Boat ramps near Sunshine Coast
We list 24 boat ramps within 25 km of Sunshine Coast, QLD. Recorded facilities: 13 with toilets, 21 with car or trailer parking.
Buddina, Golden Beach, Maroochydore, Montville, Mooloolaba, Pelican Waters and Twin Waters each have 2 listed ramps, the most of any locality on this page. All 24 ramps are in the Sunshine Coast council area, which here means the local government area rather than the town.
Picnic Point Boat Ramp (Sunshine Coast) is the nearest at 1.5 km. A lane count is recorded for 21 ramps and 10 of them have 2 lanes or more, with 4 lanes at Golden Beach, Churchill Street and at Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp. Drinking water is recorded at 15 ramps, and toilets are also among the recorded facilities. Launch fees are recorded as free at 5. Nambour, Yandina, Landsborough and Eumundi are other towns the site covers near this area, and Twin Waters, Nojoor Road is the next ramp after the nearest.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp 4 lanes
- Golden Beach, Churchill Street 4 lanes
- Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Upstream) 3 lanes
- Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Downstream) 3 lanes
- Buddina, Adaluma Avenue 3 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Cod Hole Boat Ramp 6 facilities
- Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp 6 facilities
- Buddina, Adaluma Avenue 6 facilities
- Moffat Beach, Seaview Terrace 6 facilities
- Lake Baroon (South) 6 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp 32 spaces
- Muller Park Boat Ramp 25 spaces
- Pelican Waters, June Street 25 spaces
- Cod Hole Boat Ramp 17 spaces
- Golden Beach, Churchill Street 16 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Upstream) 3 lanes
- Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Downstream) 3 lanes
- Buddina, Adaluma Avenue 3 lanes
- Twin Waters, Nojoor Road 2 lanes
- Cod Hole Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
Usable at all tides
- Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp 4 lanes
- Golden Beach, Churchill Street 4 lanes
- Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Upstream) 3 lanes
- Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Downstream) 3 lanes
- Buddina, Adaluma Avenue 3 lanes
Not tide limited (Queensland TMR). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
All listed ramps
| Picnic Point Boat Ramp | 1.5 km | 1 | No | 7 spaces | Tide limited | Free | Map | |
| Twin Waters, Nojoor Road | 1.8 km | 2 | No | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Twin Waters | 2.2 km | Map | ||||||
| Cod Hole Boat Ramp | 3.4 km | 2 | Yes | 17 spaces | Yes | All tides | Free | Map |
| Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp | 4.0 km | 4 | Yes | 32 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Upstream) | 4.8 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Downstream) | 4.9 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Outrigger Park | 5.2 km | 1 | No | 10 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Buddina, Adaluma Avenue | 5.3 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Muller Park Boat Ramp | 5.8 km | 2 | Yes | 25 spaces | Tide limited | Free | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Buddina | 6.9 km | Yes | Yes | Map | ||||
| Boat ramp, Pacific Paradise | 7.4 km | Map | ||||||
| Coolum, West Coolum Road | 9.9 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Dunethin Lake, Lake Dunethin Road | 12 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Free | Map | |
| Westaway Parade | 13 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Tide limited | Free | Map | |
| Moffat Beach, Seaview Terrace | 16 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Caloundra, Tripcony Lane | 17 km | 1 | No | 8 spaces | Yes | Tide limited | Map | |
| Golden Beach, Short Street | 17 km | 2 | No | Yes | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Kings Beach, Margaret Street | 17 km | 1 | No | 4 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Golden Beach, Churchill Street | 20 km | 4 | Yes | 16 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Pelican Waters, Raleigh Street | 20 km | 1 | Yes | 8 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Pelican Waters, June Street | 21 km | 3 | Yes | 25 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Lake Baroon (North) | 23 km | 1 | No | All tides | Map | |||
| Lake Baroon (South) | 23 km | 1 | Yes | 10 spaces | All tides | Map |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Sunshine Coast, 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
- Landsborough (21 km away)
- Eumundi (24 km away)
- Beerwah (26 km away)
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Sunshine Coast?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 24 boat ramps within 25 km of Sunshine Coast: 13 with toilets recorded and 21 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Sunshine Coast?
Picnic Point Boat Ramp, about 1.5 km in a straight line from the centre of Sunshine Coast.
Which boat ramp near Sunshine Coast has the most launching lanes?
2 ramps share the most launching lanes recorded (4): Golden Beach, Churchill Street; Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp.
Which boat ramps near Sunshine Coast have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 8 ramps, including Buddina, Adaluma Avenue; Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Downstream); Mooloolaba, Parkyn Parade (Upstream).
Can I launch at any tide near Sunshine Coast?
Yes, at 14 ramps within 25 km of Sunshine Coast: state records list them as usable at all tides (including Maroochy Lions Park Boat Ramp; Golden Beach, Churchill Street; Buddina, Adaluma Avenue). 7 ramps are recorded as tide limited. For the other 3 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 Sunshine Coast?
No launch fee is recorded at any listed ramp within 25 km of Sunshine Coast. Free launching is recorded at 5 ramps. For the other 19 ramps no fee information is recorded. Fee information comes from the fee tag on OpenStreetMap; check with the ramp manager.
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