Vilas County tracks 148 public boat ramps in total, spread across
128 different rivers, creeks and lakes — most
notably Manitowish River (3 ramps), Big Lake (3 ramps) and Big Muskellunge Lake (3 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.
These are the rivers, creeks and lakes with public boat ramps in Vilas County. Ramps on the same
waterway don't always sit close together on a map — some of these stretch across the whole county.
Allequash Lake 1
Alma Lake 1
Annabelle Lake 1
Anvil Lake 2
Apeekwa Lake 1
Arrowhead Lake 1
Aurora Lake 1
Baker Lake 1
Ballard Lake 1
Big Arbor Vitae Lake 2
Big Gibson Lake 1
Big Lake 3
Big Muskellunge Lake 3
Big Portage Lake 1
Big Saint Germain Lake 1
Big Sand Lake 1
Birch Lake 1
Black Oak Lake 1
Boot Lake 1
Boulder Lake 1
Brandy Lake 1
Catfish Lake 1
Circle Lily Lake 1
Clear Lake 1
Crab Lake 1
Crystal Lake 1
Day Lake 1
Dead Pike Lake 1
Deerskin Lake 2
Diamond Lake 1
Dorothy Dunn Lake 1
Eagle Lake 1
Eagle River / Yellow Birch Lake 1
Emily Lake 1
Erickson Lake 1
Escanaba Lake 1
Favil Lake Access 1
Fence Lake 1
Flambeau Lake 1
Forest Lake 1
Found Lake 1
Gunlock Lake 1
Harris Lake 1
Helen Creek 1
High Lake 1
Horsehead Lake 1
Hunter Lake 1
Ike Walton Lake 1
Irving Lake 1
Island Lake 1
Jag Lake 1
Jean Lake 1
Johnson Lake 1
Joyce Lake 1
Jute Lake 1
Kentuck Lake 2
Lac du Lune 1
Lac Vieux Desert Lake 2
Lake Laura 1
Lake of the Hills 1
Lake Pleasant 1
Little Arbor Vitae Lake 1
Little Bass Lake 1
Little Crawling Stone Lake 1
Little Crooked Lake 1
Little Horsehead Lake 1
Little John Lake 1
Little Saint Germain Lake 1
Little Tamarack Flowage 1
Little Trout Lake 1
Long Lake 1
Lost Lake 1
Lower Ninemile Lake 1
Lynx Lake 2
Manitowish River 3
Mann Lake 1
Manuel Lake 1
Merrill Lake 1
Mud Creek 1
Muskellunge Lake 1
Nebish Lake 1
North Turtle Lake 1
North Twin Lake 2
Noseeum Lake 1
Oxbow Lake 1
Palmer Lake 1
Papoose Lake 1
Partridge Lake 1
Pickerel Creek 1
Pioneer Lake 1
Plum Lake 2
Presque Isle Lake 2
Razorback Lake 1
Rest Lake 1
Rice Creek 1
Robinson Lake 1
Round Lake 1
Scattering Rice Lake 1
Shannon Lake 1
Silver Lake 1
Smoky Lake 1
Snipe Lake 1
Snyder Lake 1
South Turtle Lake 1
South Twin Lake 1
Sparkling Lake 1
Spectacle Lake 1
Spring Creek 1
Star Lake 2
Starrett Lake 1
Stella Lake 1
Stormy Lake 1
Sugar Maple Lake 1
Towanda Lake 1
Trout Lake 3
Upper Buckatabon Lake 1
Upper Gresham Lake 1
Upper Sugarbush Lake 1
Van Vliet Lake 1
Verna Lake 1
Wabasso Lake 1
West Plum Lake 1
White Sand Lake 2
Whitney Lake 1
Wild Rice Lake 1
Wildcat Lake 1
Wisconsin River 2
Witches Lake 1
Boat ramps in neighboring counties
If Vilas County doesn't have what you're looking for, these bordering counties are worth a look too.
We track 148 public boat ramps in Vilas County, spread across
128 different rivers, creeks and lakes.
We haven't confirmed any free ramps in Vilas 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.
Manitowish River has the most public boat ramps we track in Vilas County, with
3 launch points.