Idlewild Boat Ramp
Idlewild Boat Ramp is a public access point in Roscommon County, Michigan, providing access to Houghton Lake. It sits within the Houghton Lake watershed.
Sourced from Michigan Department of Natural Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Houghton Lake
We track 9 public boat ramps on Houghton Lake, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Idlewild Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Bayview Marina 1.9 mi away
- Houghton Lake North 2.7 mi away
- Lakeview Park 3.8 mi away
- Laphams Marina 4.3 mi away
- Heights Marina 5.5 mi away
- Houghton Lake 7.4 mi away
- Houghton Lake State Forest Park 9.1 mi away
- Houghton Lake Marina 9.7 mi away
Other boat ramps in Roscommon County
Roscommon County tracks 16 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Houghton Lake. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Idlewild Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Idlewild Houghton Lake less than 0.1 mi away
- Bayview Marina Houghton Lake 1.9 mi away
- Houghton Lake North Houghton Lake 2.7 mi away
- Lakeview Park Houghton Lake 3.8 mi away
- Laphams Marina Houghton Lake 4.3 mi away
- Heights Marina Houghton Lake 5.5 mi away