Michigan Bays with Boat Ramps

Michigan has 19 bays with at least one public boat ramp, totaling 44 launch sites we track. Lake Michigan - Little Bay de Noc has the most, with 6 ramps alone.

19 Bays
44 Boat ramps
Lake Michigan - Little Bay de Noc Most ramps (6)
14 Counties covered

Average of 2.3 boat ramps per bay.

Top Bays

The 8 bays with the most public boat ramps we track in Michigan.

Lake Michigan - Little Bay de Noc 6
West Arm Grand Traverse Bay 6
Lake Michigan - Big Bay de Noc 5
Grand Traverse Bay 4
Thunder Bay River 4
Bay City Lake 2
East Arm Grand Traverse Bay 2
Lake Huron - Saginaw Bay 2

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All Michigan Bays with Boat Ramps

All 19 Michigan bays with public boat ramps are listed below. Bays are sorted alphabetically by default, or you can reorder them by number of launch sites. Click any bay 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 bay falls within the same watershed.

Bay Boat ramps Counties
Bay City Lake 2 1
Cleveland Cliffs Basin 1 1
East Arm Grand Traverse Bay 2 2
Grand Traverse Bay 4 1
Lake Huron - Cedarville Bay 1 1
Lake Huron - Hessel Bay 1 1
Lake Huron - Saginaw Bay 2 1
Lake Huron - Saint Martin Bay 1 1
Lake Huron - Whitney Bay 1 1
Lake Michigan - Big Bay de Noc 5 1
Lake Michigan - Little Bay de Noc 6 1
Lake Michigan - LIttle Traverse Bay 2 1
Lake Superior - Huron Bay 1 1
Lake Superior - Whitefish Bay 1 1
North Branch Thunder Bay River 1 1
Portage Lake - Pike Bay 1 1
Thunder Bay River 4 2
Thunder Bay River - Lower South Branch 2 1
West Arm Grand Traverse Bay 6 2

Other waterway types in Michigan

Bays aren't the only way ramps are organized here - browse another type below.

Lakes 615 Rivers 123 Creeks 22 Ponds 16 Reservoirs 14 Canals 4 Bayous 4 Sounds & Straits 1
Sourced from Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan DNR Boating Access Sites and U.S. Geological Survey. Data on this page was last updated September 7, 2026, based on the latest ramp data update. See all waterways and counties in Michigan →