New York Canals with Boat Ramps

New York has 18 canals with at least one public boat ramp, totaling 74 launch sites we track. Erie Canal has the most, with 22 ramps alone.

18 Canals
74 Boat ramps
Erie Canal Most ramps (22)
21 Counties covered

Average of 4.1 boat ramps per canal.

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All New York Canals with Boat Ramps

All 18 New York canals with public boat ramps are listed below. Canals are sorted alphabetically by default, or you can reorder them by number of launch sites. Click any canal 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 canal falls within the same watershed.

Other waterway types in New York

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

Sourced from State of New York and New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Data on this page was last updated September 1, 2026, based on the latest ramp data update. See all waterways and counties in New York →