Portage County Boat Ramps, Wisconsin

Portage County tracks 31 public boat ramps in total, spread across 21 different rivers, creeks and lakes — most notably Wisconsin River (8 ramps), Plover River - McDill Pond (2 ramps) and Lake Emily (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.

31 Boat ramps
21 Waterways
0 Free to launch
6 Neighboring counties

All boat ramps in Portage County — page 2 of 2

Spring Lake - South Spring Lake
Standing Rocks Road Bear Lake
Sunset Lake Park Sunset Lake
Thomas Lake Thomas Lake
Tree Lake Tree Lake
US 10 and River Road Wisconsin River
Wolf Lake Park Wolf Lake

Waterways in Portage County

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

Adams Lake 1 Bear Lake 1 Collins Lake 1 Fountain Lake 1 Glisezinski Lake 1 Lake Emily 2 Lake Helen 1 Lime Lake 1 Little Eau Pleine River - Lake Du Bay 1 Pickerel Lake 1 Plover River 1 Plover River - Jordan Pond 1 Plover River - McDill Pond 2 Spring Lake 2 Sunset Lake 1 Thomas Lake 1 Tomorrow River - Amherst Millpond 1 Tree Lake 1 Wisconsin River 8 Wisconsin River - Lake Du Bay 1 Wolf Lake 1

Boat ramps in neighboring counties

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

Waushara County 46 ramps
Waupaca County 45 ramps
Marathon County 39 ramps
Adams County 33 ramps
Shawano County 29 ramps
Wood County 11 ramps

Frequently asked questions

We track 31 public boat ramps in Portage County, spread across 21 different rivers, creeks and lakes.

We haven't confirmed any free ramps in Portage 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.

Wisconsin River has the most public boat ramps we track in Portage County, with 8 launch points.