Boat ramps near Awaba
We list 62 boat ramps within 25 km of Awaba, NSW. Recorded facilities: 32 with toilets, 28 with car or trailer parking, 22 with a fish cleaning table.
The site lists 62 ramps within 25 km of Awaba, and a lane count is recorded for 50 of them, with Rathmines Boat Ramp having the most lanes, 6. Where parking is concerned, car parking is recorded at 25 ramps. On fees, a launch is recorded as free at 49 ramps and as payable at 1, and the fee is not recorded for the rest.
The nearest ramp is 4.9 km from the town centre, and the named ramps close to it are at Toronto and Rathmines. Lake Macquarie is the waterway with the most ramps recorded by Transport for NSW, 39. The ramps are in the Lake Macquarie, Central Coast and Newcastle areas. Water access is recorded as all times at 31 ramps, and some ramps are shallow at times, so check conditions with the state maritime authority before launching.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Rathmines Boat Ramp 6 lanes
- Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek 5 lanes
- Croudace Bay Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Swansea Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Thomas Humphries Reserve Boat Ramp 3 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Vales Point. 10 facilities
- Gamban Road Boat Ramp 8 facilities
- Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek 8 facilities
- Cams Wharf Boat Ramp 7 facilities
- Chain Valley Bay Boat Ramp 7 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Hot Water Outlet Boat Ramp 10 spaces
- Lake Munmorah Reserve Boat Ramp 5 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Transport for NSW, the WA Department of Transport or Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek 5 lanes
- Vales Point. 2 lanes
- Gamban Road Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Pelican 2 lanes
- Stockton South 2 lanes
Usable at all tides
- Rathmines Boat Ramp 6 lanes
- Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek 5 lanes
- Thomas Humphries Reserve Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Croudace Bay Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Swansea Boat Ramp 3 lanes
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
All listed ramps
| Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto | 4.9 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Fennell Bay Bridge Boat Ramp (Lions Park) | 5.2 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Toronto Marina | 5.2 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Styles Point | 5.3 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Rathmines Boat Ramp | 5.9 km | 6 | Yes | Free | |
| Bolton Point Boat Ramp | 6.1 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Secret Bay - Balmoral | 6.3 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Wangi Wangi foreshore Boat Ramp | 7.9 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Marmong Point | 8.0 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Valentine | 8.0 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Skye Point | 8.2 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Dobell Memorial Park Boat Ramp | 8.2 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Dora Creek Entrance Boat Ramp | 8.3 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Teralba | 8.5 km | Yes | |||
| Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek | 8.5 km | 5 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Croudace Bay Boat Ramp | 8.9 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Eleebana Boat Ramp | 8.9 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Shingle Splitters Point | 9.0 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Wangi Wangi Caravan Park Boat Ramp | 9.5 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Balcolyn Hall Reserve Boat Ramp | 9.5 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Belmont | 9.5 km | Yes | |||
| Boat ramp, Marks Point (2) | 11 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Marks Point (3) | 11 km | ||||
| Belmont Airport Boat Ramp | 11 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Bonnells Bay Boat Ramp (Pendlebury Park) | 11 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Marks Point (1) | 11 km | ||||
| Belmont Park Boat Ramp | 11 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Sunshine | 11 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Thomas Humphries Reserve Boat Ramp | 11 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Pelican | 11 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Swansea Boat Ramp | 12 km | 3 | No | Yes | Free |
| Boyds Hole Boat Ramp | 12 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Sunshine | 12 km | ||||
| Bardens Bay Boat Ramp | 12 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Swansea (2) | 12 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Swansea (1) | 12 km | Yes | |||
| Blacksmiths Boat Harbour | 13 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Diamond Drill Point | 14 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Summerland Point Reserve Boat Ramp | 14 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Cams Wharf Boat Ramp | 15 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Gwandalan North (Koowong Road) Boat Ramp | 15 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Vales Point. | 15 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Mannering Park (1) | 15 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Mannering Park (2) | 16 km | ||||
| Wyee Point Boat Ramp | 16 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Browns Bay Boat Ramp (Nords Wharf) | 16 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Wyee Point Marina Boat Ramp | 16 km | 1 | No | Fee payable | |
| Gamban Road Boat Ramp | 16 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Mulloway Road Boat Ramp | 18 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Chain Valley Bay Boat Ramp | 19 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Lake Munmorah Reserve Boat Ramp | 21 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Sandgate - Hunter Rv South Arm | 22 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Elizabeth Bay Boat Ramp, Lake Munmorah | 22 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Carrington Boat Ramp | 23 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Brundenell Avenue Boat Ramp | 23 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Hot Water Outlet Boat Ramp | 24 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Hexham | 24 km | ||||
| San Remo Boat Ramp (Northlakes Oval) | 24 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Stockton South | 24 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Buff Point Boat Ramp | 25 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Budgewoi - Sailing Club | 25 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Newcastle East | 25 km |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre, up to 25 km. Click a column heading to sort.
Ramps near the town by local government area
| Lake Macquarie | 41 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 26 |
| Central Coast | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Click a column heading to sort. Counts are ramps with the item recorded in the source data.
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Awaba?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 62 boat ramps within 25 km of Awaba: 32 with toilets recorded and 28 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Awaba?
Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto, about 4.9 km in a straight line from the town centre.
Which boat ramp near Awaba has the most launching lanes?
Rathmines Boat Ramp, with 6 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Awaba have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 13 ramps, including Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek; Vales Point.; Gamban Road Boat Ramp.
Can I launch at any tide near Awaba?
State records list 31 ramps as usable at all tides, including Rathmines Boat Ramp; Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek; Thomas Humphries Reserve Boat Ramp. For the other ramps the tide range is not recorded: check tides before you go.
Do I have to pay to launch a boat near Awaba?
A launch fee is recorded at 1 ramp and free launching at 49 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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