445 Public Boat Ramps in Georgia
We track 445 public boat ramps and landings across 81 counties in Georgia, spanning 177 different rivers, creeks and lakes. Every listing is sourced from official state and federal agency records, not crowdsourced guesswork.
445 verified ramps published · 81 of 132 counties completed
Every ramp is verified using official data from Georgia Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before publication. We release new counties only after they've been fully reviewed.
Synced on a regular schedule · Primary data: Georgia Department of Natural Resources + U.S. Geological Survey + U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Explore public boat ramp locations across Georgia using the map below. Click a marker to open the corresponding county page, or zoom in to explore a specific area.
Click a marker to open that county's page, or zoom in to explore a specific region of Georgia.
Browse by county
Counties are listed alphabetically. Each one shows how many public boat ramps we currently track there.
Counties with the most boat ramps:
Browse Georgia by waterway type
Georgia's public boat ramps are located on 54 rivers, 60 creeks, 42 lakes, 10 reservoirs, 8 ponds, 1 marsh or swamp and 1 canal. Browse each waterway type below to find launch locations.
Top Rivers
54 rivers with public boat ramps
304 launch sites
- Chattahoochee River - Lake Lanier (61)
- Etowah River - Allatoona Lake (26)
- Savannah River - Lake Hartwell (25)
- Chattahoochee River (16)
- Ocmulgee River (13)
Top Creeks
60 creeks with public boat ramps
74 launch sites
- Keg Creek - Clarks Hill Lake (4)
- Beaverdam Creek - Lake Richard B. Russell (3)
- Turner Creek (2)
- Fishing Creek - Clarks Hill Lake (2)
- Cherokee Creek - Clarks Hill Lake (2)
Top Lakes
42 lakes with public boat ramps
44 launch sites
- Allatoona Lake (3)
- Dairy Lake (1)
- Silver Lake (1)
- Lake Russell (1)
- Lake Irma (1)
Top Reservoirs
10 reservoirs with public boat ramps
10 launch sites
- Hickory Log Creek - Hickory Log Creek Reservoir (1)
- Pates Creek - Blalock Reservoir (1)
- Edie Creek - Barnesville Reservoir (1)
- Dry Creek - George Sparks Reservoir (1)
- Pates Creek - Shamrock Reservoir (1)
Top Ponds
8 ponds with public boat ramps
9 launch sites
- Fifteenmile Creek - Watson Pond (2)
- Glisson's Mill Pond (1)
- Holbrook Pond (1)
- Panic Pond (1)
- House Pond (1)
Georgia by the numbers
A few facts pulled straight from the same live data as the rest of this page - nothing hand-written or hardcoded.
- The average county in Georgia has 5.5 public boat ramps
- 3 counties have more than 20 public boat ramps
- Chattahoochee River - Lake Lanier appears in 61 listings, more than any other waterway in Georgia
- Hall County has the most public boat ramps of any county here, with 40
How this information is organized
Every ramp in Georgia is grouped two ways: by county, useful if you're traveling to a specific area, and by waterway, which combines ramps from multiple counties along the same lake or river - handy when a single reservoir or river stretches across county lines and you want to see every launch point on it at once.
Planning a trip
A few things worth checking before you head out, whichever county or waterway you're launching on:
- Check the local weather and wind forecast for the day
- Confirm the ramp's current hours and operational status on its listing
- Verify fee status - it can change independently of everything else
- Watch water levels if you're heading to a reservoir or tidal area - see our guide on ramp depth
- Review your trailer pre-launch checklist if it's been a while since your last trip
Data sources
Listings for Georgia are sourced directly from:
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Verified on a regular schedule - see our full methodology.
Frequently asked questions
Sourced from Georgia Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Data on this page was last updated October 12, 2026, based on the latest ramp data update.