Middle Straits Lake Boat Launch

Middle Straits Lake Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on Middle Straits Lake near West Bloomfield Charter Township, Michigan, run by the Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation.

**Middle Straits Lake, the water this launch is on.** Middle Straits Lake from Westacres Beach Photo: clembore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Flickr

Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 1999) reported in this water (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
Car parking: 15 spaces
Restrooms: No
Managed by: Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation
Coordinates: 42.57860, -83.42007

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Depth contours in feet from Michigan DNR. Not for navigation.

Boating rules

Slow--no wake speed; high-speed boating and water skiing hours · all of Middle Straits Lake rule

From the boating rules map of Michigan Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service

On Middle Straits Lake

Lake in Michigan. All launches on Middle Straits Lake.

Nearby launches

Union Lake Boat Launch · 2.1 mi · Union Lake
Union Lake Carry-in Access · 2.7 mi · Union Lake
Orchard Lake Boat Launch · 3.0 mi · Orchard Lake
Long Lake Boat Launch · 3.1 mi · Long Lake
Kayak/SUP/Canoe Put-In · 3.4 mi · Cass Lake
Kayak/SUP/Canoe Put-In · 3.4 mi · Cass Lake

Sources

Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) record A-63-026 · Public record of the State of Michigan; no restrictions on use stated
Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -83.41900,42.57791 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) and 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.