Massachusetts / Merrimack River /
Merrimack River (Riley Park)
Boat ramp · on Merrimack River · near Lawrence · Massachusetts
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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 54 Trailer
- Managed by
- Massachusetts DCR
- Coordinates
- 42.69671, -71.16980
On Merrimack River
The Merrimack River is a 117-mile river. It rises where the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers meet in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows south into Massachusetts, and then turns northeast to empty into the Gulf of Maine at Newburyport. It drains a basin of about 5,010 square miles. From Pawtucket Falls in Lowell to the sea, the Massachusetts–New Hampshire border is drawn roughly three miles north of the river. The Merrimack River Watershed Council divides the Massachusetts portion into two reaches. The upper reach runs 19 miles from the New Hampshire line to the Great Stone Dam in Lawrence and has dams at Lowell and Lawrence. The lower reach runs 30 miles from that dam to the sea, and most of it is tidal. More about Merrimack River.
Boating rules on Merrimack River
- Riverfront Public Ramp in Lawrence: listed for shallow-draft boats only source
Community
Where people who use Merrimack River talk about it.
- Merrimack River Watershed Council Association
- Merrimack River Watershed Council (Facebook) Facebook
- Merrimack River Boats (Facebook page, Salisbury) Facebook
- Cashman Park Boat Launch - Newburyport Harbormaster Agency
- Merrimack River Rowing Association (Lowell) Club
- Merrimack River No Wake Zones (not just Newburyport) - The Hull Truth Forum
- Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) - City of Lowell (discharge notifications for the Merrimack) Link
- Merrimack River - Massachusetts Rivers Alliance Link
- Search Reddit: r/massachusetts Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Merrimack River, Massachusetts Reddit
Nearby launches
- Merrimack River (Riverside Park) · 1.7 mi · Merrimack River
- Merrimack River (Methuen) · 2.2 mi · Merrimack River
- World End Pond Carry-in Access · 4.3 mi · World End Pond
- Forest Lake Boat Launch · 4.7 mi · Forest Lake
- Hose House · 6.5 mi · Spicket River
- Johnson Pond Carry-in Access · 6.8 mi · Johnsons Pond
Sources
- Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access sites record 73 · Public record (MassGIS), no license stated
- OpenStreetMap n13873704485 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.