Boat ramps near Gladstone
We list 17 boat ramps within 25 km of Gladstone, NSW. Recorded facilities: 9 with toilets, 3 with car or trailer parking, 5 with a fish cleaning table.
Distances from Gladstone run from 1.7 km, to Smithtown Boat Ramp, up to 23.8 km. Five ramps are within 10 km of the town centre and one within 5 km. Kinchela Boat Ramp is next after Smithtown, at 5.8 km.
All 17 ramps are in the Kempsey area, and the Macleay River is the waterway with the most ramps recorded by Transport for NSW. Launch fees are recorded as free at every ramp, and toilets are recorded at 9. Facilities without an entry are unknown, not necessarily absent.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Back Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Hat Head Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Killick Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Mattys Flat Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Riverside Park Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Mattys Flat Boat Ramp 7 facilities
- Hat Head Boat Ramp 6 facilities
- Riverside Park Boat Ramp 6 facilities
- Killick Creek Boat Ramp 5 facilities
- Smithtown Boat Ramp 5 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Mattys Flat Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Usable at all tides
- Mattys Flat Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Riverside Park Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Back Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Smithtown Boat Ramp 1 lane
- Frederickton Boat Ramp 1 lane
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
All listed ramps
| Smithtown Boat Ramp | 1.7 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Kinchela Boat Ramp | 5.8 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Summer Island Boat Ramp | 6.2 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Pola Creek Boat Ramp | 6.7 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Frederickton Boat Ramp | 6.9 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Hat Head Boat Ramp | 10 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Riverside Park Boat Ramp | 12 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| West Kempsey Boat Ramp | 13 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Jerseyville Boat Ramp | 14 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Greenhill Boat Ramp | 15 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Mattys Flat Boat Ramp | 16 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Killick Creek Boat Ramp | 17 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Back Creek Boat Ramp | 18 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Fishermans Reach Boat Ramp | 19 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Trial Bay Boat Ramp | 21 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Kundabung Boat Ramp | 23 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Stuarts Point Boat Ramp | 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.
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Gladstone?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 17 boat ramps within 25 km of Gladstone: 9 with toilets recorded and 3 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Gladstone?
Smithtown Boat Ramp, about 1.7 km in a straight line from the town centre.
Which boat ramp near Gladstone has the most launching lanes?
6 ramps share the most launching lanes recorded (2): Back Creek Boat Ramp, Hat Head Boat Ramp and Killick Creek Boat Ramp, among others.
Which boat ramps near Gladstone have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 1 ramp: Mattys Flat Boat Ramp.
Can I launch at any tide near Gladstone?
State records list 12 ramps as usable at all tides, including Mattys Flat Boat Ramp, Riverside Park Boat Ramp and Back Creek Boat Ramp. 1 ramp is 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 Gladstone?
Free launching at 17 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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