Boat ramps near Dapto
We list 22 boat ramps within 25 km of Dapto, NSW. Recorded facilities: 15 with toilets, 9 with car or trailer parking, 6 with a fish cleaning table.
Distance from the town centre spreads out the 22 ramps listed near Dapto. Three are within 5 km and 9 within 10 km, while the farthest is 20.0 km away. Yallah Bay Boat Ramp is the closest at 3.3 km, with Lake Illawarra - Kanahooka at 3.5 km and an unnamed ramp at Kanahooka just behind.
Lake Illawarra is the waterway Transport for NSW records most often, at 8 ramps. Others are on the Minnamurra River and the Tasman Sea. The ramps fall in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama areas.
Lane counts are recorded for most of these ramps, and Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) has the most lanes on record. Where a facility is not recorded, nothing is known either way. Distances are straight-line, not by road.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) 4 lanes
- Port Kembla Boat Harbour (Darcy Rd) 3 lanes
- Bellambi Boat Ramp (Alternate Beach Ramp) 2 lanes
- Kiama Harbour 2 lanes
- Lake Illawarra - Berkeley (East Ramp) 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Kiama Harbour 9 facilities
- Lake Illawarra - Windang Near Windang Bridge 8 facilities
- Shellharbour (Harbour Ramp) 8 facilities
- Boat ramp, Kiama 8 facilities
- Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Sailng Club 7 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) 4 lanes
- Kiama Harbour 2 lanes
- Lake Illawarra - Windang Near Windang Bridge 2 lanes
- Yallah Bay Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Sailng Club 1 lane
Usable at all tides
- Port Kembla Boat Harbour (Darcy Rd) 3 lanes
- Kiama Harbour 2 lanes
- Shellharbour (Harbour Ramp) 2 lanes
- Lake Illawarra - Berkeley Harbour 2 lanes
- Yallah Bay Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
All listed ramps
| Yallah Bay Boat Ramp | 3.3 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Lake Illawarra - Kanahooka | 3.5 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Kanahooka | 3.7 km | ||||
| Lake Illawarra - Berkeley Harbour | 6.4 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Lake Illawarra - Berkeley (East Ramp) | 6.5 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Sailng Club | 6.8 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Ski Park | 7.3 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Lake Illawarra - Windang Near Windang Bridge | 8.3 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Reddall Reserve | 8.7 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Shellharbour (Harbour Ramp) | 11 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Port Kembla Boat Harbour (Darcy Rd) | 12 km | 3 | Yes | Free | |
| Shell Cove Kayak Launching Ramp | 13 km | Yes | Free | ||
| Shellharbour (Bass Point Ocean Ramp) | 14 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Wollongong Harbour | 14 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Minnamurra River (James Holt Reserve) | 14 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Minnamurra River (Bridge Ramp) | 14 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Minnamurra River (Entrance) | 16 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, East Corrimal | 17 km | ||||
| Bellambi Boat Ramp (Alternate Beach Ramp) | 19 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) | 20 km | 4 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Kiama | 20 km | Yes | Yes | ||
| Kiama Harbour | 20 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
| Wollongong | 11 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Shellharbour | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Kiama | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 Dapto?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 22 boat ramps within 25 km of Dapto: 15 with toilets recorded and 9 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Dapto?
Yallah Bay Boat Ramp, about 3.3 km in a straight line from the town centre.
Which boat ramp near Dapto has the most launching lanes?
Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp), with 4 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Dapto have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 7 ramps, including Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp), Kiama Harbour and Lake Illawarra - Windang Near Windang Bridge.
Can I launch at any tide near Dapto?
State records list 9 ramps as usable at all tides, including Port Kembla Boat Harbour (Darcy Rd), Kiama Harbour and Shellharbour (Harbour Ramp). 4 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 Dapto?
Free launching at 19 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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