New York / Lake Ontario /
Fort Niagara State Park
Boat ramp · on Lake Ontario · near Youngstown · New York
NYS DEC records quagga mussels (latest 1992), zebra mussels (latest 1990) and round gobies (latest 2004) in Lake Ontario 780 m from 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
- 44
- Managed by
- New York State Parks
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 43.26102, -79.05922
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 LOZ030, Lower Niagara River. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
On Lake Ontario
Lake in New York. All launches on Lake Ontario.
Community
Where people who use Lake Ontario talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Niagara River Boat Launch near Youngstown · 0.9 mi · Niagara River
- Niagara River Boat Launch near Lewiston · 6.0 mi · Niagara River
- Wilson-Tuscarora State Park · 10.7 mi · Twelvemile Creek
- Twelvemile Creek Boat Launch · 10.8 mi · Twelvemile Creek
- Lake Ontario Carry-in Access near Sunset Beach · 11.1 mi · Lake Ontario
- Lake Ontario Boat Launch near Sunset Beach · 11.4 mi · Lake Ontario
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -79.05917,43.26111 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- New York State Parks Boat Launch Sites (OPRHP) record fort-niagara-niagara · Open Data NY, license unspecified; credit OPRHP
- OpenStreetMap w117216819 © 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.