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Black River Park

Black River Park is a public boat ramp on the Black River near South Haven, Michigan, run by the city.

Aerial view of the ramp with floating docks and the large trailer parking lot beside the river, September 2022
Aerial view of the ramp with floating docks and the large trailer parking lot beside the river, September 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Ramp surface
paved
Car parking
313 spaces
Restrooms
No
Managed by
City
Coordinates
42.41025, -86.27299

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • Slow, no-wake speed · a zone at or next to this launch rule

From the boating rules map of Michigan Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LMZ845, South Haven to Holland MI. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge SOUTH BRANCH BLACK RIVER NEAR BANGOR, MI, 5.8 mi from this launch on Black River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Black River

River in Michigan. All launches on Black River.

Community

Where people who use Black River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) and Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.