Boat ramps near Walkerston
We list 13 boat ramps within 25 km of Walkerston, QLD. Recorded facilities: 2 with toilets, 8 with car or trailer parking.
Every ramp near Walkerston falls within the Mackay council area, and the locality of Mackay has the most ramps, at 2. Pleystowe is the nearest at 4.4 km and the only ramp within 5 km.
The next ramp, Mackay Boat Ramp, is 14.0 km out, followed by an unnamed ramp at Cremorne and Andergrove, Apsley Way. The farthest is 23.5 km away.
Car parking is listed at 8 ramps and trailer parking at 1, and drinking water also appears in the records. Mackay, Mulherin Drive is recorded with 4 lanes and Mackay Boat Ramp with 3. Toilets and a pontoon at the ramp are on record for a few ramps, and others have nothing recorded, which says nothing either way.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Mackay, Mulherin Drive 4 lanes
- Mackay Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Bucasia Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Mackay, Mulherin Drive 5 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Mackay, Mulherin Drive 98 spaces
- Bucasia Boat Ramp 32 spaces
- Mackay Boat Ramp 22 spaces
- Andergrove, Apsley Way 15 spaces
- Dunnrock, Dunrock Esplanade 15 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Mackay, Mulherin Drive 4 lanes
Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
Usable at all tides
- Mackay, Mulherin Drive 4 lanes
- Pleystowe
Not tide limited (Queensland TMR). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
All listed ramps
| Pleystowe | 4.4 km | No | All tides | Map | ||||
| Mackay Boat Ramp | 14 km | 3 | No | 22 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Cremorne | 14 km | Map | ||||||
| Andergrove, Apsley Way | 17 km | 1 | No | 15 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Bucasia Boat Ramp | 18 km | 2 | No | 32 spaces | Tide limited | Free | Map | |
| Dunnrock, Dunrock Esplanade | 18 km | 1 | No | 15 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Mackay, Mulherin Drive | 18 km | 4 | Yes | 98 spaces | Yes | All tides | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Slade Point | 18 km | Map | ||||||
| Eimeo, Sunset Boulevard | 18 km | 1 | No | 5 spaces | Tide limited | Free | Map | |
| Constant Creek Boatramp | 18 km | 1 | No | 15 spaces | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Kinchant Dam, Kinchant Dam Road | 19 km | 1 | No | Yes | Tide limited | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Shoal Point | 20 km | Yes | Free | Map | ||||
| Boat ramp, Belmunda | 24 km | Map |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Walkerston, 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
- Mackay (13 km away)
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Walkerston?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 13 boat ramps within 25 km of Walkerston: 2 with toilets recorded and 8 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Walkerston?
Pleystowe, about 4.4 km in a straight line from the centre of Walkerston.
Which boat ramp near Walkerston has the most launching lanes?
Mackay, Mulherin Drive, with 4 launching lanes recorded.
Which boat ramps near Walkerston have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 1 ramp: Mackay, Mulherin Drive.
Can I launch at any tide near Walkerston?
Yes, at 2 ramps within 25 km of Walkerston: state records list them as usable at all tides (Mackay, Mulherin Drive; Pleystowe). 7 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.
Do I have to pay to launch a boat near Walkerston?
No launch fee is recorded at any listed ramp within 25 km of Walkerston. Free launching is recorded at 3 ramps: Bucasia Boat Ramp; Eimeo, Sunset Boulevard; Boat ramp, Shoal Point. For the other 10 ramps no fee information is recorded. Fee information comes from the fee tag on OpenStreetMap; check with the ramp manager.
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