Boat ramps near Nambucca Heads
We list 28 boat ramps within 25 km of Nambucca Heads, NSW. Recorded facilities: 12 with toilets, 8 with car or trailer parking, 11 with a fish cleaning table.
Transport for NSW records the most ramps on the Nambucca River, with 7, then the Kalang River with 3; the Bellinger River, Macleay River, Tasman Sea and Warrell Creek have 2 each.
RSL Club Car Park, Nambucca Heads is the nearest listed ramp at 0.9 km from the town centre, and Gordon Park Nambucca Heads follows at 1.1 km. Shelly Beach Ocean Ramp (Nambucca Heads) is 2.5 km away.
Seventeen ramps are in the Nambucca Valley area, 9 in Bellingen and 2 in Kempsey. Macksville and Nambucca Heads tie for the most listed ramps among localities. For some ramps Transport for NSW notes access at all times, and for others shallow at times or high tide only. A facility that is not recorded is unknown, not absent.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Gordon Park Nambucca Heads 2 lanes
- North Macksville Lions Park 2 lanes
- RSL Club Car Park, Nambucca Heads 2 lanes
- Scotts Head Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Shelly Beach Ocean Ramp 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- North Macksville Lions Park 9 facilities
- Mylestom Boat Ramp 8 facilities
- Shelly Beach Ocean Ramp 7 facilities
- Deep Creek Boat Ramp 6 facilities
- Gordon Park Nambucca Heads 6 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Stuart Island - Nambucca Heads 23 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Transport for NSW, the WA Department of Transport or Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- North Macksville Lions Park 2 lanes
Usable at all tides
- North Macksville Lions Park 2 lanes
- Shelly Beach Ocean Ramp 2 lanes
- Stuart Island - Nambucca Heads 2 lanes
- RSL Club Car Park, Nambucca Heads 2 lanes
- Mylestom Boat Ramp 1 lane
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
All listed ramps
| RSL Club Car Park, Nambucca Heads | 0.9 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Gordon Park Nambucca Heads | 1.1 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Stuart Island - Nambucca Heads | 1.3 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Wellington Drive. Nambucca Heads | 1.5 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Shelly Beach Ocean Ramp | 2.5 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Deep Creek Boat Ramp | 4.4 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Belmore Channel - South Nambucca | 6.8 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Boultons Crossing Reserve | 6.9 km | 1 | Yes | Fee payable | |
| Boultons Crossing Boat Ramp | 7.0 km | Yes | |||
| Nursery Road Boat Ramp | 8.4 km | ||||
| Newee Creek - Macksville | 8.6 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| North Macksville Lions Park | 9.5 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Tilly Willy Creek. Macksville | 10.0 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Bowraville South Boat Ramp | 11 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Scotts Head Boat Ramp | 11 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Weir Reserve | 11 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Third Head, Urunga | 12 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Congarinni Bridge | 13 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Urunga | 16 km | ||||
| Urunga Ramp - Upstream | 17 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Urunga Ramp - Downstream | 17 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Kalang River Boat Ramp | 18 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Stuarts Point Boat Ramp | 20 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Bellinger River Boat Ramp | 20 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Landing Facility at Mylestrom Tidal Pool | 20 km | Free | |||
| Mylestom Boat Ramp | 21 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Repton | 23 km | ||||
| Fishermans Reach Boat Ramp | 25 km | 1 | No | 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.
Ramps near the town by local government area
| Nambucca Valley | 17 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Bellingen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kempsey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 Nambucca Heads?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 28 boat ramps within 25 km of Nambucca Heads: 12 with toilets recorded and 8 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Nambucca Heads?
RSL Club Car Park, Nambucca Heads, about 0.9 km in a straight line from the town centre.
Which boat ramp near Nambucca Heads has the most launching lanes?
7 ramps share the most launching lanes recorded (2): Gordon Park Nambucca Heads; North Macksville Lions Park; RSL Club Car Park, Nambucca Heads, among others.
Which boat ramps near Nambucca Heads have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 1 ramp: North Macksville Lions Park.
Can I launch at any tide near Nambucca Heads?
State records list 14 ramps as usable at all tides, including North Macksville Lions Park, Shelly Beach Ocean Ramp and Stuart Island - Nambucca Heads. 3 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 Nambucca Heads?
A launch fee is recorded at 1 ramp and free launching at 23 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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