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Lake Huron Boat Launch near Mackinac Island

This is a public boat ramp on Lake Huron near Mackinac Island, Michigan, run by Cheboygan FO.

Aerial view of the marina basin with its floating docks and moored boats, August 2022
Aerial view of the marina basin with its floating docks and moored boats, August 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Quagga mussels

Quagga mussels (latest report 1997) reported in Lake Huron 4.3 km 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 20, 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
Managed by
Cheboygan FO
Coordinates
45.85001, -84.61510

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LHZ345, Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

On Lake Huron

Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Canada's province of Ontario borders it on the north and east, and Michigan borders it on the west and south. It covers about 23,000 square miles, which makes it the second-largest of the Great Lakes by surface area. The average depth is 195 feet and the maximum depth is 750 feet. Its main inflows are the St. Marys River from Lake Superior and the Straits of Mackinac. It drains south through the St. Clair River. The Straits of Mackinac are about 5 miles wide, and Lake Huron and Lake Michigan sit at the same level, so hydrologically they form a single body of water sometimes called Lake Michigan–Huron. Including islands, the shoreline is about 3,827 miles long. Saginaw Bay lies in the lake's southwest corner. Michigan towns on the shore include Bay City, Alpena, Cheboygan, St. Ignace and Port Huron. More about Lake Huron.

Community

Where people who use Lake Huron 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.