Fairport Harbor Port Authority Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Lake Erie · near Fairport Harbor · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 1999) reported in Lake Erie 450 m from 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 18, 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
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Fairport Harbor Port Authority
- Website
- fairportharbor.org
- Coordinates
- 41.75931, -81.27843
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of August 19, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone LEZ147, Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Fairport Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of August 19, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 18 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 24 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 Lake Erie
Lake in Ohio. All launches on Lake Erie.
Community
Where people who use Lake Erie talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Grand River Landing · 1.6 mi · Grand River
- Mentor Lagoons Marina · 3.9 mi · Lake Erie
- Helen Hazen Wyman Park (Lake Metroparks) Access · 4.5 mi · Grand River
- Mason's Landing (Lake Metroparks) Access · 5.3 mi · Grand River
- Lake Erie Bluffs · 5.7 mi · Lake Erie
- Indian Point (Lake Metroparks) Access · 6.0 mi · Grand River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 430020 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Lake Erie Public Access Sites (Office of Coastal Management) record cla18-fairport-harbor-port-authority-boat-access · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Lake Erie Public Access Sites (Office of Coastal Management). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.