Pierce County Boat Ramps, Washington

Pierce County tracks 35 public boat ramps in total, spread across 28 different rivers, creeks and lakes — most notably Lake Tapps (5 ramps), Nisqually River - Alder Lake (2 ramps) and American Lake (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.

35 Boat ramps
28 Waterways
0 Free to launch
7 Neighboring counties

All boat ramps in Pierce County — page 1 of 2

176th Avenue East Lake Tapps
Alder Lake Park Nisqually River - Alder Lake
Allan Yorke Park Lake Tapps
American Lake American Lake
American Lake North Park American Lake
Bay Lake Bay Lake
Benbow Resort Tanwax Lake
Bonney Lake Bonney Lake
Carney Lake Carney Lake
Church Lake Drive East Lake Tapps
Clear Lake Clear Lake
Crescent Lake Crescent Lake
Fox Island Hale Passage
Gig Harbor Gig Harbor
Harts Lake Harts Lake
Home Van Geldern Cove
Horsehead Bay Horsehead Bay
Jackson Lake Jackson Lake
Joemma Beach State Park Case Inlet
Lake Kapowsin Lake Kapowsin
Lake Tapps County Park Lake Tapps
Lake Whitman Lake Whitman
Lakebay Marina Mayo Cove
Longbranch Ramp Drayton Passage

Waterways in Pierce County

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

American Lake 2 Bay Lake 1 Bonney Lake 1 Carney Lake 1 Case Inlet 1 Clear Lake 1 Commencement Bay 1 Crescent Lake 1 Drayton Passage 1 Gig Harbor 1 Hale Passage 1 Harts Lake 1 Henderson Bay 1 Horsehead Bay 1 Jackson Lake 1 Lake Kapowsin 1 Lake Tapps 5 Lake Whitman 1 Mayo Cove 1 Nisqually River - Alder Lake 2 Ohop Lake 1 Puyallup River 1 Rapjohn Lake 1 Spanaway Lake 1 Tanwax Lake 2 Van Geldern Cove 1 Vaughn Bay 1 Wollochet Bay 1

Boat ramps in neighboring counties

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

King County 43 ramps
Mason County 35 ramps
Kitsap County 27 ramps
Thurston County 19 ramps
Kittitas County 16 ramps
Lewis County 16 ramps
Yakima County 13 ramps

Frequently asked questions

We track 35 public boat ramps in Pierce County, spread across 28 different rivers, creeks and lakes.

We haven't confirmed any free ramps in Pierce 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.

Lake Tapps has the most public boat ramps we track in Pierce County, with 5 launch points.