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Boat Launches in Cayuga County

Cayuga Lake

(M) Village of Union. Frontenac Park. Non-motorized launch only. Parking, restroom, beach, and picnic area.
(M) Village of Cayuga. Harris Park. Non-motorized launch only. Parking, restroom, beach, and picnic area.
(S) Long Point State Park. Off Rt. 90, 1 mi./1.6 km. southwest of Aurora. Hard surface launching ramp. Fee. Parking for 35 vehicles. Restrooms, beach, picnic area.
(S) Mud Lock Canal Park. Off Rt. 90 on River Rd. 3 mi./4.8 km. north of the Village of Cayuga. Concrete ramp. Parking for 16 vehicles. Brochure.

Cross Lake

(P) Quimby's Marina, 6810 River Rd., Jordan, NY 13080 Parking. Launch fee. On the Seneca River .5 mi. west of Cross Lake.

Duck Lake

(P) Duck Lake Campground. Town of Conquest. On Wall St. off Duck Lake Rd. Non-motorized boats. Fee. Parking.

Erie Canal

(C) Town of Brutus on Bonta Rd. just south of bridge over canal. Car-top launch only. Parking for 10 vehicles.
(C) Town of Mentz on Rt. 38 near bridge over canal. Car-top launch only. Parking for 10 vehicles.
(C) Town of Conquest on Howland Island Rd. near bridge over canal. Concrete ramp. Parking for 20 vehicles.

Lake Como

(P) Cayuga Co. Lake Como Inn, 1297 E. Lake Rd., Cortland, NY 13045, 315-496-2149. Parking. Fee.

Lake Ontario

(S) Black Creek Site. In the Black Creek Unit of Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area. Access road to boat launch is off Kakat Rd. 1.3 mi./2 km. west of Blind Sodus Rd. The intersection of Kakat and Blind Sodus roads is .5 mi./.8 km. north of Rt. 104A in Fair Haven. Car-top launch. Parking for 5 vehicles. Brochure.

(M) Little Sodus Bay. West Barrier Bar Boat Launch. West Bay Rd. in Fair Haven. Non- motorized boats only. Parking. Restrooms.
(S) Little Sodus Bay, Fair Haven Beach State Park.3 mi./.5 km. north of Fair Haven on Rt. 104A. Concrete ramp. Pumpout. Restrooms. Fee. Parking for 150 vehicles.
(M) Village of Fair Haven Access Site. On Bell Rd. next to Little Sodus Inn. Motorized boats. Parking. Restrooms.
(M) Village of Fair Haven. Next to Chinook Marina. Motorized boats. Parking.

Otter Lake

(P) Town of Cato. Leisure Acres Trailer Park. On Bonta Bridge Rd. outside the Village of Meridian.

Owasco Inlet

(M) Outside the Village of Moravia, take Fire Lane 2A to dirt road to Cayuga Co. Park. Dirt ramp. Parking.

Owasco Lake

(M) City of Auburn. Off Traffic Circle on Rt. 38 South. Non-motorized boats. Parking sticker must be purchased at Emerson Park just down the road.

Owasco River Outlet

(M) City of Auburn. Emerson Park, on Rt. 38A at northern end of lake. Paved launch for motorized and non-motorized boats. Parking fee. Restrooms.

Parker Pond

(P) Town of Cato at Parker Pond Gun Shop on Shortcut Rd., which runs north and south midway between Cato and Meridian. Non-motorized boats only. Fee. Parking.

Seneca-Cayuga Canal

(C) Town of Aurelius along Lock Rd. just off Rt. 90 in the Hamlet of Mud Lock. Concrete ramp. Parking for 10 vehicles. Restrooms.

Seneca River

(S) In the Town of Aurelius along Lock Rd. just off Rt. 90 in the Hamlet of Mud Lock. Concrete ramp. Parking for 10 vehicle. Restrooms.
(S) At the bridge on Bonta Bridge Rd. 2 mi./3.2 km. east of the Village of Weedsport. Hand launching. Parking for 10 vehicles.
(S) Mosquito Point. On Rt. 38 3 miles north of the Village of Port Byron just north of a large trestle bridge. Hard surface launching ramp. Non-motorized boats only. Parking for 10 vehicles.
(S) Howland Island. Off Rt. 38 3.5 mi./5.6 km. north of the Village of Port Byron. Hard surface launching ramp. Parking for 23 vehicles.

Sterling Creek

M) Town of Sterling. From 104A-East to Sterling, follow signs to Sterling Nature Center. On Farden Rd., the launch is past the Renaissance Festival just over the bridge on the right. There is a long driveway with a couple of parking spaces at the end. The launch is to the south along the trail.
(S) Fair Haven Beach State Park on Lake Ontario.. Motorized and non-motorized access for a fee. This leads to both Sterling Creek and Sterling Pond.

Updated 9 July 2010