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Boat ramps near Canberra

We list 13 boat ramps within 25 km of Canberra, ACT. Recorded facilities: 6 with toilets, 8 with car or trailer parking.

The closest listed ramp to Canberra is an unnamed one at Canberra, only 0.3 km from the mapped city centre. Another unnamed ramp at Canberra is 1.0 km away, unnamed ramps at Capital Hill follow at 1.5 km and 1.6 km, and an unnamed ramp at Russell is 4.5 km out. In all, 5 of the listed ramps are within 5 km.

Dulwa (McKellar) and Googong Dam Boat Ramp are the only ramps with recorded names, and 12 of the 13 ramps are known only from OpenStreetMap. Toilets are recorded at 6 ramps and a BBQ at 5. The search circle reaches into New South Wales as well as the Australian Capital Territory.

13boat ramps listed
6with toilets recorded
8with parking recorded
1usable at all tides
1in state government records

Highlights

Most facilities recorded

  1. Boat ramp, Capital Hill (1) 7 facilities
  2. Boat ramp, Oxley 7 facilities
  3. Boat ramp, Belconnen 6 facilities
  4. Dulwa 4 facilities
  5. Googong Dam Boat Ramp 3 facilities

Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.

Usable at all tides

  1. Googong Dam Boat Ramp 1 lane

Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).

All listed ramps

Boat ramp, Canberra (2)0.3 kmYes
Boat ramp, Canberra (1)1.0 kmYes
Boat ramp, Capital Hill (1)1.5 kmYesYes
Boat ramp, Capital Hill (2)1.6 kmYesYesFree
Boat ramp, Russell4.5 kmYes
Boat ramp, Pialligo6.7 kmYes
Boat ramp, Fyshwick7.3 km
Boat ramp, Belconnen8.4 kmYesYes
Dulwa8.7 kmYes
Boat ramp, Oxley12 kmYesYes
Boat ramp, Uriarra Village16 km
Googong Dam Boat Ramp21 km1YesFree
Boat ramp, Googong21 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

Queanbeyan-Palerang2101
Other11580

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 Canberra?

Boat Ramp Spots lists 13 boat ramps within 25 km of Canberra: 6 with toilets recorded and 8 with parking recorded.

What is the nearest boat ramp to Canberra?

Boat ramp, Canberra (2), about 0.3 km in a straight line from the town centre.

Can I launch at any tide near Canberra?

State records list 1 ramp as usable at all tides: Googong Dam 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 Canberra?

Free launching at 2 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.

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