Free Boat Ramps in California
California has 25 confirmed-free boat ramps with no launch fee. Popular free-launch waterbodies include Belmont Slough (2 ramps), San Diego Bay (1 ramp), and Port San Luis Harbor (1 ramp). Many other public ramps in the state may also be free but are not yet confirmed.
Clear Lake
Lucerne
Knights Ferry
Modesto
Belmont Slough
Redwood City
Belmont Slough
Redwood City
Carquinez Strait
Benicia
Central Lake
Foster City
China Basin
San Francisco
Eureka Slough
Eureka
Hume Lake
Ice Lakes
Laguna Lake
San Luis Obispo
Lake Shastina
Lake Shastina
Lake Tahoe
Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Hayward
Humboldt Bay
Eureka
Oceanside Harbor
Oceanside
Mission Bay
San Diego
Morro Bay
Morro Bay
Port San Luis Harbor
Avila Beach
Colorado River
Earp
San Diego Bay
San Diego
Waterbodies with free ramps in California
Fee information is verified where available. Contact the managing agency to confirm current fees before visiting.