Dane County Boat Ramps, Wisconsin

Dane County tracks 32 public boat ramps in total, spread across 12 different rivers, creeks and lakes — most notably Lake Mendota (9 ramps), Lake Waubesa (4 ramps) and Lake Kegonsa (4 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.

32 Boat ramps
12 Waterways
0 Free to launch
7 Neighboring counties

All boat ramps in Dane County — page 1 of 2

Babcock County Park Lake Waubesa
Belleville Community Park Lake Belle View
Burr Jones Park Yahara River
Conrad Jaeger Park Yahara River
Crystal Lake Crystal Lake
Fish Camp County Park Lake Kegonsa
Fish Lake County Park Fish Lake
Goodland County Park Lake Waubesa
Governor Nelson State Park Lake Mendota
Indian Lake County Park Indian Lake
Lake Kegonsa State Park Lake Kegonsa
Law Park Lake Monona
Lottes Park Yahara River
Lunney Lake Farm County Park Lake Waubesa
Lussier County Park Fish Lake
Marshall Park Lake Mendota
Mazomanie Landing Wisconsin River
McConnell Street Lake Waubesa
Mendota County Park Lake Mendota
Middleton Lake Mendota
North Lake Street Lake Mendota
Olbrich Park Starkweather Creek/Lake Monona
Olin-Turville Park Lake Monona
Pleasant Springs Lake Kegonsa

Waterways in Dane County

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

Crystal Lake 1 Fish Lake 2 Indian Lake 1 Lake Belle View 1 Lake Kegonsa 4 Lake Mendota 9 Lake Monona 4 Lake Waubesa 4 Marshall Millpond 1 Starkweather Creek/Lake Monona 1 Wisconsin River 1 Yahara River 3

Boat ramps in neighboring counties

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

Columbia County 40 ramps
Dodge County 30 ramps
Sauk County 25 ramps
Jefferson County 23 ramps
Rock County 19 ramps
Iowa County 10 ramps
Green County 5 ramps

Frequently asked questions

We track 32 public boat ramps in Dane County, spread across 12 different rivers, creeks and lakes.

We haven't confirmed any free ramps in Dane 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 Mendota has the most public boat ramps we track in Dane County, with 9 launch points.