Boat ramps near Woy Woy
We list 62 boat ramps within 25 km of Woy Woy, NSW. Recorded facilities: 27 with toilets, 37 with car or trailer parking, 14 with a fish cleaning table.
Ramps around Woy Woy are spread over 3 local government areas: of the 62 listed, 43 are in Central Coast, 12 in Northern Beaches and 7 in Hornsby. Davistown has the most listed ramps of any locality (4). Lanes are recorded for 38 ramps, and Parsley Bay, Brooklyn has 4 lanes, the highest figure here.
Lions Park Western Boat Ramp (Woy Woy) is the closest at 0.8 km from the town centre, with Lions Park Eastern Boat Ramp (Woy Woy) at 0.9 km, then an unnamed ramp at Phegans Bay, St Huberts Island Boat Ramp and Koolewong Oyster Farm Slipway. Brisbane Water has 18 ramps recorded by Transport for NSW, more than any other waterway on this page. Check tides, ramp conditions and local rules before launching. Free launching is noted for 39 ramps, and a fee is payable at 3.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Parsley Bay, Brooklyn 4 lanes
- The Entrance - Picnic Point Boat Ramp 4 lanes
- Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve) 3 lanes
- Apple Tree Bay Boat Ramp 3 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Berowra Waters Boat Ramp 12 facilities
- Terrigal Haven 8 facilities
- Lions Park Western Boat Ramp 7 facilities
- Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp 7 facilities
- Deerubbun Reserve 7 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Parsley Bay, Brooklyn 4 lanes
- The Entrance - Picnic Point Boat Ramp 4 lanes
- Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve) 3 lanes
- Lions Park Western Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
Usable at all tides
- Parsley Bay, Brooklyn 4 lanes
- The Entrance - Picnic Point Boat Ramp 4 lanes
- Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Apple Tree Bay Boat Ramp 3 lanes
- Lions Park Western Boat Ramp 2 lanes
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW). Sorted by launching lanes, then distance.
All listed ramps
| Lions Park Western Boat Ramp | 0.8 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map |
| Lions Park Eastern Boat Ramp | 0.9 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Phegans Bay | 1.6 km | Map | |||||||
| St Huberts Island Boat Ramp | 1.7 km | 1 | No | All tides | No | Free | Map | ||
| Koolewong Oyster Farm Slipway | 1.7 km | Free | Map | ||||||
| Blackwall Boat Ramp | 1.8 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map | |
| St Huberts Island (Luderick Avenue) Boat Ramp | 2.0 km | 1 | No | No | Free | Map | |||
| Lintern Street Boat Ramp | 2.4 km | 2 | No | All tides | Yes | Free | Map | ||
| Woy Woy South Boat Ramp | 2.4 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Koolewong | 2.5 km | Yes | Yes | Free | Map | ||||
| Boat ramp, Davistown | 2.6 km | Yes | Map | ||||||
| Davistown Boat Ramp - Restella Avenue | 2.9 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map | |
| Saratoga Boat Ramp | 3.0 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map | |
| Booker Bay Boat Ramp | 3.1 km | 1 | No | All tides | No | Free | Map | ||
| Koolewong North Boat Ramp | 3.3 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map | |
| Ettalong Beach Dinghy Launch | 3.3 km | Yes | Map | ||||||
| Empire Bay Boat Ramp | 3.4 km | 1 | No | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map | |
| Ettalong Beach South Boat Ramp | 3.7 km | 1 | No | All tides | No | Free | Map | ||
| Tascott Boat Ramp | 3.8 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | Tide limited | No | Free | Map | |
| Illoura Reserve Boat Ramp | 4.1 km | 1 | No | Yes | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map |
| Boat ramp, Point Frederick | 4.5 km | Map | |||||||
| Pretty Beach Boat Ramp | 4.7 km | 1 | No | Yes | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map |
| Green Point Boat Ramp | 4.9 km | 1 | No | Tide limited | Yes | Free | Map | ||
| Kincumber Boat Ramp - Carrack Road (Kincumber Hotel) | 5.4 km | 1 | No | Yes | Yes | No | Free | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Point Clare | 5.5 km | Yes | Yes | Map | |||||
| Kincumber Boat Ramp | 6.1 km | 2 | No | Yes | No | Free | Map | ||
| Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp | 6.1 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map |
| Gosford Breakwall (Iguana Joes) Boat Ramp | 6.4 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map | |
| Erina Creek Boat Ramp | 6.4 km | 2 | No | All tides | No | Free | Map | ||
| Patonga Beach | 8.4 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map | |
| Patonga Creek Boat Ramp | 9.2 km | 1 | Yes | No | Free | Map | |||
| Boat ramp, Cogra Bay | 9.9 km | Map | |||||||
| Parsley Bay, Brooklyn | 11 km | 4 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Brooklyn | 12 km | Yes | Map | ||||||
| Terrigal Haven | 12 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map | |
| Sand Point Boat Ramp | 13 km | 2 | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map | ||
| Boat ramp, Palm Beach | 13 km | Map | |||||||
| Deerubbun Reserve | 13 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map |
| Kangaroo Point Boat Ramp | 13 km | Yes | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Milson Island | 14 km | Map | |||||||
| Boat ramp, Marlow | 15 km | Map | |||||||
| Boat ramp, Avalon Beach | 16 km | Map | |||||||
| Boat ramp, Clareville (1) | 16 km | Yes | Yes | Map | |||||
| Boat ramp, Clareville (2) | 16 km | Free | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Spencer | 17 km | Map | |||||||
| Spencer | 17 km | 1 | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map | ||
| Church Point Reserve Boat Ramp | 18 km | Yes | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Newport (1) | 18 km | Map | |||||||
| Boat ramp, Bayview | 19 km | Yes | Map | ||||||
| Boat ramp, Newport (2) | 19 km | Yes | Map | ||||||
| Saltwater Creek Reserve Boat Ramp, Long Jetty (The Entrance Aquatic Centre) | 19 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Free | Map | ||
| Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve) | 19 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fee payable | Map | |
| Akuna Bay Boat Ramp | 19 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | All tides | No | Fee payable | Map | |
| Sunshine Reserve Boat Ramp | 21 km | 1 | No | All tides | No | Free | Map | ||
| Tooowoon Bay (Surf Club) | 21 km | 1 | Yes | No | Free | Map | |||
| Boat ramp, The Entrance | 23 km | Yes | Map | ||||||
| The Entrance - Picnic Point Boat Ramp | 23 km | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map |
| Berowra Waters Boat Ramp | 23 km | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All tides | Yes | Free | Map |
| Boat ramp, North Narrabeen | 24 km | Yes | Map | ||||||
| Apple Tree Bay Boat Ramp | 24 km | 3 | Yes | Yes | All tides | Yes | Fee payable | Map | |
| The Entrance North | 24 km | 1 | Yes | Yes | All tides | No | Free | Map | |
| Boat ramp, Mount Kuring-Gai | 25 km | Yes | Yes | Free | Map |
Blank cells: not recorded in the source data. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Woy Woy, 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 Woy Woy by local government area
| Central Coast | 43 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| Northern Beaches | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Hornsby | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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.
Boat ramps near other towns
- Gosford (7.1 km away)
- Brooklyn (12 km away)
- Mona Vale (21 km away)
- Berowra (22 km away)
- The Entrance (22 km away)
- Wyong (25 km away)
- Hornsby (32 km away)
- Wisemans Ferry (34 km away)
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there near Woy Woy?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 62 boat ramps within 25 km of Woy Woy: 27 with toilets recorded and 37 with parking recorded.
What is the nearest boat ramp to Woy Woy?
Lions Park Western Boat Ramp, about 0.8 km in a straight line from the centre of Woy Woy.
Which boat ramp near Woy Woy has the most launching lanes?
2 ramps share the most launching lanes recorded (4): Parsley Bay, Brooklyn; The Entrance - Picnic Point Boat Ramp.
Which boat ramps near Woy Woy have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 10 ramps, including The Entrance - Picnic Point Boat Ramp; Parsley Bay, Brooklyn; Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve).
Can I launch at any tide near Woy Woy?
Yes, at 29 ramps within 25 km of Woy Woy: state records list them as usable at all tides (including The Entrance - Picnic Point Boat Ramp; Parsley Bay, Brooklyn; Masons Parade - Gosford Main Boat Ramp). 2 ramps are recorded as tide limited. For the other 31 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 Woy Woy?
Yes, at 3 ramps within 25 km of Woy Woy: a launch fee is recorded at Akuna Bay Boat Ramp, Apple Tree Bay Boat Ramp and Bayview Boat Ramp (Rowland Reserve). Free launching is recorded at 39 ramps. For the other 20 ramps no fee information is recorded. Fee information comes from Transport for NSW and the fee tag on OpenStreetMap; check with the ramp manager.
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