Boat ramps near Townsville
We list 18 boat ramps within 25 km of Townsville, QLD. Recorded facilities: 8 with toilets, 11 with car or trailer parking.
Toilets are logged at 8 of the ramps near Townsville, car parking at 11 and drinking water at 7. A jetty or pontoon nearby is recorded for 12, and a pontoon at the ramp for 6.
Townsville Recreational Boating Park (Railway Estate) appears several times on the list, and Railway Estate has more ramps than any other locality (5). Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (upstream) and Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (Downstream) are among the closest, along with unnamed ramps at Townsville.
Every one of the 18 ramps within 25 km is in the Townsville council area, the closest 0.3 km from the centre.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (1) 4 lanes
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (2) 4 lanes
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (3) 4 lanes
- Railway Estate, Barnicle Street (Downstream) 4 lanes
- Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (upstream) 3 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Magnetic Island, Horseshoe Bay 8 facilities
- Picnic Bay Boat Ramp 6 facilities
- Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (upstream) 4 facilities
- Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (Downstream) 4 facilities
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (1) 4 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Railway Estate, Barnicle Street (upstream) 100 spaces
- Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (Downstream) 86 spaces
- Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (upstream) 82 spaces
- Railway Estate, Barnicle Street (Downstream) 48 spaces
- Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay Harbour 47 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (1) 4 lanes
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (2) 4 lanes
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (3) 4 lanes
- Railway Estate, Barnicle Street (upstream) 2 lanes
- Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay Harbour 2 lanes
Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
Usable at all tides
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (1) 4 lanes
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (2) 4 lanes
- Townsville Recreational Boating Park (3) 4 lanes
- Railway Estate, Barnicle Street (Downstream) 4 lanes
- Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (upstream) 3 lanes
Not tide limited (Queensland TMR). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
All listed ramps
| Boat ramp, Townsville (2) | 0.3 km | Yes | Map | |||||
| Boat ramp, Townsville (1) | 0.3 km | Map | ||||||
| Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (upstream) | 0.4 km | 3 | Yes | 82 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Townsville, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive (Downstream) | 0.5 km | 3 | Yes | 86 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Townsville Recreational Boating Park (1) | 1.9 km | 4 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Townsville Recreational Boating Park (2) | 2.0 km | 4 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Townsville Recreational Boating Park (3) | 2.1 km | 4 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Railway Estate, Barnicle Street (Downstream) | 2.6 km | 4 | No | 48 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Railway Estate, Barnicle Street (upstream) | 2.8 km | 2 | No | 100 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Pallarenda, Marlow Street | 8.5 km | 3 | Yes | 30 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Picnic Bay Boat Ramp | 8.6 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay Harbour | 11 km | 2 | No | 47 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Rassmussen, Loam Island, Illuta Street | 14 km | 1 | No | 10 spaces | All tides | Map | ||
| Bushland Beach, Marina Drive | 14 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Magnetic Island, Horseshoe Bay | 16 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Cocoa Creek Boat Ramp | 17 km | Map | ||||||
| Townsville, Ross River Dam | 20 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Townsville (3) | 25 km | Map |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Townsville, 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.
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Townsville?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 18 boat ramps within 25 km of Townsville: 8 with toilets recorded and 11 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Townsville?
Boat ramp, Townsville (2), about 0.3 km in a straight line from the centre of Townsville.
Which boat ramp near Townsville has the most launching lanes?
4 ramps share the most launching lanes recorded (4): Railway Estate, Barnicle Street (Downstream); Townsville Recreational Boating Park (1); Townsville Recreational Boating Park (2), among others.
Which boat ramps near Townsville have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 6 ramps, including Townsville Recreational Boating Park (1), Townsville Recreational Boating Park (3) and Townsville Recreational Boating Park (2).
Can I launch at any tide near Townsville?
Yes, at 11 ramps within 25 km of Townsville: state records list them as usable at all tides (including Townsville Recreational Boating Park (1), Townsville Recreational Boating Park (3) and Townsville Recreational Boating Park (2)). 3 ramps are recorded as tide limited. For the other 4 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.
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