Essex County Boat Ramps, Massachusetts

Essex County tracks 33 public boat ramps in total, spread across 23 different rivers, creeks and lakes — most notably Merrimack River (8 ramps), Atlantic Ocean (3 ramps) and Annisquam River (2 ramps). 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.

33 Boat ramps
23 Waterways
0 Free to launch
4 Neighboring counties

All boat ramps in Essex County — page 1 of 2

Amesbury Town Landing Merrimack River
Black Rock Creek (Salisbury Beach State Reservation) Merrimack River
Cashman Park Merrimack River
Corliss Landing Annisquam River
Crystal Beach (Town Wharf) Atlantic Ocean
David C. Penny Memorial Landing Saugus River
Dunfudgin Landing Annisquam River
Eagle Hill Public Landing Eagle Hill River
Fisherman's Beach Nahant Bay
Forest Lake Forest Lake
Joppa Park Merrimack River
Kettle Cove Atlantic Ocean
Lake Attitash Lake Attitash
Lake Saltonstall Lake Saltonstall
Lane's Cove Landing Atlantic Ocean
Long Wharf Landing Jones River
Lynn Shore and Nahant Beach Reservations Lynn Harbor
Main Street Town Landing Essex River
Manchester Town Hall and Landing Manchester Harbor
Marblehead Lobster Company Marblehead Harbor
McCabe Marina and Recreation Area Danvers River
Merrimack River Merrimack River
Merrimack River Merrimack River
Merrimack River (Methuen) Merrimack River

Waterways in Essex County

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

Annisquam River 2 Atlantic Ocean 3 Beverly Harbor 1 Danvers River 1 Eagle Hill River 1 Essex River 1 Forest Lake 1 Ipswich River 1 Jones River 1 Lake Attitash 1 Lake Saltonstall 1 Lynn Harbor 1 Manchester Harbor 1 Marblehead Harbor 1 Merrimack River 8 Nahant Bay 1 Parker River 1 Plum Island River 1 Porter River 1 Rock Pond 1 Rowley River 1 Salem Harbor 1 Saugus River 1

Boat ramps in neighboring counties

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

Hillsborough County 29 ramps
Rockingham County 28 ramps
Middlesex County 15 ramps
Suffolk County 4 ramps

Frequently asked questions

We track 33 public boat ramps in Essex County, spread across 23 different rivers, creeks and lakes.

We haven't confirmed any free ramps in Essex 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.

Merrimack River has the most public boat ramps we track in Essex County, with 8 launch points.