Find your ramp. Check the water. Launch informed.
Search Ontario's public launch directory by ramp, city, or lake. Confirm access, fees, and local restrictions before you tow.
Open the near-me finderPlanning aid — confirm locally
1,237 published launch records
1,000 coordinate-eligible records
972 source-confirmed locations
These counts come from our published directory and describe data coverage, not live availability. Always confirm current access, fees, and closures with the ramp operator before you tow.
Modelled conditions · refreshes hourly
Your ramps today
Wind, waves and the 3-day outlook for the ramps you launch from most.
Before you tow
Make every launch a routine
Keep the same safety checks ready for every outing. Your progress stays on this device until you reset it for the next trip.
Launch Checklist
Directory
28 featured mapped launches
A pin on a map isn’t a launch plan.
Ontario ramps change with water level, weather, season and traffic. Pair the directory with the safety guides before every trip — especially with kids, new boaters, paddlers, or cold water.
Open the marine wikiTransport Canada safety equipment
PFDs, bailers, flares, sound signals, lights, and length-based gear requirements.
Pre-launch checklist
Drain plug, trailer lights, weather, float plan, invasive species, and return checks.
Cold water survival
The 1-10-1 rule for Lake Ontario, Georgian Bay, Lake Erie, and northern waters.
Popular launch zones
Lake Ontario
Great Lakes access from Toronto to Kingston
Lake Erie
Port Colborne, Long Point, and Point Pelee launches
Georgian Bay
30,000 Islands and the Bruce Peninsula
Lake Simcoe
Year-round fishing and recreational boating from Barrie
Muskoka
Cottage country — Fairy Lake, Peninsula Lake, Lake of Bays
Niagara Region
Welland Canal, Niagara River, and Twelve Mile Creek
Everything on this site
Tools for the whole trip
Optional — plan & gear up
Transport Canada · Required
Launch-day compliance check
Most recreational boats with one or more engines totalling at least 10 hp (7.5 kW) require a Pleasure Craft Licence unless federally registered. Display its number on both sides of the bow in block characters at least 7.5 cm (3-inch) high, in a colour that contrasts with the hull. Small Vessel Regulations s.11 · Canada Shipping Act
- At least 7.5 cm (3-inch) block characters
- Both sides of the bow — not just one
- Colour contrasts with hull (not matching)
- Legible — not faded, peeling or obscured
Most ordered
PCL Number Decals — Both Sides Bow Kit
7.5 cm · marine vinyl · choose a hull-contrasting colour · made to order in Ontario
from $105
CAD
Last verified against TC Small Vessel Regulations · 2026-07-14
Taking family out this week?
Run the family launch checklist before you tow
Check PFDs, operator card, drain plug, weather, float plan, ramp backup, and emergency contact from one mobile page.
Sponsor this launch zone
Reach boaters before they arrive at an Ontario ramp area
Marina, bait shop, storage yard, mobile mechanic, detailing, insurance, and local food sponsors can own high-intent ramp traffic in this area.
Start with the directory. Leave with a safer plan.
Every trip still needs weather, equipment, and local ramp checks. We make the first three easy.