There are over 1,300 public boating access sites and over 80 harbors and marinas throughout the State of Michigan administered by State, county, and local units of government. This website gives you the ability to locate and map boating access sites, harbors, and marinas for your next boating adventure!
Once you find a boating access site, an array of information about the site and the associated lake or river will be available to you. There will also be information on: the number of available ramps, fees, parking, restrooms, handicap accessibility, local watercraft controls, and lake depth.
Locate an access site on lakes with known fish species
Once you find a harbor or marina, an array of information about the facility will be available to you. There will also be information on: amenities onsite and locally to the area, fuel availability, monitoring channels, and links to online reservations (where available).
Boaters should winch their craft onto boat trailers instead of powering their boat onto the trailer.
Boat ramps throughout the state are being badly damaged by boaters who power their boats onto the boat trailer. The strong current created by the boat's propeller causes severe erosion and wash out at the end of the ramp. This condition, in turn, can also cause damage to boat trailers.
The Department of Natural Resources is attempting to repair as many of the damaged ramps as possible, but the best solution to the problem lies with the boater who refrains from this practice.
Always check the capacity plate on water craft usually near the operator’s position or on the vessel’s transom. This plate indicates the maximum weight capacity or maximum number of people that the vessel can safely carry. Personal watercraft (PWC) do not have a capacity plate. Always follow the recommended capacity in the owners manual and on the manufacturer's warning label.
