Penobscot County Boat Ramps, Maine

Penobscot County tracks 35 public boat ramps in total, spread across 23 different rivers, creeks and lakes — most notably Penobscot River (12 ramps), Upper Cold Stream Pond (2 ramps) and Sawtelle Deadwater (1 ramp). Each listing below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance which ones actually connect.

Sourced from official state and federal agency records, last synced on July 7, 2026. Read more about how we verify this data.

35 Boat ramps
23 Waterways
0 Free to launch
6 Neighboring counties

All boat ramps in Penobscot County — page 1 of 2

Boat Launch Road Penobscot River
Brewer Municipal Penobscot River
Cedar Lake Cedar Lake
Cold Stream Pond Cold Stream Pond
Dolby Pond (Rt.11 Main St.) Dolby Pond
Endless Lake Endless Lake
Folsom Pond Folsom Pond
Great Works Stream Great Works Stream
Greenbush Penobscot River
Hermon Pond Hermon Pond
Long Pond Long Pond
Mattakeunk (Silver) Lake Mattakeunk (Silver) Lake
Mattanawcook Pond Mattanawcook Pond
Mattawamkeag River Mattawamkeag River
Milford Penobscot River
Orono Penobscot River
Penobscot River Penobscot River
Penobscot River Penobscot River
Penobscot River Penobscot River
Penobscot River Penobscot River
Penobscot River Penobscot River
Penobscot River Penobscot River
Penobscot River Penobscot River
Piscataquis River Piscataquis River

Waterways in Penobscot County

These are the rivers, creeks and lakes with public boat ramps in Penobscot County. Ramps on the same waterway don't always sit close together on a map — some of these stretch across the whole county.

Cedar Lake 1 Cold Stream Pond 1 Dolby Pond 1 Endless Lake 1 Folsom Pond 1 Great Works Stream 1 Hermon Pond 1 Long Pond 1 Mattakeunk (Silver) Lake 1 Mattanawcook Pond 1 Mattawamkeag River 1 Penobscot River 12 Piscataquis River 1 Pushaw Lake 1 Quakish Lake 1 Sawtelle Deadwater 1 Scraggly Lake 1 Sebasticook Lake 1 South Branch Lake 1 South Twin Lake 1 Sysladobsis Lake 1 Upper Cold Stream Pond 2 Wassookeag Lake 1

Boat ramps in neighboring counties

If Penobscot County doesn't have what you're looking for, these bordering counties are worth a look too.

Washington County 57 ramps
Hancock County 44 ramps
Aroostook County 42 ramps
Piscataquis County 39 ramps
Somerset County 38 ramps
Waldo County 12 ramps

Frequently asked questions

We track 35 public boat ramps in Penobscot County, spread across 23 different rivers, creeks and lakes.

We haven't confirmed any free ramps in Penobscot County yet. Fee status is verified ramp by ramp as we check each one against the source — check the fee badge on each listing below for the latest status.

Penobscot River has the most public boat ramps we track in Penobscot County, with 12 launch points.