Shepherd Lake Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Shepherd Lake · near Ringwood · New Jersey
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2019.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
- Boat ramp
- Motors
- Electric motors only
- Managed by
- New Jersey State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites
- Coordinates
- 41.13552, -74.23178
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Boating rules
- Outboard motors: electric only · all of Shepherd Lake rule
From the boating rules map of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection GIS: developed using NJDEP Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized or endorsed, 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 Shepherd Lake
Lake in New Jersey. All launches on Shepherd Lake.
Nearby launches
- Blue Lake Carry-in Access · 2.8 mi · Blue Lake
- South Boat Launch at Monksville · 3.7 mi · Monksville Reservoir
- North Boat Launch at Monksville · 3.9 mi · Monksville Reservoir
- Lake Sebago Boat Launch · 6.8 mi · Lake Sebago
- Lake Kanawauke Carry-in Access · 9.1 mi · Lake Kanawauke
- Island Pond Carry-in Access · 9.8 mi · Island Pond
Sources
- New Jersey State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas Boat Launches (NJDEP) record -74.23181,41.13556 · NJDEP Data Distribution Agreement: credit NJDEP GIS; not verified by NJDEP and not state-authorized or endorsed; metadata with the data (ArcGIS item 1fff783173bb4469b83b2b132b372ccb)
- OpenStreetMap n2627856337 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New Jersey State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas Boat Launches (NJDEP). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.