Payne Street Boat Ramp
Payne Street Boat Ramp is a public access point in Cherokee County, North Carolina, providing access to Hiwassee River. It sits within the Grape Creek-Hiwassee Lake watershed.
Sourced from U.S. Geological Survey . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Hiwassee River
We track 4 public boat ramps on Hiwassee River, 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 Payne Street Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Hiwassee Street Boat Ramp 0.7 mi away
- Wells Bridge River Access 4.3 mi away
- Hiwassee - Mickens Br 7.4 mi away
Other boat ramps in Cherokee County
Cherokee County tracks 8 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Hiwassee River. 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 Payne Street Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Payne Street Boat Ramp Hiwassee River less than 0.1 mi away
- Hiwassee Street Boat Ramp Hiwassee River 0.7 mi away
- Hanging Dog Hiwassee River (Hiwassee Lake) 2.9 mi away
- Ramsey Bluff Hiwassee River (Hiwassee Lake) 3 mi away
- Wells Bridge River Access Hiwassee River 4.3 mi away
- Grape Creek Hiwassee River (Hiwassee Lake) 4.9 mi away