Washington / Lake Washington Ship Canal /

14th Avenue Northwest Boat Ramp

14th Avenue Northwest Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on the Lake Washington Ship Canal near Seattle, Washington.

Aerial view of the narrow ramp at the road end beside a marina, with parking lots around, August 2017
Aerial view of the narrow ramp at the road end beside a marina, with parking lots around, August 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
New Zealand mudsnails

Washington State Department of Ecology lists this water as likely to contain New Zealand mudsnails; extra decontamination is advised when leaving it. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

Washington State Department of Ecology · checked October 20, 2026

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Website
seattle.gov
Coordinates
47.66077, -122.37351

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Lake Washington Ship Canal rule

From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

On Lake Washington Ship Canal

River in Washington. All launches on Lake Washington Ship Canal.

Community

Where people who use Lake Washington Ship Canal talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.seattle.gov: The site offers two piers, two launch lanes, and is one of Seattle's free of charge launch ramps.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.