Boat ramps in Queensland
We list 633 boat ramps in Queensland. Recorded facilities: 252 with toilets, 440 with car or trailer parking.
This site lists 633 boat ramps in Queensland, which puts the state third among the eight states and territories by listed ramps. The Australia-wide total is 3,003, so Queensland accounts for about 21% of the national figure. These are ramps listed on the site, not an official census.
Within the state, the Gold Coast local government area has the highest count with 64 ramps, followed by Brisbane with 53. They head the list of local government areas in the table below.
Of the ramps listed, 420 appear in state government records and 213 are known only from OpenStreetMap. Toilets are recorded at 252 ramps and car parking at 440, while 137 ramps have no facility recorded, which means unknown rather than absent. Before you launch, check tides, ramp conditions and local rules with the state maritime authority.
Highlights
Most launching lanes
- Burnett Heads 5 lanes
- Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street 5 lanes
- Gladstone Marina, Alf O'Rourke Drive 5 lanes
- Bellara, Marine Parade (South) 4 lanes
- Bowen, Starboard Drive 4 lanes
Most facilities recorded
- Riverview, Elliot Heads 9 facilities
- Thrower Drive Boat Ramp 9 facilities
- Toorbul Boat Ramp 9 facilities
- Wellington Point, Main Road 9 facilities
- Bargara Boat Ramp 8 facilities
Facilities recorded at the ramp or mapped within 150 m.
Largest car parks
- Shorncliffe, Sinbad Street 170 spaces
- Tin Can Bay, Norman Point 131 spaces
- Scarborough, Thurecht Parade 120 spaces
- Rosslyn Bay, Anchor Drive (eastern) 118 spaces
- Redland Bay, Banana Street 116 spaces
Parking spaces recorded by Transport for NSW, the WA Department of Transport or Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Pontoon at the ramp
- Burnett Heads 5 lanes
- Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street 5 lanes
- Gladstone Marina, Alf O'Rourke Drive 5 lanes
- Clontarf, Pelican Park, Thomas Street 4 lanes
- Dungeness, Dungeness-Lucinda Road 4 lanes
Usable at all tides
- Burnett Heads 5 lanes
- Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street 5 lanes
- Gladstone Marina, Alf O'Rourke Drive 5 lanes
- Bundaberg, Queen Street 4 lanes
- Dungeness, Dungeness-Lucinda Road 4 lanes
Water access at all times (Transport for NSW) or not tide limited (Queensland TMR).
Ramps by local government area
| Gold Coast | 64 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| Brisbane | 53 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| Moreton Bay | 41 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 13 |
| Redland | 33 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Fraser Coast | 30 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| Bundaberg | 29 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| Mackay | 29 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Gladstone | 25 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Sunshine Coast | 25 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 15 |
| Townsville | 23 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| Whitsunday | 22 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Cassowary Coast | 20 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Noosa | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Cairns | 16 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Livingstone | 16 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Cook | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Burdekin | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Rockhampton | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Somerset | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Torres | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Banana | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Logan | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Tablelands | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Douglas | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| North Burnett | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Gympie | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Hinchinbrook | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ipswich | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Isaac | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount Isa | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scenic Rim | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Western Downs | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Goondiwindi | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Southern Downs | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Balonne | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Carpentaria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| South Burnett | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Weipa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Central Highlands | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cloncurry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Peninsula Area | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Other areas (fewer than 3 ramps each) | 26 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
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Boat ramps near a town
Other boat ramps
- Aurukun, Mackenzie Drive
- Boat ramp, Gununa
- Boat ramp, Hughenden
- Boat ramp, Lockhart River
- Boat ramp, Mitchell
- Boat ramp, Murweh
- Boat ramp, Pampas
- Boat ramp, Richmond
- Boat ramp, St Josephs
- Boat ramp, Upland
- Burdekin Dam Boat Ramp
- Burketown, Truganini Road
- Charleville, Diamantina Developmental Road
- Charters Towers Weir
- Claudie River (Lockhart River Community)
- Cooby Dam
- Croydon, MCArthur Street
- Cunnamulla, Burrenbilla Road
- Laidley, Lake Dyer
- Mapoon, Cullen Point
- Muttaburra, Broadwater
- Palm Island barge/boat ramp
- Pormpuraaw
- Surat, Carnarvon Hwy
- Tambo Dam
- Wujal Wujal, Heorlein Street
Questions and answers
How many boat ramps are there in Queensland?
Boat Ramp Spots lists 633 boat ramps in Queensland: 252 with toilets recorded and 440 with parking recorded.
Which boat ramp in Queensland has the most launching lanes?
3 ramps share the most launching lanes recorded (5): Burnett Heads; Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street; Gladstone Marina, Alf O'Rourke Drive.
Which boat ramps in Queensland have a pontoon?
A pontoon at the ramp is recorded at 112 ramps, including Burnett Heads; Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street; Gladstone Marina, Alf O'Rourke Drive.
Can I launch at any tide in Queensland?
State records list 277 ramps as usable at all tides, including Burnett Heads; Cairns, Portsmith, Tingira Street; Gladstone Marina, Alf O'Rourke Drive. 141 ramps are recorded as tide limited. For the other ramps the tide range is not recorded: check tides before you go.
Do I have to pay to launch a boat in Queensland?
Free launching at 39 ramps. For the other ramps no fee information is recorded.
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