North Carolina Sounds & Straits with Boat Ramps
North Carolina has 11 sounds & straits with at least one public boat ramp, totaling 13 launch sites we track. Currituck Sound has the most, with 2 ramps alone.
Average of 1.2 boat ramps per sounds & strait.
Top Sounds & Straits
The 8 sounds & straits with the most public boat ramps we track in North Carolina.
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All North Carolina Sounds & Straits with Boat Ramps
All 11 North Carolina sounds & straits with public boat ramps are listed below. Sounds & Straits are sorted alphabetically by default, or you can reorder them by number of launch sites. Click any sounds & strait 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 sounds & strait falls within the same watershed.
| Sounds & Strait | Boat ramps | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| Albermarle Sound | 1 | 1 |
| Bogue Sound | 1 | 1 |
| Core Sound | 1 | 1 |
| Croatan Sound | 1 | 1 |
| Currituck Sound | 2 | 1 |
| Masonboro Sound Orw Area | 1 | 1 |
| Middle Sound | 1 | 1 |
| Neuse River (Core Sound) | 1 | 1 |
| Pamlico Sound | 1 | 1 |
| Roanoke Sound | 1 | 1 |
| Topsail Sound | 2 | 1 |
Other waterway types in North Carolina
Sounds & Straits aren't the only way ramps are organized here - browse another type below.