Itasca County Boat Ramps, Minnesota

Itasca County tracks 192 public boat ramps in total, spread across 138 different rivers, creeks and lakes - most notably Mississippi River (12 ramps), Pokegama Lake (7 ramps) and Mississippi River - Lake Winnibigoshish (5 ramps). Each listing below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance which ones actually connect.

Sourced from official state and federal agency records, last synced on a recurring schedule. Read more about how we verify this data.

192 Boat ramps
138 Waterways
No free ramps confirmed yet
Mississippi River Largest waterway

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Last updated Oct 12, 2026 at 6:12 AM

Interactive Map of Public Boat Ramps in Itasca County

Explore every public boat ramp in Itasca County on the interactive map below. Compare launch locations, find the closest boat ramp to your destination, and open each ramp for detailed information including fees, amenities and access details.

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All boat ramps in Itasca County - page 2 of 8

Showing 25-48 of 192 boat ramps

Buckeye Lake Near Coleraine · Duluth · Buckeye Lake
Burns Lake Near Bigfork · Duluth · Burns Lake
Burnt Shanty Lake Near Taconite · Duluth · Burnt Shanty Lake
Burrows Lake (South) Near Taconite · Duluth · Burrows Lake
Busties Lake Near Effie · Duluth · Busties Lake
Buttonbox Lake Near Effie · Duluth · Buttonbox Lake
Cameron Lake Near Bigfork · Duluth · Cameron Lake
Caribou Lake Near Deer River · Duluth · Caribou Lake
Casper Near La Prairie · Duluth · Pokegama Lake
Clay Boswell Near Cohasset · Duluth · Jay Gould Lake
Clear Lake Near Squaw Lake · Duluth · Clear Lake
Clubhouse Lake Near Bigfork · Duluth · Clubhouse Lake
Coon Lake (North) Near Bigfork · Duluth · Coon-Sandwick Lake
Coon Lake (South) Near Bigfork · Duluth · Coon-Sandwick Lake
Cottonwood Lake Near Deer River · Duluth · Cottonwood Lake
County Line Near Warba · Duluth · Mississippi River
County Road 72 Near Warba · Duluth · Mississippi River
Cowhorn Lake Near Warba · Duluth · Cowhorn Lake
Crooked Lake Near Bigfork · Duluth · Crooked Lake
Crooked Lake Near Nashwauk · Duluth · Crooked Lake
Crystal Lake Near Grand Rapids · Duluth · Crystal Lake
Cut Foot Sioux Lake #2 Near Inger · Duluth · Cut Foot Sioux Lake
Decker Lake Near Blackduck · Duluth · Decker Lake
Deer Lake Near Inger · Duluth · Cut Foot Sioux Lake

Waterways in Itasca County

These are the rivers, creeks and lakes with public boat ramps in Itasca County. Ramps on the same waterway don't always sit close together on a map - some of these stretch across the whole county.

Antler Lake (Lakes) 1 Arrowhead Lake (Lakes) 1 Ball Club Lake (Lakes) 3 Balsam Lake (Lakes) 1 Bass Lake (Lakes) 3 Bear Lake (Lakes) 1 Beatrice Lake (Lakes) 1 Beauty Lake (Lakes) 1 Bello Lake (Lakes) 1 Big Fork River (Rivers) 2 Big Island Lake (Lakes) 1 Big McCarthy Lake (Lakes) 1 Big Sucker Lake (Lakes) 1 Big Too Much Lake (Lakes) 1 Bower Lake (Lakes) 1 Bowstring Lake (Lakes) 3 Bowstring River (Rivers) 1 Buck Lake (Lakes) 1 Buckeye Lake (Lakes) 1 Burns Lake (Lakes) 1 Burnt Shanty Lake (Lakes) 1 Burrows Lake (Lakes) 1 Busties Lake (Lakes) 1 Buttonbox Lake (Lakes) 1 Cameron Lake (Lakes) 1 Caribou Lake (Lakes) 1 Clear Lake (Lakes) 1 Clubhouse Lake (Lakes) 1 Coon-Sandwick Lake (Lakes) 2 Cottonwood Lake (Lakes) 1 Cowhorn Lake (Lakes) 1 Crooked Lake (Lakes) 2 Crystal Lake (Lakes) 1 Cut Foot Sioux Lake (Lakes) 5 Decker Lake (Lakes) 1 Deer Lake (Lakes) 2 Dock Lake (Lakes) 1 Dora Lake (Lakes) 1 Eagle Lake (Lakes) 1 Elbow Lake (Lakes) 1 Fifth Chain Lake (Lakes) 1 Forest Lake (Lakes) 1 Guile Lake (Lakes) 1 Gunderson Lake (Lakes) 1 Gunny Sack Lake (Lakes) 1 Hale Lake (Lakes) 1 Hart Lake (Lakes) 1 Hartley Lake (Lakes) 1 Holland Lake (Lakes) 1 Holman Lake (Lakes) 1 Island Lake (Lakes) 3 Jay Gould Lake (Lakes) 2 Jessie Lake (Lakes) 2 Johnson Lake (Lakes) 2 Lammon Aid Lake (Lakes) 1 Larson Lake (Lakes) 1 Lawrence Lake (Lakes) 1 Leighton Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Ball Club Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Bass Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Bear Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Bowstring Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Cowhorn Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Cut Foot Sioux Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Jay Gould Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Jessie Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Long Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Moose Lake (Lakes) 2 Little Sand Lake (Lakes) 2 Little Siseebakwet Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Split Hand Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Turtle Lake (Lakes) 1 Little White Oak Lake (Lakes) 1 Little Winnibigoshish Lake (Lakes) 1 Long Lake (Lakes) 4 Loon Lake (Lakes) 1 Lost Lake (Lakes) 1 Lost Moose Lake (Lakes) 1 Lower Panasa Lake (Lakes) 1 Lower Pigeon Lake (Lakes) 1 Lower Prairie Lake (Lakes) 1 Maple Lake (Lakes) 1 McAvity Lake (Lakes) 1 Middle Pigeon Lake (Lakes) 1 Mirror Lake (Lakes) 1 Mississippi River (Rivers) 12 Mississippi River - Lake Winnibigoshish (Rivers) 5 Moose Lake (Lakes) 3 Morph Lake (Lakes) 1 Nashwauk Lake (Lakes) 1 Natures Lake (Lakes) 1 New Lake (Lakes) 1 North Grave Lake (Lakes) 1 North Star Lake (Lakes) 1 O'Brien Creek - O'Brien Reservoir (Reservoirs) 1 O'Leary Lake (Lakes) 1 O'Reilly Lake (Lakes) 1 Owen Lake (Lakes) 1 Ox Hide Lake (Lakes) 1 Pancake Lake (Lakes) 1 Peterson Lake (Lakes) 1 Pickerel Lake (Lakes) 1 Pigeon Dam Lake (Reservoirs) 1 Pokegama Lake (Lakes) 7 Prairie Lake (Lakes) 1 Prairie River (Rivers) 1 Pughole Lake (Lakes) 1 Raddison Lake (Lakes) 1 Rice Lake (Lakes) 1 Round Lake (Lakes) 3 Rush Island Lake (Lakes) 1 Sand Lake (Lakes) 2 Scooty Lake (Lakes) 1 Shallow Lake (Lakes) 1 Shallow Pond Lake (Ponds) 1 Shoal Lake (Lakes) 1 Siseebakwet Lake (Lakes) 1 Smith Lake (Lakes) 1 Snaptail Lake (Lakes) 1 South Sturgeon Lake (Lakes) 1 Spider Lake (Lakes) 1 Split Hand Lake (Lakes) 1 Stingy Lake (Lakes) 1 Sucker Lake (Lakes) 1 Swan Lake (Lakes) 1 Tank Lake (Lakes) 1 Thistledew Lake (Lakes) 1 Tioga Mine Pit Lake (Lakes) 1 Trestle Lake (Lakes) 1 Trout Lake (Lakes) 3 Turtle Lake (Lakes) 1 Twin Lakes (Lakes) 2 Upper Panasa Lake (Lakes) 1 Wabana Lake (Lakes) 2 White Oak Lake (Lakes) 1 Whitefish Lake (Lakes) 1 Wilson Lake (Lakes) 1 Wolf Lake (Lakes) 1

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Boat ramp distribution

Boat ramps in Itasca County aren't spread evenly across its 138 waterways. Mississippi River has the most, with 12 launch sites, followed by Mississippi River (12 ramps), Pokegama Lake (7 ramps) and Mississippi River - Lake Winnibigoshish (5 ramps). On the other end, 114 waterways - including Pigeon Dam Lake, Dora Lake and Whitefish Lake - have just a single public launch point each.

Boat ramps in neighboring counties

If Itasca County doesn't have what you're looking for, these bordering counties are worth a look too.

St. Louis County 184 ramps
Cass County 134 ramps
Aitkin County 77 ramps
Beltrami County 47 ramps
Koochiching County 34 ramps

Frequently asked questions

We track 192 public boat ramps in Itasca County, spread across 138 different rivers, creeks and lakes.

We haven't confirmed any free ramps in Itasca County yet. Fee status is verified ramp by ramp as we check each one against the source - check the fee badge on each listing below for the latest status.

Mississippi River has the most public boat ramps we track in Itasca County, with 12 launch points.

Sourced from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Geological Survey.
Data on this page was last updated September 14, 2026, based on the latest ramp data update.