launch ramp fees

416rigby · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:58 pm Post subject: launch ramp fees

Just curious what everyone is paying for launch fees where you live. The city recently started charging 10 bucks a day to use the ramps, which used to be free, and an annual pass is 100 bucks. How does this compare to where you folks are?

Pat Anderson · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: launch ramp fees

Port of Bellingham (Fairhaven, Bellingham and Blaine, WA) is $5 to launch - no extra daily parking fee. This is a pretty good deal around here. Washington State Parks are $5 to launch and $10 a night to park...

Sea Wolf · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 3:06 pm Post subject:

Here are some more:

Shasta County (Ca):

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (NPS) $5.00, or $13 for Golden Age Pass for the rest of your LIFETIME (!!!). Also reduces many other public ramps to 1/2 price.

Shasta Lake- U.S. Forrest Service- $6.00 / day.

Bridge Bay, other private resorts- $10.

Sacramento River, Redding and below- Free.

California Delta:

Rio Vista Municipal Ramp- $5.00

Delta Resort-$10.00

Sacramento Valley/Foothills/ Mountains:

New Hogan Lake (Army Corps of Engineers)- $4.00.

Lake Amador Resort- $6.00.

Eagle Lake- Free. (Spalding Tract).

etc., etc..

Joe.

John J · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:42 pm Post subject:

$5-10 here in MD. By the way, if belong to Boat US Trailering Club. you get some discount coupons for ramp fees. Also, for those of us "over a certain age", there are ramp fee discounts if you ask for them.

eieioh · Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:01 am Post subject:

Brownsville, just north of Port Orchard on Puget Sound is a good deal with two ramps for only $2.00 including parking. Nice bathrooms and a deli are right there.

AK Angler · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:00 pm Post subject:

Well-
Whenever I head to PWS through Whittier, I have to pay $41-43 to launch. $20 to tow Navicula through the tunnel (the only way to get to Whittier by land, unless I want to load her on the train...$$$OUCH$$$) $13 to launch, and $8-10 to park (depending which parking lot is available). Thumbs Down

And they wonder why people constantly try to skip out on the launch fee... (I've heard rumor that even RedFox has "forgot" to pay a time or two...but that's strictly unsubstantiated rumor)

I wish I could find a place that seemed to WANT boats to use their facilities... OH YEAH, Seward charges $5 to launch and $5 to park. Thumbs Up

Of course it's another hour+ down the highway... By the time I factor in the gas to tow the boat another couple of hours.... Hmmm.... It's about the same. I guess I'll just keep going to Whittier. Neutral

Catman · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 7:19 pm Post subject:

What used to be $2.25 to launch is now $10 at Coulon Beach on Lake Washington's south shore. Overnight is a staggering $20 to launch. Rates were raised about the time state parks started charging $5 to park.

416rigby · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:03 am Post subject: Thanks

Thanks for the gouge, gents. I can always count on you folks for good info.
Rick

Jack in Alaska · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:06 pm Post subject: Launch Fees

Homer is now $11.00 per launch including parking.

Deep Creek is $40 per launch/ retrieve includes parking. $20 extra if you come back after 10 PM.

Anchor Point is $43 per launch/retrieve. Parking $5.00

Deep Creek & Anchor Point are tractor(log skidder)beach launching facilities. Shocked