Boat ramps near Gold Coast
We list 62 boat ramps within 25 km of Gold Coast, QLD. Recorded facilities: 27 with toilets, 39 with car or trailer parking.
Where lanes are concerned, 34 of the 62 ramps within 25 km have a count recorded, and 15 of those have 2 lanes or more. Southport, North Street is listed with 4 lanes, and Paradise Point, Donald Avenue and Southport, Marine Pde & Welch Street with 3 each.
Parking at the ramp is listed for 39 ramps. Transport for NSW lists water access at all times for 3 ramps.
Isle of Capri Public Boat Ramp (Surfers Paradise); Surfers Paradise, Birt Avenue; and Main Beach, Waterways Drive are among the closest ramps. Most are in the Gold Coast council area, with a few over the border in the Tweed area. Hope Island, Hollywell and Southport lead the localities by number of listed ramps, and Canungra has a town page of its own.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Southport, North Street 4 lanes
- Southport, Marine Pde & Welch Street 3 lanes
- Paradise Point, Donald Avenue 3 lanes
- Main Beach, Waterways Drive 2 lanes
- T E Peters Drive Boatramp 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Thrower Drive Boat Ramp 9 facilities
- Kennedy Drive Boat Ramp (Ray Pascoe Park) 8 facilities
- Southport, Marine Parade & Broad Street 7 facilities
- Palm Beach, Murlong Crescent 7 facilities
- Winders Park Boat Ramp 6 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Southport, Marine Parade & Broad Street 62 spaces
- Oxenford, Old Pacific Hwy 49 spaces
- Main Beach, Muriel Henchman Drive (Southern) 46 spaces
- Paradise Point, Donald Avenue 46 spaces
- Thrower Drive Boat Ramp 45 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Southport, North Street 4 lanes
- Main Beach, Waterways Drive 2 lanes
- Southport, Marine Parade & Broad Street 2 lanes
- Dry Dock Road Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Paradise Point, Turana Street 1 lane
Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
Usable at all tides
- Southport, North Street 4 lanes
- Paradise Point, Donald Avenue 3 lanes
- Main Beach, Waterways Drive 2 lanes
- T E Peters Drive Boatramp 2 lanes
- Loders Creek Public Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
All listed ramps
| Boat ramp, Gold Coast | 0.2 km | Map | ||||||
| Isle of Capri Public Boat Ramp | 1.3 km | 1 | No | 6 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Surfers Paradise, Birt Avenue | 1.5 km | 1 | Yes | All tides | Map | |||
| Boat ramp, Benowa | 2.7 km | Map | ||||||
| Main Beach, Waterways Drive | 2.8 km | 2 | Yes | 37 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| T E Peters Drive Boatramp | 3.1 km | 2 | No | 11 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Carrara Boat Ramp | 3.2 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Main Beach | 3.5 km | Map | ||||||
| Southport, Marine Pde & Welch Street | 4.3 km | 3 | Yes | 29 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Southport, North Street | 4.9 km | 4 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Loders Creek Public Boat Ramp | 5.3 km | 2 | Yes | 20 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Mermaid Waters (1) | 5.4 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Main Beach, Muriel Henchman Drive (Southern) | 5.8 km | 2 | Yes | 46 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Main Beach, Muriel Henchman Drive (Northern) | 5.9 km | 2 | Yes | 43 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Mermaid Waters (2) | 6.6 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Southport, Marine Parade & Broad Street | 6.8 km | 2 | Yes | 62 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Nerang Boat ramp | 7.5 km | 2 | Yes | 10 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Robina (1) | 7.7 km | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Robina (2) | 8.1 km | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Varsity Lakes (1) | 8.5 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Runaway Bay, Ray Street | 8.6 km | 1 | Yes | 11 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Varsity Lakes (2) | 9.1 km | Yes | Yes | Map | ||||
| Boat ramp, Runaway Bay | 9.3 km | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Robina (3) | 9.5 km | Map | ||||||
| Hollywell, Howard Street | 11 km | 1 | No | 10 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Hollywell (2) | 11 km | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Hollywell (1) | 11 km | Map | ||||||
| Burleigh Heads, Awoonga Avenue | 12 km | 1 | No | Tide limited | Map | |||
| Hollywell, Holly Avenue | 12 km | 1 | Yes | Tide limited | Map | |||
| Hollywell, Jasmine Avenue | 12 km | 1 | Yes | 7 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Palm Beach, Murlong Crescent | 12 km | 1 | Yes | 12 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Burleigh Heads (1) | 12 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Boat ramp, Burleigh Heads (2) | 13 km | Yes | Yes | Map | ||||
| Boat ramp, Coombabah | 13 km | Map | ||||||
| Paradise Point, Turana Street | 13 km | 1 | No | 13 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Hinze Dam (East) | 13 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| eastern Boat Ramp | 14 km | Yes | Yes | Map | ||||
| Paradise Point, Donald Avenue | 14 km | 3 | Yes | 46 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Paradise Point, Oxley Drive | 14 km | 2 | Yes | 30 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Advancetown | 14 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Hope Island, Boykambil Esplanade South | 15 km | 1 | Yes | 13 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Elanora | 15 km | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Hope Island (5) | 15 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Helensvale, Condamine Crescent | 16 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Palm Beach - Currumbin High School | 16 km | Map | ||||||
| Winders Park Boat Ramp | 16 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Thrower Drive Boat Ramp | 16 km | 2 | Yes | 45 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Hope Island (3) | 16 km | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Oxenford (2) | 16 km | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Oxenford (1) | 17 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Oxenford, Old Pacific Hwy | 17 km | 2 | No | 49 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Western Boat ramp | 17 km | 1 | Yes | 10 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Hope Island (4) | 17 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Upper Coomera, Gawler Place | 17 km | 1 | Yes | 8 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Hope Island (2) | 18 km | Yes | Yes | Map | ||||
| Coomera, Tallawood Road | 18 km | 1 | No | 9 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Hope Island (1) | 20 km | Map | ||||||
| Colman Road Reserve | 20 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Free | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Tweed Heads | 23 km | Map | ||||||
| Lakes Drive, Terranora Inlet | 23 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Free | Map | |
| Kennedy Drive Boat Ramp (Ray Pascoe Park) | 24 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Free | Map | |
| Dry Dock Road Boat Ramp | 24 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Free | Map |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Gold Coast, 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 Gold Coast by local government area
| Gold Coast | 58 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| Tweed | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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.
Boat ramps near other towns
- Tweed Heads (24 km away)
- Canungra (25 km away)
- Chinderah (29 km away)
- Murwillumbah (36 km away)
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Gold Coast?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 62 boat ramps within 25 km of Gold Coast: 27 with toilets recorded and 39 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Gold Coast?
Boat ramp, Gold Coast, about 0.2 km in a straight line from the centre of Gold Coast.
Which boat ramp near Gold Coast has the most launching lanes?
Southport, North Street, with 4 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Gold Coast have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 6 ramps, including Southport, North Street; Southport, Marine Parade & Broad Street; Main Beach, Waterways Drive.
Can I launch at any tide near Gold Coast?
Yes, at 28 ramps within 25 km of Gold Coast: state records list them as usable at all tides (including Southport, North Street; Paradise Point, Donald Avenue; Kennedy Drive Boat Ramp (Ray Pascoe Park)). 6 ramps are recorded as tide limited. For the other 28 ramps the tide range is not recorded. Source: water access recorded by Transport for NSW and 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 Gold Coast?
No launch fee is recorded at any listed ramp within 25 km of Gold Coast. Free launching is recorded at 4 ramps. For the other 58 ramps no fee information is recorded. Fee information comes from Transport for NSW and the fee tag on OpenStreetMap; check with the ramp manager.
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