North Carolina Lakes with Boat Ramps
North Carolina has 12 lakes with at least one public boat ramp, totaling 13 launch sites we track. Lake James has the most, with 2 ramps alone.
Average of 1.1 boat ramps per lake.
Top Lakes
The 8 lakes with the most public boat ramps we track in North Carolina.
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All North Carolina Lakes with Boat Ramps
All 12 North Carolina lakes with public boat ramps are listed below. Lakes are sorted alphabetically by default, or you can reorder them by number of launch sites. Click any lake 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 lake falls within the same watershed.
| Lake | Boat ramps | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| Buddle Ceek (High Rock Lake) | 1 | 1 |
| East Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Farmer Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Chatuge | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Devin | 1 | 1 |
| Lake James | 2 | 2 |
| Lake Lure | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Lyre | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Mattamuskeet | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Waccamaw | 1 | 1 |
| Unnamed Cove (Roanoke Rapids Lake) | 1 | 1 |
Other waterway types in North Carolina
Lakes aren't the only way ramps are organized here - browse another type below.