Boat ramps near Cairns
We list 13 boat ramps within 25 km of Cairns, QLD. Recorded facilities: 2 with toilets, 10 with car or trailer parking.
Lane counts are recorded for 10 of the 13 ramps, and 7 of those show 2 lanes or more. Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street has 5 lanes, the most at any ramp on this page, while Fearnley Street and Packers Camp, Mackey Creek are both recorded with 4.
Car parking is recorded at 10 ramps and toilets at 2, and no fee information appears in the records for this page.
Fearnley Street (Portsmith) is the closest to the town centre, at 2.3 km, and Machans Beach, Barron River Esplanade lies beyond it. Every ramp sits in the Cairns council area, and Yorkeys Knob has a pair of them. Three ramps carry no name in the records.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street 5 lanes
- Fearnley Street 4 lanes
- Packers Camp, Mackey Creek 4 lanes
- Cairns, Stratford, Greenbank West Road 3 lanes
- Edmonton, Fisherman Road 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street 5 facilities
- Yorkeys Knob, Buckley Street 5 facilities
- Cairns, Stratford, Greenbank West Road 4 facilities
- Fearnley Street 3 facilities
- Packers Camp, Mackey Creek 3 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street 84 spaces
- Cairns, Trinity Park, Schooner Road 48 spaces
- Fearnley Street 43 spaces
- Edmonton, Fisherman Road 40 spaces
- Cairns, Stratford, Greenbank West Road 33 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street 5 lanes
- Packers Camp, Mackey Creek 4 lanes
- Cairns, Stratford, Greenbank West Road 3 lanes
- Yorkeys Knob, Buckley Street 2 lanes
Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
Usable at all tides
- Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street 5 lanes
- Fearnley Street 4 lanes
- Packers Camp, Mackey Creek 4 lanes
- Cairns, Stratford, Greenbank West Road 3 lanes
- Cairns, Trinity Park, Schooner Road 2 lanes
Not tide limited (Queensland TMR). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
All listed ramps
| Fearnley Street | 2.3 km | 4 | No | 43 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street | 3.6 km | 5 | Yes | 84 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Cairns, Stratford, Greenbank West Road | 6.8 km | 3 | No | 33 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Cairns, Bluewater, Pine Creek Road | 7.1 km | 1 | No | 15 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Machans Beach, Barron River Esplanade | 7.3 km | 1 | No | 6 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, White Rock | 7.6 km | Map | ||||||
| Edmonton, Fisherman Road | 8.8 km | 2 | No | 40 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Packers Camp, Mackey Creek | 10 km | 4 | No | 20 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Holloways Beach, Acacia Street | 11 km | 1 | No | 20 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Yorkeys Knob, Buckley Street | 14 km | 2 | Yes | 25 spaces | Yes | Tide limited | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Yorkeys Knob | 15 km | Map | ||||||
| Cairns, Trinity Park, Schooner Road | 15 km | 2 | No | 48 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Palm Cove | 23 km | Map |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Cairns, up to 25 km. Parking spaces are counted by Transport for NSW, the WA Department of Transport or Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads; "Yes" means parking is recorded without a count. Tides: water access at all times or tide limited, as recorded by Transport for NSW or Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads. Map links open OpenStreetMap at the ramp. Click a column heading to sort.
Boat ramps near other towns
- Gordonvale (20 km away)
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Cairns?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 13 boat ramps within 25 km of Cairns: 2 with toilets recorded and 10 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Cairns?
Fearnley Street, about 2.3 km in a straight line from the centre of Cairns.
Which boat ramp near Cairns has the most launching lanes?
Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street, with 5 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Cairns have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 4 ramps, including Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street; Packers Camp, Mackey Creek; Cairns, Stratford, Greenbank West Road.
Can I launch at any tide near Cairns?
Yes, at 6 ramps within 25 km of Cairns: state records list them as usable at all tides (including Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street; Fearnley Street; Packers Camp, Mackey Creek). 4 ramps are recorded as tide limited. For the other 3 ramps the tide range is not recorded. Source: tide limits recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads; check tides before you go.
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