Free Boat Ramps in Connecticut
Connecticut has 30 confirmed-free boat ramps with no launch fee. Popular free-launch waterbodies include Thames River (2 ramps), Long Island Sound (2 ramps), and Wyassup Lake (1 ramp). Many other public ramps in the state may also be free but are not yet confirmed.
Long Island Sound
Groton Long Point
Ball Pond
Ball Pond
Manchester
New Haven
Bantam Lake
Fourmile Brook
Shelton
Long Island Sound
Groton Long Point
Poquonock River
Long Hill
Thames River
Gales Ferry
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake
Dooley Pond
Middletown
East River
Guilford Center
Glasgo Pond
Connecticut River
East Hartford
Little Pond
Mamanasco Lake
Mamanasco Lake
Messerschmidt Pond
Moodus Reservoir (Lower)
Moodus
Morey Pond Boat Lauch
Mystic River
Old Mystic
Saugatuck River
Saugatuck
Stillwater Pond
Torrington
Billings Avery Brook
Thames River
New London
West Hill Pond
West Side Pond
Winchester Lake
Lake Wintergreen
Wood Creek Pond
Wyassup Lake
Waterbodies with free ramps in Connecticut
Fee information is verified where available. Contact the managing agency to confirm current fees before visiting.