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Housatonic River Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Housatonic River · near Milford · 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 lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Panel
- Car parking
- 26 spaces
- Restrooms
- Chemical (Seasonal)
- Season
- Year-round
- Rules at the launch
- No person shall operate a motorboat in excess of Slow No Wake: (A) When passing marinas, yacht clubs, fuel docks, anchorages and docks, boat launches and congested areas. (B) Within the following specific areas: The area bounded by a point five hundred feet upstream from navigation aid #4 and bounded southerly by a point five hundred feet downstream from navigation aid #3;the channel east of Nells Island and all channels, creeks or waterways within the Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area, including Nells Island;the area bounded northerly by the Devon railroad bridge between Milford and Stratford and bounded southerly by navigation aid #14; andthe area bounded northerly by the northermost tip of Wooster Island and bounded southerly by the southermost tip of Wooster Island.
- Dock
- Floating Metal (Seasonal)
- Parking surface
- Paved
- Access road
- Paved
- Address
- Address: 686 Naugatuck Avenue
- Directions
- I-95, Exit 34, then turn right on Route 1 West for 0.5 miles. Right on Naugatuck Ave. for 0.3 miles. Left into the launch access road just before the I-95 overpass.
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Connecticut DEEP
- Website
- portal.ct.gov
- Site sketch
- PDF from the agency
- Coordinates
- 41.20499, -73.10794
On Housatonic River
River in Connecticut. All launches on Housatonic River.
Community
Where people who use Housatonic River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Milford Municipal Boat Launch · 3.0 mi · Milford Harbor
- Lake Housatonic Boat Launch · 9.4 mi · Lake Housatonic
- Lake Zoar Boat Launch · 12.7 mi · Lake Zoar
- Wintergreen Lake Boat Launch · 13.0 mi · Lake Wintergreen
- Saugatuck Reservoir Boat Launch · 13.0 mi · Saugatuck Reservoir
- Saugatuck River Boat Launch · 14.7 mi · Saugatuck River
Sources
- Connecticut DEEP state boat launches (trailered) record 349 · Public record, no license stated (CT DEEP open data)
- Housatonic River Boat Launch details read October 13, 2026
- OpenStreetMap w1227203104 © 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.