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Lake Ontario Boat Launch near Sunset Beach
Boat ramp · on Lake Ontario · near Sunset Beach · New York
NYS DEC records quagga mussels (latest 1992), zebra mussels (latest 2020), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2006), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2025), New Zealand mudsnails (latest 2008), round gobies (latest 2023) and starry stonewort (latest 2006) 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
- 50
- Managed by
- New York State Parks
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 43.31370, -78.84409
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of July 9, 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 LOZ042, Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Wilson Harbor
Condition survey of July 9, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 4.4 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 6 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 Ontario
Lake in New York. All launches on Lake Ontario.
Community
Where people who use Lake Ontario talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lake Ontario Carry-in Access near Sunset Beach · 0.2 mi · Lake Ontario
- Twelvemile Creek Boat Launch · 0.6 mi · Twelvemile Creek
- Wilson-Tuscarora State Park · 0.7 mi · Twelvemile Creek
- Olcott Harbor Boat Launch · 6.6 mi · Olcott Harbor
- Niagara River Boat Launch near Youngstown · 11.3 mi · Niagara River
- Fort Niagara State Park · 11.4 mi · Lake Ontario
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -78.84409,43.31366 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- OpenStreetMap n10030099414 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n5288487247 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.