Boat ramps near Helensburgh
We list 36 boat ramps within 25 km of Helensburgh, NSW. Recorded facilities: 11 with toilets, 15 with car or trailer parking, 3 with a fish cleaning table.
Launching details exist for part of the list: 20 ramps carry a lane count out of the 36 reached at 25 km from Helensburgh. Car parking is shown for 15 ramps, and launch fees are recorded as free at 21 and payable at 1. Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) is recorded with 4 lanes, the most of any ramp here.
No ramp is close to the town centre: the nearest is 12.7 km away, and the next is an unnamed ramp at Grays Point at 15.6 km. The Georges River has the most ramps recorded by Transport for NSW, ahead of Port Hacking, and the Woronora River also appears in those records.
Sutherland holds the largest group of these ramps among the council areas, followed by Georges River and Wollongong.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) 4 lanes
- Connells Bay Boat Ramp (Donnelly Park) 3 lanes
- Bellambi Boat Ramp (Alternate Beach Ramp) 2 lanes
- Bonnet Bay (Washington Drive) Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Georges River National Park Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Burnum Burnum Sanctuary Boat Ramp 9 facilities
- Swallow Rock - Grays Point 9 facilities
- Georges River National Park Boat Ramp 8 facilities
- Prince Edward Park, Woronora 8 facilities
- Connells Bay Boat Ramp (Donnelly Park) 6 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) 4 lanes
- Swallow Rock - Grays Point 2 lanes
- Georges River National Park Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Hawkesbury Reserve (Sylvania Waters) Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Wally's Wharf - Dolans Bay 2 lanes
Usable at all tides
- Swallow Rock - Grays Point 2 lanes
- Georges River National Park Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Hawkesbury Reserve (Sylvania Waters) Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Wally's Wharf - Dolans Bay 2 lanes
- Tom Uglys Bridge Boat Ramp (Horse Rock Point) 2 lanes
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
All listed ramps
| Austinmer Beach Boat Ramp | 13 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Grays Point (2) | 16 km | ||||
| Swallow Rock - Grays Point | 17 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Grays Point (1) | 18 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Lilli Pilli | 18 km | ||||
| Prince Edward Park, Woronora | 19 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Bundeena Boat Ramp | 19 km | Yes | |||
| Wally's Wharf - Dolans Bay | 19 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Yowie Bay Boat Ramp | 20 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Yowie Bay | 20 km | ||||
| Gunnamatta Bay small craft launching facility | 20 km | No | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Burraneer | 20 km | ||||
| Burnum Burnum Sanctuary Boat Ramp | 20 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) | 20 km | 4 | No | Free | |
| Bellambi Boat Ramp (Alternate Beach Ramp) | 20 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Water Street Boat Ramp | 20 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Bonnet Bay (Washington Drive) Boat Ramp | 21 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Tonkin Park - Cronulla | 22 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, East Corrimal | 22 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Illawong (2) | 23 km | ||||
| Scylla Bay Boat Ramp | 23 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Oyster Bay Boat Ramp | 23 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Illawong (1) | 23 km | Yes | Free | ||
| Hawkesbury Reserve (Sylvania Waters) Boat Ramp | 23 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Saint George and Sutherland Shire Anglers Club Boat Ramp | 23 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Taren Point | 23 km | ||||
| Holts Point Place Boat Ramp | 23 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Picnic Point | 23 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Tom Uglys Bridge Boat Ramp (Horse Rock Point) | 24 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Georges River National Park Boat Ramp | 24 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Fee payable |
| Sandy Point | 24 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Connells Point | 24 km | Yes | |||
| Boat ramp, Sandringham | 25 km | Yes | |||
| Connells Bay Boat Ramp (Donnelly Park) | 25 km | 3 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Sans Souci | 25 km | Yes | |||
| Boat ramp, Douglas Park | 25 km | Yes |
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
| Sutherland | 24 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Georges River | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wollongong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Wollondilly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Helensburgh?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 36 boat ramps within 25 km of Helensburgh: 11 with toilets recorded and 15 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Helensburgh?
Austinmer Beach Boat Ramp, about 12.7 km in a straight line from the town centre.
Which boat ramp near Helensburgh has the most launching lanes?
Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp), with 4 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Helensburgh have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 11 ramps, including Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp), Swallow Rock - Grays Point and Georges River National Park Boat Ramp.
Can I launch at any tide near Helensburgh?
State records list 11 ramps as usable at all tides, including Swallow Rock - Grays Point, Georges River National Park Boat Ramp and Hawkesbury Reserve (Sylvania Waters) Boat Ramp. 5 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 Helensburgh?
A launch fee is recorded at 1 ramp and free launching at 21 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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