Home > Recreation > BoatingBoat Launches in the Finger Lakes by Body of WaterNote: These are official/designated boat launches. Many bodies of water have popular boat launch sites that are not so designated. To find them, click on "Search by Keyword" in the upper left of this page and search by the body of water. You may also want to check Marinas. KeyS=State FeesBoat launch sites operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation are free. Other sites usually charge a fee. This fee will vary but is usually less than $10 per launch. Types of Launch Sites
Please Be ResponsiblePlease be environmentally responsible, make your visit as low-impact as possible. Useful linksCayuga County has produced some tremendous maps and materials about recreational activities in the County. Don't miss this site! New York State Boat Launching Sites: A Directory of State Access and Launching Areas http://www.canals.state.ny.us/ Bodies of WaterAlmond Reservoir(M) Steuben Co. Kanakadea Park. Near Hornell, off County Route 66, 2 mi./3.2 km. west of County Route 36. Concrete ramp. Parking for 20 vehicles and trailers. Black Creek(S) Monroe Co. Black Creek Site. On Black Creek Rd. off Rt. 252, .3 mi./.5 km. west of Rt. 383. Concrete ramp. Parking for 10 vehicles. Brochure. Black Creek(M) Wayne Co. Black Creek Site. Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Ares. Off Karat Rd., 1.3 mi./2 km. west of Blind Sodus Rd. Hand launch only. Parking for 5 vehicles. Canadice Lake(M) Ontario Co. East side of lake on Canadice Lake Rd. south of intersection of Burch Hill Rd. Access to lake by permit only from City of Rochester. Parking for 20 vehicles. Brochure. Canandaigua Lake(S) Ontario Co. Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park. Off Rt. 20 in the City of Canandaigua. Concrete ramp. Parking for 110 vehicles. Brochure. Canandaigua Outlet(S) Ontario Co. On Latting Rd., .3 mi./.5 km. north of Co. Rd. 19. Hand launching. Parking for 6 vehicles. Cayuga Lake(M) Cayuga Co. Village of Union. Frontenac Park. Non-motorized launch only. Parking, restroom, beach, and picnic area. (S) Seneca Co. Cayuga Lake State Park. Rt. 89, 3 mi./4.8 km. east of the Village of Seneca Falls. Concrete ramp. Pumpout. Parking for 50 vehicles. Cayuta Lake(S) Schuyler Co. Off Cayutaville Rd., .3 mi./.5 km. east of Rt. 228. Concrete ramp. Parking for 15 vehicles. Brochure. Chemung River(M) Steuben Co. Kinsella Park Site. Off Canada Rd. in Corning. Car-top launch. Parking for 8 vehicles. Brochure. (S) Steuben Co. Cohocton Street Site. Off Cohocton St. in Corning. Gravel ramp. Parking for 5 vehicles. Brochure. Conesus Lake(P) Livingston Co. Conesus Lake Public Boat Launch. On East Lake Rd., 4 mi./6.4 km. south of Rt. 20A. Hard surface launching ramp. Parking for 45 vehicles. Brochure. Conesus Inlet(S) Livingston Co. Conesus Inlet Wildlife Management Area. Southern end of Conesus Lake off West Lake Rd. (Rt. 256). Hand launching. Parking for 40 vehicles. Brochure. Cross Lake(P) Cayuga Co. Cross Lake Park & Campground. Town of Cato on Dugar Rd. outside the Village of Meridan. Ramp. Fee. Parking. Beach. Crusoe Creek(S) Wayne Co. On Rt. 89, 1.5 mi./2.4 km. north of the Town of Savannah. Car-top launch. Parking for 5 vehicles. Brochure. Dryden Lake(S) Tompkins Co. Off West Lake Rd. 1 mi./1.6 km. south of the Village of Dryden. Beach launching. No motors. Parking for 10 vehicles. Duck Lake(P) Cayuga Co. Duck Lake Campground. Town of Conquest. On Wall St. off Duck Lake Rd. Non-motorized boats. Fee. Parking. Erie Canal(C) Cayuga Co. Town of Brutus on Bonta Rd. just south of bridge over canal. Car-top launch only. Parking for 10 vehicles. (M) Wayne Co. Lock 29 Site. On Rt. 31, .7 mi./1.1 km. west of Rt. 21 (Canandaigua St.) in Palmyra. Gravel ramp. Parking for 10 vehicles. Brochure. Genesee River(S) Monroe Co. Brown's Bridge Site. Town of Wheatland, 2 mi./3.2 km. east of the Hamlet of Scottsville on Co. Rt. 253 at Brown's Bridge. Car-top launch. Parking for 12 vehicles. Brochure. (M) Ontario Beach Park. Take the Lake Ontario State Parkway East exit off Interstate 390. Travel about 3 mi./5 km. east on Lake Ontario State Parkway, turn north on Lake Ave. about .5 mi./.8 km. Concrete ramp. Parking for 100 vehicles. Brochure. (S) Livingston Co. Avon Site. On Rts. 5 & 20 in the Town of Avon. Car-top ramp. Parking for 13 vehicles. Brochure. Guyanoga Creek(S) Yates Co. In the Town of Jerusalem on Rt. 54A in the Hamlet of Branchport. Hard surface ramp. Parking for 6 vehicles. Brochure. Hemlock Lake(M) Livingston Co. Northeast corner of the lake off East Lake Rd. Access to lake by permit only from City of Rochester. Parking for 15 vehicles. Brochure. Honoeye Creek(S) Monroe Co. Town of Rush on Fishell Rd. near the Rt. 390 overpass. Hand launching. Parking for 12 vehicles. Honeoye Lake(S) Ontario Co. Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Park, 6150 East Lake Rd., near the southeastern end of the lake west of the intersection of East Lake and Wesley roads in the Town of Richmond. Concrete ramp. Parking for 30 vehicles. Brochure. Jennings Pond(S) Tompkins Co. Town of Danby. About .5 mi./.8 km. down Comfort Rd. off Rt. 96B, on left. Non-motorized boats only. Parking. Restrooms. Swimming. Picnic area. Keuka Lake(S) Yates Co. Keuka Lake State Park. Rt. 54A, 6 mi./9.6 km. southwest of Village of Penn Yan. Concrete ramps. Pumpout. Parking for 50 vehicles. Brochure. Lake Como(P) Cayuga Co. Lake Como Inn, 1297 E. Lake Rd., Cortland, NY 13045, 315-496-2149. Parking. Fee. Lake Ontario(S) Cayuga Co. 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. Lamoka Lake(S) Schuyler Co. On the outlet to the lake on the south side of Rt. 23. Concrete ramp. Parking for 12 vehicles. Brochure. Mendon Ponds(M) Monroe Co. Mendon Ponds Park. Off County Route 65, 1 m./1.6 km. south of the NYS Thruway. 4 launches on 3 ponds. Hand launch only. Electric motors permitted. Parking. many amenities. Oatka Creek(S) Monroe Co. Town of Wheatland. At intersection of Rts. 36 and 383 in the Hamlet of Mumford. Hand launching. Parking for 6 vehicles. Oneida River(S) Onondaga Co. On Bonstead Rd. about 2 mi./3.2 km. northwest of the Village of Three Rivers. Hand launching. Parking for 20 vehicles. Otisco Lake(S) West side of Causeway off Masters Rd. Otselic River(S) Cortland Co. Town of Willet on Landers Corner Rd. .5 mi./.8 km. west of Rt. 26. Hand launching. Parking for 7 vehicles. Otter Lake(P) Cayuga Co. Town of Cato. Leisure Acres Trailer Park. On Bonta Bridge Rd. outside the Village of Meridian. Owasco Inlet(M) Cayuga Co. Outside the Village of Moravia, take Fire Lane 2A to dirt road to Cayuga Co. Park. Dirt ramp. Parking. Owasco Lake(M) Cayuga Co. 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) Cayuga Co. City of Auburn. Emerson Park, on Rt. 38A at northern end of lake. Paved launch for motorized and non-motorized boats. Parking fee. Restrooms. Papish Pond(S) Cortland Co. Off Beach Rd., 6 mi./9.6 km. southwest of the Village of Cincinnatus. Hand launching. No motors. Parking for 6 vehicles. Park Station Lake(M) Park Station Park. In the Town of Erin, off Laurel Hill Rd. 3 mi./4.8 km. north of State Route 223. Hard-surface ramp. Parking. No motors allowed. Parker Pond(P) Cayuga Co. 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. Sandy Creek(S) Monroe Co. On Lake Ontario State Parkway near Rt. 19. Concrete ramps. Parking for 50 vehicles. Seneca-Cayuga Canal(M) Seneca Co. Oak Island Site. In the Village of Waterloo at the end of Oak St., .2 mi./.3 km. south of Rts. 5 & 20. Concrete ramp. Parking for 5 vehicles. Brochure. (C) Seneca Co. Town of Tyre, State Rts. 5 & 20 just over Freebridge S-1 on the west side. Concrete ramp. Parking for 10 vehicles. Seneca Lake(M) Seneca Co. Geneva Chamber of Commerce Site. In Geneva on Rts. 5 & 20. Concrete ramps. Temporary dockage. Parking for 20 vehicles. Brochure. (M) Schuyler Co. Watkins Glen Site. Off State Rt. 414 on Boat Launch Rd. on the canal portion of Catharine Creek. Concrete ramps. Parking for 60 vehicles. Brochure. Seneca River(S) Cayuga Co. 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) Town of Tyre. At the Barge Canal in the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge off Rt. 20. Hard surface launching ramp. Parking for 25 vehicles. (S) Wayne Co. Town of Savannah. Where Railroad Rd. meets the river. Car-top launch. Parking for 3 vehicles. Brochure. (S) Wayne Co. Howland Island. At the end of Carncross Rd. Car-top launch. Parking for 5 vehicles. Brochure. Skaneateles Lake(S) Onondaga Co. Off West Lake Rd. (Rt. 41A), 2.5 mi./4 km. south of the Village of Skaneateles. Concrete ramp. Parking for 30 vehicles. Spruce Pond(S) Onondaga Co. Off Herlighy Rd., 8 mi./12.8 km. east of the Village of Tully. Hand launching ramp. No motors. Parking for 6 vehicles. Sterling Creek(M) Cayuga Co. Town of Sterling. From 104A-East to Sterling, follow signs to Sterling NatureCenter. 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. Susquehanna River(S) Tioga Co. Town of Owego, .5 mi./.8 km. east of the Hamlet of Apalachin. Concrete ramp. Parking for 20 vehicles. Tully Lake(S) Cortland Co. From Song Lake Crossing Rd. in the Town of Preble (Tully P.O.), take Saulsbury Rd. (north) to Friendly Shores Rd. (aka Friendly Lane). Turn left. Launch site is about .01 mi./.016 km. on the right. Hand launching at shore only. 7-hp motor restriction. Parking for 15 vehicles. Waneta Lake(S) Schuyler Co. On the inlet to the lake on the north side of Rt. 23, 2 mi./3.2 km. west of the Hamlet of Tyrone. Concrete ramp. Parking for 12 vehicles. Brochure. West River(S) Yates Co. On Sunnyside Rd. 6 mi./9.6 km. south of the Village of Middlesex. Hand launching ramp. Parking for 5 vehicles. Brochure.
Updated 27 September 2011
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