Boat ramps near Newcastle
We list 42 boat ramps within 25 km of Newcastle, NSW. Recorded facilities: 19 with toilets, 17 with car or trailer parking, 19 with a fish cleaning table.
The council areas covered by the 42 ramps listed near this city are not what the name suggests: 30 are in the Lake Macquarie area, 8 in the Newcastle area, which is the council area rather than the town, and 4 in Port Stephens. Swansea has the most listed ramps of any locality (5).
The nearest ramps are an unnamed ramp at Newcastle East, 0.9 km from the town centre, and Horseshoe Beach (Newcastle) at 1.1 km, then Stockton South and Carrington Boat Ramp. Lanes are recorded for 33 ramps, and Rathmines Boat Ramp has the most lanes at 6. Lake Macquarie is the waterway with the most ramps recorded by Transport for NSW. Free launching is noted for 33 ramps, and the fee is not recorded for 9.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Rathmines Boat Ramp 6 lanes
- Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek 5 lanes
- Croudace Bay Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Fitzgerald Bridge Boat Ramp (King Park Sporting Complex) 3 lanes
- Swansea Boat Ramp 3 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek 8 facilities
- Stockton North 8 facilities
- Eleebana Boat Ramp 7 facilities
- Pelican 7 facilities
- Thomas Humphries Reserve Boat Ramp 7 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek 5 lanes
- Stockton North 2 lanes
- Pelican 2 lanes
- Tomago Boat Ramp - Hunter Rv North Arm 2 lanes
- Stockton South 2 lanes
Usable at all tides
- Rathmines Boat Ramp 6 lanes
- Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek 5 lanes
- Thomas Humphries Reserve Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Croudace Bay Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Fitzgerald Bridge Boat Ramp (King Park Sporting Complex) 3 lanes
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
All listed ramps
| Boat ramp, Newcastle East | 0.9 km | ||||
| Horseshoe Beach | 1.1 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Stockton South | 1.4 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Carrington Boat Ramp | 2.2 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Stockton North | 3.1 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Stockton Bridge (West Side) Hunter River | 4.9 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Sandgate - Hunter Rv South Arm | 8.8 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Tomago Boat Ramp - Hunter Rv North Arm | 12 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Hexham | 13 km | ||||
| Eleebana Boat Ramp | 15 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Croudace Bay Boat Ramp | 16 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek | 16 km | 5 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Marmong Point | 16 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Teralba | 16 km | Yes | |||
| Valentine | 17 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Belmont | 17 km | Yes | |||
| Belmont Park Boat Ramp | 18 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Bolton Point Boat Ramp | 18 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Marks Point (1) | 19 km | ||||
| Riverside Park Boat Ramp, Raymond Terrace | 19 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Fennell Bay Bridge Boat Ramp (Lions Park) | 19 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Marks Point (2) | 19 km | ||||
| Boat ramp, Marks Point (3) | 19 km | ||||
| Fitzgerald Bridge Boat Ramp (King Park Sporting Complex) | 20 km | 3 | Yes | Free | |
| Toronto Marina | 20 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto | 20 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Belmont Airport Boat Ramp | 20 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Skye Point | 20 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Pelican | 21 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Thomas Humphries Reserve Boat Ramp | 21 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Blacksmiths Boat Harbour | 21 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Swansea Boat Ramp | 21 km | 3 | No | Yes | Free |
| Styles Point | 21 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Rathmines Boat Ramp | 21 km | 6 | Yes | Free | |
| Old Warf Park Boat Ramp | 22 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Swansea (1) | 22 km | Yes | |||
| Secret Bay - Balmoral | 23 km | 1 | No | Yes | Free |
| Wangi Wangi Caravan Park Boat Ramp | 23 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Boyds Hole Boat Ramp | 23 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Wangi Wangi foreshore Boat Ramp | 24 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Dobell Memorial Park Boat Ramp | 24 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Swansea (2) | 24 km |
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
| Lake Macquarie | 30 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| Newcastle | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Port Stephens | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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 Newcastle?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 42 boat ramps within 25 km of Newcastle: 19 with toilets recorded and 17 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Newcastle?
Boat ramp, Newcastle East, about 0.9 km in a straight line from the town centre.
Which boat ramp near Newcastle has the most launching lanes?
Rathmines Boat Ramp, with 6 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Newcastle have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 10 ramps, including Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek; Stockton North; Pelican.
Can I launch at any tide near Newcastle?
State records list 28 ramps as usable at all tides, including Rathmines Boat Ramp; Speers Point Boat Ramp, Cockle Creek; Thomas Humphries Reserve Boat Ramp. 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 Newcastle?
Free launching at 33 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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