North Carolina Bays with Boat Ramps
North Carolina has 7 bays with at least one public boat ramp, totaling 8 launch sites we track. Kitty Hawk Bay has the most, with 2 ramps alone.
Average of 1.1 boat ramps per bay.
Top Bays
The 7 bays with the most public boat ramps we track in North Carolina.
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All North Carolina Bays with Boat Ramps
All 7 North Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Beach Yacht Basin | 1 | 1 |
| Kitty Hawk Bay | 2 | 1 |
| Knotts Island Bay | 1 | 1 |
| Northwest River (Tull Bay Creek) | 1 | 1 |
| Shallowbag Bay | 1 | 1 |
| Stumpy Point Bay | 1 | 1 |
| The Basin | 1 | 1 |
Other waterway types in North Carolina
Bays aren't the only way ramps are organized here - browse another type below.