Boat Launch Sites for Chautauqua 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.

Chautauqua County, DEC Region 9
Water	Town	Location	Type	Parking	Comments	Agency
Bear Lake	Stockton	Just north of Hamlet of Stockton off Bear Lake Rd.	Hand launch	10 cars		DEC
Cassadaga Lake		Off Route 60 in Hamlet of Lily Dale.	Hard surface ramp	20 cars and trailers		DEC
Chautauqua Lake	Bemus Point	Long Point State Park, Rt. 430, 1 mile west of Bemus Point	5 hard surface ramps	55 car and trailers		OPRHP
Chautauqua Lake	Bemus Point	Off Route 430 in the Hamlet of Bemus Point.	Hard surface ramp	30 cars and trailers		DEC
Chautauqua Lake	Long Point	Lake Chautauqua State Park. Off Route 86, on Route 430 between Bemus Point and Maple Springs.	Concrete ramp	70 cars and trailers	Marina and Pumpout.	OPRHP
Chautauqua Lake	Prendergast Point	On Route 394 in the Village of Chautauqua.	Hard surface ramp	50 cars and trailers		DEC
Findley Lake	Mina	Exit 4 off last westerly exit of Southern Tier Expressway, south on Route 426, 1 mile to Village of Findley Lake.	Hand launch	25 cars		DEC
Lake Erie	Barcelona	Adjacent to Route 5 in Hamlet of Barcelona. Owned, operated and maintained by Village of Westfield.	Hard surface ramp	85 cars and trailers and 36 cars		OPRHP
Lake Erie	Dunkirk	Off Route 5 in the City of Dunkirk.	2 hard surface ramps	50 cars and trailers		Municipal
Lake Erie	Sunset Bay	Off Routes 5 and 20, approx. 2 miles west of Silver Creek Thruway interchange, in Hamlet of Sunset Bay.	Hard surface ramp	50 cars and trailers and 20 cars		Municipal