Branford River Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Lindsey Cove · near Branford · Connecticut
Open per Connecticut DEEP state boat launches (trailered)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Panel
- Car parking
- 37 spaces
- Restrooms
- Chemical (Seasonal)
- Season
- Year-round
- Rules at the launch
- Stony Creek, 6 MPH in the established channel from the reef extension of Linden Point northward. Branford Harbor, slow-no-wake in all waters north of the line from Indian Neck Point to Lovers Island. All tidal marshes, marsh channels and estuaries, slow-no-wake. All shores, 6 MPH within 100 yards of any shore.
- Dock
- Floating (Seasonal)
- Parking surface
- Gravel
- Access road
- Paved
- Address
- 30 Goodsell Point Road, Branford
- Directions
- Turn south off Route 1 onto Route 142 (Short Beach Road), then left on Stannard Avenue to Goodsell Point Road.
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Connecticut DEEP
- Website
- portal.ct.gov
- Site sketch
- PDF from the agency
- Coordinates
- 41.26550, -72.81661
On Lindsey Cove
Bay in Connecticut. All launches on Lindsey Cove.
Community
Where people who use Lindsey Cove talk about it.
Nearby launches
- East River Boat Launch · 8.3 mi · East River
- Wintergreen Lake Boat Launch · 10.1 mi · Lake Wintergreen
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch · 11.1 mi · Quonnipaug Lake
- Milford Municipal Boat Launch · 12.7 mi · Milford Harbor
- Hammonasset Beach Boat Launch · 14.1 mi · Clinton Harbor
- Clinton Town Boat Ramp · 14.9 mi · Clinton Harbor
Sources
- Connecticut DEEP state boat launches (trailered) record 319 · Public record, no license stated (CT DEEP open data)
- Branford River Boat Launch details read October 13, 2026
Why it is listed as public: listed by Connecticut DEEP state boat launches (trailered). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.