Boat Launch Sites for Clinton 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.

Clinton County, DEC Region 5
Water	Town	Location	Type	Parking	Comments	Agency
Chazy Lake	Dannemora	Off Highway 374, 5 miles west of Village of Dannemora	Hard surface ramp	20 cars and trailers, 8 cars		DEC
Lake Champlain	Great Chazy River	Off Route 9B, 1/4 mile south of Coopersville at mouth of river.	Concrete ramp	66 cars and trailers		OPRHP
Lake Champlain	Peru	On Route 9, 1 1/2 miles north of Hamlet of Valcour.	Hard surface ramp	50 cars and trailers	Pumpout	DEC
Lake Champlain	Point Au Roche State Park	Off Route 9 north of Plattsburgh in state park.	Concrete ramp	21 cars and trailers		OPRHP
Lake Champlain	Port Au Roche	Off Route 9, 6 miles north of City of Plattsburgh on Point Au Roche Road.	Concrete ramp	40 cars and trailers		OPRHP
Taylor Pond		Campsite. Silver Lake Road, 9 miles northwest of Ausable Forks.	Beach launch	20 cars and trailers		DEC
Upper Chateaugay Lake		On Route 374, 1/2 mile north of Hamlet of Merrill.	Hard surface ramp	25 cars and trailers, 3 cars		DEC

More about Boat Launch Sites for Clinton County:

Chateaugay/ Chazy Lakes Area Boat Launches - Boat launch information for the Chazy and Chateaugay Lakes area of the Adirondack Region