Crystal Lake Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Crystal Lake · near Ellington · 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 Plank
- Car parking
- 7 spaces
- Restrooms
- Chemical (Year Round)
- Season
- Year round
- Rules at the launch
- 6 MPH limit sunset to 9 am and on Sundays from noon to 3 pm, 45 MPH limit at other times. No person shall operate a personal watercraft, jet-ski type vessel. No person shall tow anyone or anything except a disabled vessel, with a motorboat on Sundays from noon until 3:00 pm. No kite-skiing or parasailing. No towing of more than two water-skiers. No water-skiing from 4 pm to 10 am from the third Saturday in April to third Saturday in May. An operator of a vessel towing a water-skier shall proceed in a counterclockwise direction around the lake. No mooring over 75 feet from shore. No discharge of sewage or boat camping overnight without a no-discharge toilet aboard.
- Dock
- None
- Parking surface
- Paved
- Access road
- Paved
- Address
- 100 West Shore Road, Ellington
- Directions
- Just off Route 30 on west side of lake.
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Connecticut DEEP
- Website
- portal.ct.gov
- Site sketch
- PDF from the agency
- Coordinates
- 41.93825, -72.37932
On Crystal Lake
Reservoir in Connecticut. All launches on Crystal Lake.
Nearby launches
- Bolton Lake (Upper) Boat Launch · 8.5 mi · Upper Bolton Lake
- Morey Pond Boat Lauch · 9.8 mi · Morey Pond
- Bolton Lake (Lower) Boat Launch · 10.0 mi · Lower Bolton Lake
- Eagleville Pond Boat Launch · 11.7 mi · Eagleville Lake
- Kings Island Boat Launch (Connecticut River) · 11.9 mi · Connecticut River
- Coventry Lake Boat Launch · 12.5 mi · Coventry Lake
Sources
- Connecticut DEEP state boat launches (trailered) record 366 · Public record, no license stated (CT DEEP open data)
- Crystal Lake (Ellington) Boat Launch details read October 13, 2026
- OpenStreetMap w1379026641 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.