Mallard Cove Road Boat Ramp
Mallard Cove Road Boat Ramp is a semi-private access point in Carter County, Tennessee, providing access to Watauga Lake. It sits within the Watauga Lake watershed.
Sourced from U.S. Geological Survey . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Watauga Lake
We track 5 public boat ramps on Watauga 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 Mallard Cove Road Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Little Milligan 1.3 mi away
- Cove Ridge Yacht Club and Marina 2.1 mi away
- Pioneer Landing Campground 4.3 mi away
- Rat Branch 5.4 mi away
Other boat ramps in Carter County
Carter County tracks 11 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Watauga 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 Mallard Cove Road Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Mallard Cove Road Watauga Lake less than 0.1 mi away
- Little Milligan Watauga Lake 1.3 mi away
- Cove Ridge Yacht Club and Marina Watauga Lake 2.1 mi away
- Fish Springs Marina Watauga River - Watauga Lake 2.2 mi away
- Watauga Lakeshores Marina Watauga River - Watauga Lake 4.2 mi away
- Watauga Dam Watauga River - Watauga Lake 5.1 mi away