Boat ramps near Shellharbour City Centre
We list 24 boat ramps within 25 km of Shellharbour City Centre, NSW. Recorded facilities: 16 with toilets, 10 with car or trailer parking, 7 with a fish cleaning table.
Rubbish bins are recorded at 19 of the 24 ramps listed near Shellharbour City Centre, toilets at 16, lighting at 14 and parking at 10. A fish cleaning table is recorded at 7 ramps and fuel at 2.
Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Ski Park is the closest ramp, 1.1 km from the town centre, and Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Sailng Club is 2.1 km away. Shellharbour (Harbour Ramp) and Reddall Reserve (Lake Illawarra) come next.
Ramps in the Wollongong, Kiama and Shellharbour areas all feature on this page, on Lake Illawarra, the Minnamurra River and the Tasman Sea. A facility missing from the records may simply not have been mapped, so treat it as unknown. Before launching, confirm ramp conditions and local rules with the state maritime authority.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) 4 lanes
- Port Kembla Boat Harbour (Darcy Rd) 3 lanes
- Bellambi Boat Ramp (Alternate Beach Ramp) 2 lanes
- Cook Park Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Kiama Harbour 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Kiama Harbour 9 facilities
- Lake Illawarra - Windang Near Windang Bridge 8 facilities
- Shellharbour (Harbour Ramp) 8 facilities
- Boat ramp, Kiama 8 facilities
- Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Sailng Club 7 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) 4 lanes
- Kiama Harbour 2 lanes
- Lake Illawarra - Windang Near Windang Bridge 2 lanes
- Yallah Bay Boat Ramp 2 lanes
- Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Sailng Club 1 lane
Usable at all tides
- Port Kembla Boat Harbour (Darcy Rd) 3 lanes
- Kiama Harbour 2 lanes
- Shellharbour (Harbour Ramp) 2 lanes
- Lake Illawarra - Berkeley Harbour 2 lanes
- Yallah Bay Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
All listed ramps
| Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Ski Park | 1.1 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Sailng Club | 2.1 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Shellharbour (Harbour Ramp) | 3.5 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Reddall Reserve | 3.9 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Shell Cove Kayak Launching Ramp | 4.4 km | Yes | Free | ||
| Lake Illawarra - Windang Near Windang Bridge | 4.5 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Yallah Bay Boat Ramp | 5.0 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Shellharbour (Bass Point Ocean Ramp) | 5.7 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Minnamurra River (James Holt Reserve) | 6.3 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Minnamurra River (Bridge Ramp) | 6.4 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Boat ramp, Kanahooka | 6.7 km | ||||
| Lake Illawarra - Kanahooka | 6.8 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Minnamurra River (Entrance) | 7.4 km | 1 | Yes | Free | |
| Lake Illawarra - Berkeley (East Ramp) | 9.1 km | 2 | Yes | Free | |
| Lake Illawarra - Berkeley Harbour | 9.2 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, Kiama | 12 km | Yes | Yes | ||
| Kiama Harbour | 12 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Free |
| Port Kembla Boat Harbour (Darcy Rd) | 12 km | 3 | Yes | Free | |
| Wollongong Harbour | 17 km | 1 | No | Free | |
| Cook Park Boat Ramp | 21 km | 2 | No | Yes | Free |
| Boat ramp, East Corrimal | 22 km | ||||
| Gerroa Beach | 23 km | Informal | Yes | Free | |
| Bellambi Boat Ramp (Alternate Beach Ramp) | 23 km | 2 | No | Free | |
| Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp) | 23 km | 4 | 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
| Wollongong | 11 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Kiama | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shellharbour | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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 Shellharbour City Centre?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 24 boat ramps within 25 km of Shellharbour City Centre: 16 with toilets recorded and 10 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Shellharbour City Centre?
Lake Illawarra - Oak Flats Ski Park, about 1.1 km in a straight line from the town centre.
Which boat ramp near Shellharbour City Centre has the most launching lanes?
Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp), with 4 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Shellharbour City Centre have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 7 ramps, including Bellambi Boat Ramp (Main Ramp), Kiama Harbour and Lake Illawarra - Windang Near Windang Bridge.
Can I launch at any tide near Shellharbour City Centre?
State records list 11 ramps as usable at all tides, including Port Kembla Boat Harbour (Darcy Rd), Kiama Harbour and Shellharbour (Harbour Ramp). 4 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 Shellharbour City Centre?
Free launching at 21 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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