Boat ramps near Brooklyn
We list 63 boat ramps within 25 km of Brooklyn, NSW. Recorded facilities: 27 with toilets, 37 with car or trailer parking, 14 with a fish cleaning table.
Brisbane Water holds the largest group of ramps near Brooklyn, with 18 recorded by Transport for NSW; the Hawkesbury River follows with 4. Across the page, 63 ramps are listed within 25 km of the town, falling in the Central Coast, Northern Beaches and Hornsby areas.
Parsley Bay, Brooklyn is the closest, 0.4 km from the town centre. An unnamed ramp at Brooklyn follows at 0.8 km, then Kangaroo Point Boat Ramp and an unnamed ramp at Cogra Bay at 2.5 km, with Deerubbun Reserve (Mooney Mooney) a little further out. Patonga Creek Boat Ramp and Woy Woy South Boat Ramp are among the named ramps further out still. All distances are straight-line.
Car parking is recorded at 37 ramps and toilets at 27, with a launch fee payable at 5. Where a facility is missing from the records, its status is simply unknown.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Parsley Bay, Brooklyn 4 lanes
- Apple Tree Bay Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve) 3 lanes
- Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Akuna Bay Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Berowra Waters Boat Ramp 12 facilities
- Jamieson Park 8 facilities
- Terrigal Haven 8 facilities
- Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve) 7 facilities
- Bilarong Reserve Boat Ramp 7 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Fishermans Beach Long Reef Boat Ramp 25 spaces
- Middle Creek Reserve (no 1) 8 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
- Parsley Bay, Brooklyn 4 lanes
- Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve) 3 lanes
- Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Berowra Waters Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Deerubbun Reserve 2 lanes
Usable at all tides
- Parsley Bay, Brooklyn 4 lanes
- Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Apple Tree Bay Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Berowra Waters Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Terrigal Haven 2 lanes
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
All listed ramps
| Parsley Bay, Brooklyn | 0.4 km | 4 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Brooklyn | 0.8 km | Yes | |||
| Boat ramp, Cogra Bay | 2.5 km | ||||
| Kangaroo Point Boat Ramp | 2.5 km | Yes | |||
| Deerubbun Reserve | 3.1 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Patonga Creek Boat Ramp | 3.9 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Patonga Beach | 4.8 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Milson Island | 6.0 km | ||||
| Woy Woy South Boat Ramp | 9.2 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Ettalong Beach South Boat Ramp | 10 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Phegans Bay | 10 km | ||||
| Sand Point Boat Ramp | 10 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Ettalong Beach Dinghy Launch | 11 km | Yes | |||
| Boat ramp, Palm Beach | 11 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Marlow | 11 km | ||||
| Akuna Bay Boat Ramp | 11 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Fee payable |
| Berowra Waters Boat Ramp | 11 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Blackwall Boat Ramp | 11 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Pretty Beach Boat Ramp | 12 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Booker Bay Boat Ramp | 12 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Spencer | 12 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Clareville (2) | 12 km | Free | |||
| Church Point Reserve Boat Ramp | 12 km | Yes | |||
| Koolewong Oyster Farm Slipway | 12 km | Free | |||
| Lions Park Western Boat Ramp | 12 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Lions Park Eastern Boat Ramp | 12 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Spencer | 12 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Clareville (1) | 12 km | Yes | Yes | ||
| Boat ramp, Koolewong | 13 km | Yes | Yes | Free | |
| Koolewong North Boat Ramp | 13 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| St Huberts Island Boat Ramp | 13 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| St Huberts Island (Luderick Avenue) Boat Ramp | 13 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Tascott Boat Ramp | 13 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Apple Tree Bay Boat Ramp | 13 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Fee payable |
| Boat ramp, Newport (1) | 14 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Avalon Beach | 14 km | ||||
| Lintern Street Boat Ramp | 14 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Davistown | 14 km | Yes | |||
| Canoe entry point | 14 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Bayview | 14 km | Yes | |||
| Davistown Boat Ramp - Restella Avenue | 14 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Empire Bay Boat Ramp | 14 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Mount Kuring-Gai | 14 km | Yes | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Newport (2) | 14 km | Yes | |||
| Saratoga Boat Ramp | 15 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve) | 15 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Fee payable |
| Illoura Reserve Boat Ramp | 15 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Point Frederick | 15 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Point Clare | 16 km | Yes | Yes | ||
| Green Point Boat Ramp | 16 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp | 17 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Gosford Breakwall (Iguana Joes) Boat Ramp | 17 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Kincumber Boat Ramp - Carrack Road (Kincumber Hotel) | 17 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Kincumber Boat Ramp | 17 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Erina Creek Boat Ramp | 18 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, North Narrabeen | 19 km | Yes | |||
| Bilarong Reserve Boat Ramp | 19 km | Yes | Yes | Free | |
| Middle Creek Reserve (no 1) | 19 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Fee payable |
| Boat ramp, Wheeler Heights | 19 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Lower Hawkesbury | 20 km | ||||
| Jamieson Park | 20 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Fee payable |
| Fishermans Beach Long Reef Boat Ramp | 23 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Terrigal Haven | 24 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | 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
| Central Coast | 38 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| Northern Beaches | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Hornsby | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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 Brooklyn?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 63 boat ramps within 25 km of Brooklyn: 27 with toilets recorded and 37 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Brooklyn?
Parsley Bay, Brooklyn, about 0.4 km in a straight line from the town centre.
Which boat ramp near Brooklyn has the most launching lanes?
Parsley Bay, Brooklyn, with 4 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Brooklyn have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 9 ramps, including Parsley Bay, Brooklyn; Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve); Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp.
Can I launch at any tide near Brooklyn?
State records list 29 ramps as usable at all tides, including Parsley Bay, Brooklyn; Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp; Apple Tree Bay Boat Ramp. 2 ramps are recorded as tide limited. 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 Brooklyn?
A launch fee is recorded at 5 ramps and free launching at 36 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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