Connecticut kayak and canoe launch sites

116 public launch sites in Connecticut from CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). 24 are listed as hand, car-top or carry-in launches. 92 are trailer ramps.

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• Amos Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Anderson Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Avery Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Babcock Pond Boat Launch · Map
  Getting to the water

  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 62 m (200 ft), straight line

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

• Baldwin Bridge Boat Launch · Map
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• Ball Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Bantam Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Barn Island Boat Launch · Map
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• Bashan Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Batterson Park Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Bayberry Lane Boat Launch · Map
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• Beach Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Beachdale Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Beaver Brook Pond Boat Launch · Map
  Getting to the water

  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 37 m (120 ft), straight line

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

• Beseck Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Bigelow Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Billings Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Bissell Bridge Boat Launch (Connecticut River) · Map
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• Black Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Black Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Bluff Point Boat Launch · Map
  Getting to the water

  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 59 m (190 ft), straight line

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

• Bolton Lake (Lower) Boat Launch · Map
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• Bolton Lake (Middle) Boat Launch · Map
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• Branford River Boat Launch · Map
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• Burr Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Candlewood Lake (Lattins Cove) Boat Launch · Map
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• Candlewood Lake (Squantz Cove) Boat Launch · Map
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• Cedar Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Coventry Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Crystal Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Crystal Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Dock Road Boat Launch · Map
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• Dodge Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Dog Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Dooley Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Eagleville Pond Boat Launch · Map
  Getting to the water

  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 36 m (120 ft), straight line

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

• East River Boat Launch · Map
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• Four Mile River Boat Launch · Map
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• Gardner Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Glasgo Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Gorton Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Great Island Boat Launch · Map
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• Green Falls Reservoir Boat Launch · Map
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  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 21 m (70 ft), straight line

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

• Haddam Meadows Boat Launch (Connecticut River) · Map
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• Hadlyme Ferry Boat Launch (Connecticut River) · Map
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  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 25 m (80 ft), straight line

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

• Halls Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Hammonasset Beach Boat Launch · Map
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  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 155 m (510 ft), straight line

  • Long carry: a kayak cart or stern wheels saves your back on a long, fairly flat walk. (REI Expert Advice)

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

• Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch · Map
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• Hatch Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Hayward Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Higganum Reservoir Boat Launch · Map
  Getting to the water

  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 26 m (90 ft), straight line

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

• Highland Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Holbrook Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Hopeville Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Horse Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Housatonic River Boat Launch · Map
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• Howells Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• KE Streeter Boat Launch (Thames River) · Map
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• Kings Island Boat Launch (Connecticut River) · Map
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• Lake Housatonic Boat Launch · Map
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• Lake Kenosia Boat Launch · Map
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• Lake Lillinonah (Pond Brook) Boat Launch · Map
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• Lake Lillinonah Boat Launch · Map
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• Lake Zoar Boat Launch · Map
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• Lake of Isles Boat Launch · Map
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• Lantern Hill Boat Launch · Map
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• Leonard Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Lieutenant River · Map
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• Little Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Long Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Mansfield Hollow Dam Boat Launch · Map
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• Mashapaug Lake Boat Launch · Map
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• Messerschmidt Pond Boat Launch · Map
  Getting to the water

  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 31 m (100 ft), straight line

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

• Mohawk Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Mono Pond Boat Launch · Map
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• Moodus Reservoir (Lower) Boat Launch · Map
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• Moodus Reservoir (Upper) Boat Launch · Map
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• Morey Pond Boat Lauch · Map
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• Mount Tom Pond Boat Launch · Map
  Getting to the water

  Carry from nearest mapped parking

  about 21 m (70 ft), straight line

  Official fields: CT DEEP Boat Launches (CT GIS). Carry distance: nearest parking mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevations: USGS 3DEP. Check current conditions; water levels change the walk to the water.

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