Boat ramps near Ballina
We list 16 boat ramps within 25 km of Ballina, NSW. Recorded facilities: 5 with toilets, 3 with car or trailer parking, 4 with a fish cleaning table.
Most of the ramps near Ballina fall under Ballina's council area: 12 of the 16 listed. Lismore and Richmond Valley have 2 each. West Ballina has 6 ramps and Ballina itself has 4, with 2 at Broadwater.
The first is Cawarra Park Boat Ramp (Ballina), 0.8 km from the town centre, with Ballina Yacht Club Boat Ramp at 0.9 km. Ten of the 16 are closer than 5 km, and the farthest is 23.3 km away. Transport for NSW gives the Richmond River as the waterway for 7.
Lanes are recorded for 10 ramps, 3 with two lanes. A launch fee is recorded as free at 10. Rubbish bins are recorded at 7 ramps and toilets at 5.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Ballina Yacht Club Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Emigrant Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Fishery Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Fishery Creek Boat Ramp 7 facilities
- Ballina Yacht Club Boat Ramp 4 facilities
- Cawarra Park Boat Ramp 4 facilities
- Emigrant Creek Boat Ramp 4 facilities
- Faulks Reserve Boat Ramp 4 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Fishery Creek Boat Ramp 75 spaces
- Ballina Yacht Club Boat Ramp 25 spaces
- Faulks Reserve Boat Ramp 24 spaces
- Emigrant Creek Boat Ramp 20 spaces
- Cawarra Park Boat Ramp 10 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
- Fishery Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Emigrant Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Faulks Reserve Boat Ramp 1 lane
Usable at all tides
- Fishery Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Ballina Yacht Club Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Emigrant Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Faulks Reserve Boat Ramp 1 lane
- East Wardell Boat Ramp 1 lane
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
All listed ramps
| Cawarra Park Boat Ramp | 0.8 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Ballina Yacht Club Boat Ramp | 0.9 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Ballina (2) | 1.5 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Ballina (1) | 1.5 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, West Ballina (1) | 1.6 km | Yes | |||
| Fishery Creek Boat Ramp | 1.9 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, West Ballina (2) | 2.5 km | ||||
| Faulks Reserve Boat Ramp | 3.5 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, West Ballina (3) | 3.6 km | ||||
| Emigrant Creek Boat Ramp | 4.2 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Lennox Head | 8.3 km | ||||
| East Wardell Boat Ramp | 14 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Broadwater | 21 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Broadwater SES | 21 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Dungarubba Boat Ramp | 22 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Rileys Hill (Broadwater) | 23 km | 1 | No | Free |
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
| Ballina | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Lismore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richmond Valley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 Ballina?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 16 boat ramps within 25 km of Ballina: 5 with toilets recorded and 3 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Ballina?
Cawarra Park Boat Ramp, about 0.8 km in a straight line from the town centre.
Which boat ramp near Ballina has the most launching lanes?
3 ramps share the most launching lanes recorded (2): Ballina Yacht Club Boat Ramp, Emigrant Creek Boat Ramp and Fishery Creek Boat Ramp.
Which boat ramps near Ballina have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 3 ramps, including Fishery Creek Boat Ramp, Emigrant Creek Boat Ramp and Faulks Reserve Boat Ramp.
Can I launch at any tide near Ballina?
State records list 8 ramps as usable at all tides, including Fishery Creek Boat Ramp, Ballina Yacht Club Boat Ramp and Emigrant Creek 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 Ballina?
Free launching at 10 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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