ||
| Sixberry Lake | Off County Route 21, English Settlement Road, north of Village of Theresa. | Hard surface ramp | 15 cars and trailers | 10 hp limit | DEC | |
| Sixtown Pond (aka Crystal Lake) | Off Route 178, 4 miles east of the Village of Henderson or 5 miles west of Village of Adams. | Hand launch | 25 cars | DEC | ||
| South Sandy Creek | Henderson | On the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area, 10 1/2 miles south of Village of Henderson. | Hand launch | 32 cars | Handicapped fishing dock available | DEC |
| St. Lawrence River | Alexandria Bay | Kring Point State Park, Off NYS Route 12, 10 miles northeast of Village of Alexandria Bay. | Concrete ramp | 10 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| St. Lawrence River | Alexandria Bay | Keewaydin State Park, NYS Route 12, 1 mile west of Village of Alexandria Bay. | Concrete ramp | 50 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| St. Lawrence River | Cape Vincent | Burnham Point State Park, Route 12E, miles east of Village of Cape Vincent. | Gravel ramp | 10 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| St. Lawrence River | Cape Vincent | Off NYS Route 12E, on the north end of Village of Cape Vincent. | Hard surface ramp | 30 cars and trailers | Municipal | |
| St. Lawrence River | Clayton | Cedar Point State Park, NYS Route 12E, 6 miles west of Village of Clayton. | Concrete ramp | 15 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| St. Lawrence River | Fisher's Landing | Grass Point State Park, NYS Route 12, 1 mile east of Hamlet of Fisher's Landing. | Concrete ramp | 10 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| St. Lawrence River | Wellesley Island | DeWolf Point State Park, Off Route 181, 4 miles north of Thousand Islands bridge. | Concrete ramp | 10 cars and trailers | OPRHP | |
| St. Lawrence River | Wellesley Island | Wellesley Island State Park, 2 miles north of Thousand Island bridge. | 2 concrete ramps | 60 cars and trailers | OPRHP |


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