Boat ramps near Hervey Bay
We list 9 boat ramps within 25 km of Hervey Bay, QLD. Recorded facilities: 4 with toilets, 8 with car or trailer parking.
Records for the ramps near Hervey Bay show at least one facility at each of the 9. Car parking is listed at 8, toilets and drinking water at 4 each, a jetty or pontoon nearby at 4, and a pontoon at the ramp at 1.
Torquay, Bideford Street is the closest ramp, 2.4 km away, and Urangan, Jetty Road (Ramp 1) is recorded with 4 lanes. Point Vernon, Alpin Street and Gatakers Bay, Corfield Street are also among the nearer ones.
All sit in the Fraser Coast council area, within 25 km of the centre. River Heads has a separate town page.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Urangan, Jetty Road (Ramp 1) 4 lanes
- Gatakers Bay, Corfield Street 2 lanes
- Toogoom, Toogoom Road 2 lanes
- Beaver Rock, Beaver Rock Road 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Urangan, Jetty Road (Ramp 1) 5 facilities
- River Heads (East), Ariadne Street 4 facilities
- Torquay, Bideford Street 3 facilities
- Toogoom, Toogoom Road 3 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Gatakers Bay, Corfield Street 45 spaces
- River Heads (East), Ariadne Street 10 spaces
- Beaver Rock, Beaver Rock Road 10 spaces
- Toogoom, Toogoom Road 8 spaces
- Torquay, Bideford Street 7 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Urangan, Jetty Road (Ramp 1) 4 lanes
Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
Usable at all tides
- Urangan, Jetty Road (Ramp 1) 4 lanes
- Gatakers Bay, Corfield Street 2 lanes
- Beaver Rock, Beaver Rock Road 2 lanes
- River Heads (East), Ariadne Street 1 lane
Not tide limited (Queensland TMR). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
All listed ramps
| Torquay, Bideford Street | 2.4 km | 1 | Yes | 7 spaces | Tide limited | Free | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Urangan (2) | 5.4 km | Map | ||||||
| Urangan, Jetty Road (Ramp 1) | 5.5 km | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Urangan (1) | 5.7 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Point Vernon, Alpin Street | 6.1 km | 1 | No | Yes | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Gatakers Bay, Corfield Street | 7.2 km | 2 | No | 45 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| River Heads (East), Ariadne Street | 16 km | 1 | Yes | 10 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Toogoom, Toogoom Road | 20 km | 2 | Yes | 8 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Beaver Rock, Beaver Rock Road | 23 km | 2 | No | 10 spaces | All tides | Map |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Hervey Bay, 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.
Boat ramps near other towns
- Burrum Heads (27 km away)
- Howard (29 km away)
- Maryborough (31 km away)
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Hervey Bay?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 9 boat ramps within 25 km of Hervey Bay: 4 with toilets recorded and 8 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Hervey Bay?
Torquay, Bideford Street, about 2.4 km in a straight line from the centre of Hervey Bay.
Which boat ramp near Hervey Bay has the most launching lanes?
Urangan, Jetty Road (Ramp 1), with 4 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Hervey Bay have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 1 ramp: Urangan, Jetty Road (Ramp 1).
Can I launch at any tide near Hervey Bay?
Yes, at 4 ramps within 25 km of Hervey Bay: state records list them as usable at all tides (including Urangan, Jetty Road (Ramp 1); Beaver Rock, Beaver Rock Road; Gatakers Bay, Corfield Street). 3 ramps are 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 Hervey Bay?
No launch fee is recorded at any listed ramp within 25 km of Hervey Bay. Free launching is recorded at 1 ramp: Torquay, Bideford Street. For the other 8 ramps no fee information is recorded. Fee information comes from the fee tag on OpenStreetMap; check with the ramp manager.
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