Boat ramps near Fernvale
We list 10 boat ramps within 25 km of Fernvale, QLD. Recorded facilities: 5 with toilets, 8 with car or trailer parking.
The closest ramp to Fernvale is Wivenhoe Dam, Wivenhoe-Sommerset Road - Billies Bay, 13.4 km out, and none of the 10 listed lies within 10 km. Wivenhoe Dam, Logan Inlet (Wivenhoe Hill) follows at 16.0 km and Chuwar, Mount Crosby Road at 18.3 km. Karana Downs, Caringal Drive; Karalee, Park Road; and Atkinson Dam, Atkinson Dam Road are among the ramps further out.
Ipswich and Somerset council areas have 4 ramps each, and Brisbane has 2. Facility records show toilets at 5 ramps and car parking at 8, along with a BBQ and drinking water; ramps with no facility recorded stay unknown.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Wivenhoe Dam, Wivenhoe-Sommerset Road - Billies Bay 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Wivenhoe Dam, Logan Inlet 4 facilities
- Wivenhoe Dam, Wivenhoe-Sommerset Road - Billies Bay 3 facilities
- Chuwar, Mount Crosby Road 3 facilities
- Atkinson Dam, Atkinson Dam Road 3 facilities
- Wivenhoe Dam, Hamon Cove 3 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Wivenhoe Dam, Logan Inlet 22 spaces
- Karana Downs, Caringal Drive 15 spaces
- North Ipswich Boat Ramp 10 spaces
- Wivenhoe Dam, Hamon Cove 7 spaces
- Karalee, Park Road 6 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Usable at all tides
- Wivenhoe Dam, Wivenhoe-Sommerset Road - Billies Bay 2 lanes
- Wivenhoe Dam, Logan Inlet 1 lane
- North Ipswich Boat Ramp 1 lane
- Atkinson Dam, Atkinson Dam Road 1 lane
- Karana Downs, Caringal Drive 1 lane
Not tide limited (Queensland TMR). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
All listed ramps
| Wivenhoe Dam, Wivenhoe-Sommerset Road - Billies Bay | 13 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Wivenhoe Dam, Logan Inlet | 16 km | 1 | Yes | 22 spaces | All tides | Map | |
| Chuwar, Mount Crosby Road | 18 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Tide limited | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Coalfalls | 19 km | Map | |||||
| North Ipswich Boat Ramp | 20 km | 1 | No | 10 spaces | All tides | Free | Map |
| Atkinson Dam, Atkinson Dam Road | 20 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Mount Crosby | 21 km | Map | |||||
| Karana Downs, Caringal Drive | 21 km | 1 | No | 15 spaces | All tides | Map | |
| Karalee, Park Road | 22 km | 1 | No | 6 spaces | All tides | Map | |
| Wivenhoe Dam, Hamon Cove | 22 km | 1 | Yes | 7 spaces | All tides | Map |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Fernvale, 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.
Ramps near Fernvale by local government area
| Ipswich | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Somerset | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Brisbane | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Click a column heading to sort. Counts are ramps with the item recorded in the source data: a 0 means nothing is recorded for that row, not that the item is missing on the ground.
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Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Fernvale?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 10 boat ramps within 25 km of Fernvale: 5 with toilets recorded and 8 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Fernvale?
Wivenhoe Dam, Wivenhoe-Sommerset Road - Billies Bay, about 13.4 km in a straight line from the centre of Fernvale.
Which boat ramp near Fernvale has the most launching lanes?
Wivenhoe Dam, Wivenhoe-Sommerset Road - Billies Bay, with 2 launching lanes recorded.
Can I launch at any tide near Fernvale?
Yes, at 7 ramps within 25 km of Fernvale: state records list them as usable at all tides (including Wivenhoe Dam, Wivenhoe-Sommerset Road - Billies Bay; Wivenhoe Dam, Logan Inlet; Atkinson Dam, Atkinson Dam Road). 1 ramp is recorded as tide limited. For the other 2 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.
Do I have to pay to launch a boat near Fernvale?
No launch fee is recorded at any listed ramp within 25 km of Fernvale. Free launching is recorded at 1 ramp: North Ipswich Boat Ramp. For the other 9 ramps no fee information is recorded. Fee information comes from the fee tag on OpenStreetMap; check with the ramp manager.
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