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Cheboygan County Launch

Cheboygan County Launch is a public boat ramp on the Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Michigan, run by the county.

Aerial view of the ramp lanes and boarding piers on the river with the large parking lot, August 2022
Aerial view of the ramp lanes and boarding piers on the river with the large parking lot, August 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Invasive species

Quagga mussels (latest report 2011) and zebra mussels (latest report 2011) reported in the water at this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
Ramp surface
concrete
Car parking
88 spaces
Restrooms
No
Managed by
County
Coordinates
45.65364, -84.46780

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Detroit District; the one nearest this launch is of April 21, 2026). Not for navigation.

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 LHZ347, 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Cheboygan Harbor
    Condition survey of April 21, 2026 by the Detroit District. Least depth in the channel (Lake Huron into Cheboygan River): 12.2 ft below Low Water Datum (IGLD 1985); project depth 21 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Cheboygan River

River in Michigan. All launches on Cheboygan River.

Community

Where people who use Cheboygan 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.