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Tawas River Boat Launch

This is a public boat ramp on the Tawas River near Tawas City, Michigan.

Aerial view of the boat ramp and the large parking lot beside the river, September 2022
Aerial view of the boat ramp and the large parking lot beside the river, September 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
Ramp surface
concrete
Coordinates
44.25921, -83.52649

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Boating rules

  • Slow, no-wake speed · a zone at or next to this launch 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

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone LHZ349, Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

On Tawas River

River in Michigan. All launches on Tawas River.

Community

Where people who use Tawas River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: tawascity.org: a new boat launch which accommodates two boats up to 28 feet long was added to the park in 2010. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.