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Round Lake Boat Launch near Charlevoix

This is a public boat ramp on Round Lake near Charlevoix, Michigan, run by Cheboygan FO.

Aerial view of the harbor docks and moored boats with the waterfront park and parking lot, August 2022
Aerial view of the harbor docks and moored boats with the waterfront park and parking lot, August 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
85 spaces
Managed by
Cheboygan FO
Coordinates
45.31701, -85.25741

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 (Detroit District; the one nearest this launch is of May 18, 2026). Not for navigation.

Boating rules

  • Slow, no-wake speed · all of Round 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

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Charlevoix Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Hydrographic survey of May 18, 2026 by the Detroit District. Least depth in the channel (Lake Michigan to Round Lake): 13.2 ft; project depth 18 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 Round Lake

Lake in Michigan. All launches on Round Lake.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.