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Lake Charlevoix Boat Launch near Boyne City

This is a public boat ramp on Lake Charlevoix near Boyne City, Michigan, run by Cheboygan FO.

Aerial view of the small ramp at the water's edge beside the marina docks and the parking lot, August 2022
Aerial view of the small ramp at the water's edge beside the marina docks and the parking lot, August 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Car parking
97 spaces
Managed by
Cheboygan FO
Coordinates
45.21564, -85.01577

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Depth contours in feet from Michigan DNR. Not for navigation.

Conditions

On Lake Charlevoix

Lake Charlevoix is a natural freshwater lake in Charlevoix County, Michigan. It is the third-largest inland lake in the state, covering about 17,200 acres. The main basin is up to 122 feet deep and the south arm up to 58 feet. Glacial processes formed two basins. The Main Basin runs from Boyne City, where the Boyne River enters, west to the city of Charlevoix. The shallower, narrower South Arm runs from where the basins meet near Ironton south to East Jordan, at the mouth of the Jordan River. The lake drains through Round Lake and the Pine River to Lake Michigan. Because of this open connection, its level rises and falls with Lakes Michigan and Huron, and wind-driven seiches sometimes reverse the flow in the Pine River channel. The watershed covers 335 square miles in Charlevoix, Antrim and Otsego counties. The lake was called Pine Lake until it was renamed in 1926. More about Lake Charlevoix.

Boating rules on Lake Charlevoix

  • Lake Charlevoix narrows (Eveline Township): vessels under 26 ft limited to slow-no wake speed within 500 ft of any shore, dock or pierhead source
  • Lake Charlevoix narrows (Eveline Township): vessels 26 ft or longer limited to slow-no wake speed within 1,000 ft of any shore, dock or pierhead source

Community

Where people who use Lake Charlevoix talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.