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Boat ramps near Wauchope

We list 31 boat ramps within 25 km of Wauchope, NSW. Recorded facilities: 11 with toilets, 7 with car or trailer parking, 11 with a fish cleaning table.

Toilets are recorded at 11 of the ramps around Wauchope, rubbish bins at 17, lighting at 12 and a fish cleaning table at 11, out of 31 in total.

Rocks Ferry Reserve Boat Ramp (Wauchope) is the nearest, 1.3 km from the town centre; the next, an unnamed ramp at Fernbank Creek, is 9.9 km away. Most of the ramps are in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area, with one in Kempsey. Camden Haven Inlet and the Hastings River are the waterways with the most ramps recorded by Transport for NSW.

Some ramps are recorded with access at all times and others as shallow at times. Eleven ramps are known only from OpenStreetMap, and a facility without an entry is unknown, not absent. Lane counts are recorded for 20 ramps, and 10 of them have 2 lanes or more.

31boat ramps listed
11with toilets recorded
7with parking recorded
10with 2 or more lanes
5with a pontoon at the ramp
15usable at all tides

Highlights

Most launching lanes

  1. Westport Park Boat Ramp 4 lanes
  2. Rocks Ferry Reserve Boat Ramp 2 lanes
  3. Fernbank Creek Boat Ramp 2 lanes
  4. Mcinherney Park, Port Macquarie 2 lanes
  5. Mooney Street Boat Ramp (Log Wharf Reserve, Telegraph Point) 2 lanes

Most facilities recorded

  1. Apex Park Boat Ramp (1) 8 facilities
  2. Mcinherney Park, Port Macquarie 7 facilities
  3. Rocks Ferry Reserve Boat Ramp 6 facilities
  4. Westport Park Boat Ramp 6 facilities
  5. Stingray Creek, North Haven 6 facilities

Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.

Pontoon at the ramp

  1. Westport Park Boat Ramp 4 lanes
  2. Rocks Ferry Reserve Boat Ramp 2 lanes
  3. Mcinherney Park, Port Macquarie 2 lanes
  4. North Haven 2 lanes
  5. Bay Street Boat Ramp (Camden Haven Inlet) 1 lane

Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.

Usable at all tides

  1. Westport Park Boat Ramp 4 lanes
  2. Rocks Ferry Reserve Boat Ramp 2 lanes
  3. Mcinherney Park, Port Macquarie 2 lanes
  4. Mooney Street Boat Ramp (Log Wharf Reserve, Telegraph Point) 2 lanes
  5. Buller Street Boat Ramp, Port Macquarie 2 lanes

Water access at all times (Transport for NSW). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.

All listed ramps
Rocks Ferry Reserve Boat Ramp1.3 km2YesYesAll tidesYesFreeMap
Boat ramp, Fernbank Creek9.9 kmMap
Oakes Crescent Boat Ramp11 km1NoNoFreeMap
Fernbank Creek Boat Ramp12 km2NoNoFreeMap
Blackmans Point Boat Ramp13 km1NoNoFreeMap
Boat ramp, Hibbard (2)14 kmMap
Mcinherney Park, Port Macquarie15 km2YesYesYesAll tidesYesFreeMap
Boat ramp, Hibbard (1)15 kmYesYesMap
Jabiru Reserve Boat Ramp15 km1NoYesAll tidesNoFreeMap
Mooney Street Boat Ramp (Log Wharf Reserve, Telegraph Point)15 km2YesAll tidesYesFreeMap
Westport Park Boat Ramp16 km4NoYesYesAll tidesYesFreeMap
Boat ramp, Port Macquarie (2)16 kmMap
Buller Street Boat Ramp, Port Macquarie16 km2NoYesAll tidesNoFreeMap
Boat ramp, North Shore (1)17 kmYesMap
Boat ramp, North Shore (2)17 kmYesMap
Boat ramp, North Shore (3)17 kmMap
Boat ramp, Hacks Ferry17 kmMap
Boat ramp, Port Macquarie (1)19 kmMap
Lakewood Boat Ramp, Queens Lake20 km1NoAll tidesNoFreeMap
Queens Lake Sailing Club Reserve Boat Ramp20 km1NoAll tidesNoFreeMap
Kendall Boat Ramp20 km1NoYesFreeMap
Stingray Creek, North Haven22 km1YesYesAll tidesYesFreeMap
North Haven22 km2YesYesYesFreeMap
Tunis Street Boat Ramp22 km1YesAll tidesNoFreeMap
Dunbogan Reserve Boat Ramp22 km2YesAll tidesYesFreeMap
Boat ramp, Camden Head23 kmMap
Laurieton United Services Club Boat Ramp23 km2NoAll tidesYesFreeMap
Laurie St Wharf, Laurieton23 km1NoAll tidesYesFreeMap
Boat ramp, Mingaletta23 kmMap
Bay Street Boat Ramp (Camden Haven Inlet)23 km1NoYesAll tidesNoFreeMap
Apex Park Boat Ramp (1)23 km2YesYesAll tidesYesFreeMap

Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Wauchope, up to 25 km. 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.

Ramps near Wauchope by local government area
Port Macquarie-Hastings3011710515
Kempsey100000

Click a column heading to sort. Counts are ramps with the item recorded in the source data: a 0 means nothing is recorded for that row, not that the item is missing on the ground.

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Questions and answers

How many boat ramps are there near Wauchope?

Boat Ramp Spots lists 31 boat ramps within 25 km of Wauchope: 11 with toilets recorded and 7 with parking recorded.

What is the nearest boat ramp to Wauchope?

Rocks Ferry Reserve Boat Ramp, about 1.3 km in a straight line from the centre of Wauchope.

Which boat ramp near Wauchope has the most launching lanes?

Westport Park Boat Ramp, with 4 launching lanes recorded.

Which boat ramps near Wauchope have a pontoon?

A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 5 ramps, including Westport Park Boat Ramp; Mcinherney Park, Port Macquarie; Rocks Ferry Reserve Boat Ramp.

Can I launch at any tide near Wauchope?

Yes, at 15 ramps within 25 km of Wauchope: state records list them as usable at all tides (including Westport Park Boat Ramp; Apex Park Boat Ramp (1); Mcinherney Park, Port Macquarie). For the other 16 ramps the tide range is not recorded. Source: water access recorded by Transport for NSW; check tides before you go.

Do I have to pay to launch a boat near Wauchope?

No launch fee is recorded at any listed ramp within 25 km of Wauchope. Free launching is recorded at 20 ramps. For the other 11 ramps no fee information is recorded. Fee information comes from Transport for NSW; check with the ramp manager.

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