Put-in-Bay Bathing Beach Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Lake Erie · near Put-in-Bay · Ohio
Quagga mussels (latest report 2016) and zebra mussels (latest report 2016) reported in Lake Erie 1.5 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 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Village of Put-in-Bay
- Coordinates
- 41.65277, -82.81255
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of July 23, 2025). 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 LEZ143, Reno Beach to The Islands OH. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- PUT-in-BAY Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of July 23, 2025 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 11.2 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 14 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 Erie
Lake in Ohio. All launches on Lake Erie.
Community
Where people who use Lake Erie talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Put-In-Bay Village Marina · 0.3 mi · Put-in-Bay
- Oak Point SP Access · 0.7 mi · Lake Erie
- Massie Cliffside Preserve Access · 0.7 mi · Lake Erie
- West Shore Ice Ramp South · 1.2 mi · Lake Erie
- South Bass Island State Park · 1.5 mi · Lake Erie
- Middle Bass Island State Park Marina · 1.6 mi · Lake Erie
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 1585 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Lake Erie Public Access Sites (Office of Coastal Management) record lei14-village-of-put-in-bay-beach · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Lake Erie Public Access Sites (Office of Coastal Management). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.