Connecticut Rivers with Boat Ramps
Connecticut has 11 rivers with at least one public boat ramp, totaling 17 launch sites we track. Connecticut River has the most, with 5 ramps alone.
Average of 1.5 boat ramps per river.
Top Rivers
The 8 rivers with the most public boat ramps we track in Connecticut.
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All Connecticut Rivers with Boat Ramps
All 11 Connecticut rivers with public boat ramps are listed below. Rivers are sorted alphabetically by default, or you can reorder them by number of launch sites. Click any river to view detailed ramp locations, maps, launch information and available facilities.
Good · Fair · Poor - EPA water quality assessment, shown only where every ramp on that river falls within the same watershed.
| River | Boat ramps | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| Branford River | 1 | 1 |
| Connecticut River | 5 | 2 |
| East River | 1 | 1 |
| Four Mile River | 1 | 1 |
| Housatonic River | 1 | 1 |
| Niantic River | 2 | 1 |
| Pawcatuck RIver | 1 | 1 |
| Saugatuck River | 1 | 1 |
| Thames River | 2 | 1 |
| West Branch Farmington River - Colebrook River Lake | 1 | 1 |
| West River | 1 | 1 |
Other waterway types in Connecticut
Rivers aren't the only way ramps are organized here - browse another type below.