Boat ramps near Howard
We list 10 boat ramps within 25 km of Howard, QLD. Recorded facilities: 5 with toilets, 9 with car or trailer parking.
Nine of the 10 ramps listed near Howard have a recorded lane count, and 6 of those are recorded with at least 2 lanes. 9 ramps have car parking on record, and all 10 have some facility recorded.
Howard, Powerhouse Drive is the closest ramp, 2.0 km away, and Pacific Haven, Pacific Haven Crescent comes next at 8.8 km. Lenthalls Dam (Duckinwilla); Toogoom, Toogoom Road; and Buxton, Powers Street sit further out. The Fraser Coast council area holds 8 of the ramps and Bundaberg the rest, and Burrum Heads is the top locality, with 4.
Several of the ramps on this page are in other localities, such as Burrum Heads. The facilities recorded include toilets, drinking water, a picnic area and a pontoon at the ramp.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Howard, Powerhouse Drive 2 lanes
- Toogoom, Toogoom Road 2 lanes
- Buxton, Powers Street 2 lanes
- Burrum Heads, Riverview Drive 2 lanes
- Burrum Heads, Ross Street 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Buxton, Powers Street 5 facilities
- Woodgate, Walkers Point 5 facilities
- Lenthalls Dam 3 facilities
- Toogoom, Toogoom Road 3 facilities
- Burrum Heads, Riverview Drive 3 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Burrum Heads, Riverview Drive 48 spaces
- Lenthalls Dam 8 spaces
- Toogoom, Toogoom Road 8 spaces
- Burrum Heads, Ross Street 8 spaces
- Burrum Heads, Burrum Heads Road 7 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Buxton, Powers Street 2 lanes
- Burrum Heads, Riverview Drive 2 lanes
Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
Usable at all tides
- Howard, Powerhouse Drive 2 lanes
- Buxton, Powers Street 2 lanes
- Burrum Heads, Riverview Drive 2 lanes
- Woodgate, Walkers Point 2 lanes
- Lenthalls Dam 1 lane
Not tide limited (Queensland TMR). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
All listed ramps
| Howard, Powerhouse Drive | 2.0 km | 2 | No | 5 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Pacific Haven, Pacific Haven Crescent | 8.8 km | 1 | No | 3 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Lenthalls Dam | 10 km | 1 | Yes | 8 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Toogoom, Toogoom Road | 13 km | 2 | Yes | 8 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Buxton, Powers Street | 14 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Burrum Heads, Riverview Drive | 16 km | 2 | No | 48 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Burrum Heads, Ross Street | 16 km | 2 | No | 8 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Burrum Heads | 16 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Burrum Heads, Burrum Heads Road | 16 km | 1 | No | 7 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Woodgate, Walkers Point | 17 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Howard, 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 Howard by local government area
| Fraser Coast | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bundaberg | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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
- Burrum Heads (16 km away)
- Maryborough (28 km away)
- Hervey Bay (29 km away)
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Howard?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 10 boat ramps within 25 km of Howard: 5 with toilets recorded and 9 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Howard?
Howard, Powerhouse Drive, about 2.0 km in a straight line from the centre of Howard.
Which boat ramp near Howard has the most launching lanes?
6 ramps share the most launching lanes recorded (2): Burrum Heads, Riverview Drive; Burrum Heads, Ross Street; Buxton, Powers Street, among others.
Which boat ramps near Howard have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 2 ramps, including Buxton, Powers Street; Burrum Heads, Riverview Drive.
Can I launch at any tide near Howard?
Yes, at 5 ramps within 25 km of Howard: state records list them as usable at all tides (including Buxton, Powers Street; Woodgate, Walkers Point; Burrum Heads, Riverview Drive). 4 ramps are recorded as tide limited. For the other ramp the tide range is not recorded. Source: tide limits recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads; check tides before you go.
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