Buffalo Harbor State Park
Boat ramp · on Lake Erie · near Buffalo · New York
NYS DEC records quagga mussels (latest 2024), zebra mussels (latest 2024), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2024), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2022), flowering rush (latest 2024), round gobies (latest 2025) and starry stonewort (latest 2022) in the water at this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
NYS DEC · 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
- Car parking
- 1000
- Managed by
- New York State Parks
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 42.85058, -78.86405
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of August 31, 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 LEZ041, Dunkirk to Buffalo NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Buffalo Harbor · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of August 31, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 15.4 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 27 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 New York. All launches on Lake Erie.
Community
Where people who use Lake Erie talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Buffalo River Carry-in Access near Buffalo · 1.1 mi · Buffalo River
- Erie Basin Marina boat launch · 2.2 mi · Lake Erie
- Buffalo River Carry-in Access near Winchester · 3.9 mi · Buffalo River
- Ontario Street Boat Launch · 7.0 mi · Niagara River
- Niagara River Boat Launch near Kenmore · 8.5 mi · Niagara River
- Niagara River Carry-in Access near Kenmore · 8.5 mi · Niagara River
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -78.86379,42.85077 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- New York State Parks Boat Launch Sites (OPRHP) record buffalo-harbor-erie · Open Data NY, license unspecified; credit OPRHP
- OpenStreetMap w39088641 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites and New York State Parks Boat Launch Sites (OPRHP). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.