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SE 40th Boat Launch

SE 40th Boat Launch is a free public boat ramp on Lake Washington near Beaux Arts Village, Washington.

Aerial view of the ramp between two moorage docks, with the road and parking lot behind, August 2017
Aerial view of the ramp between two moorage docks, with the road and parking lot behind, August 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
New Zealand mudsnails

Washington State Department of Ecology lists this water as likely to contain New Zealand mudsnails; extra decontamination is advised when leaving it. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

Washington State Department of Ecology · checked October 20, 2026

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on Lake Washington 550 m from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2021.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
Fee
Free
Ramp surface
concrete
Website
bellevuewa.gov
Coordinates
47.57492, -122.18893

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Lake Washington rule

From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

On Lake Washington

Lake in Washington. All launches on Lake Washington.

Community

Where people who use Lake Washington talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: bellevuewa.gov: Fees can be paid on a daily basis at the boat launch, or an annual permit may be purchased.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.