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Thames River Boat Launch

Boat ramp · on Thames River · near New London · Connecticut

The Thames River and its railroad bridge near the launch
The Thames River and its railroad bridge near the launch Photo: Pedro Xing · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Open per Connecticut DEEP state boat launches (trailered)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Fee
Free
Ramp surface
Concete Slab
Car parking
50 spaces
Restrooms
Chemical (Seasonal)
Season
Year-round
Rules at the launch
On the Thames River, 6 MPH limit within 200 feet of any dock, pier or wharf. Use of a vessel under power prohibited within 200 feet of a bathing beach or area or bathing raft or float in New London. Dead slow speed permitted through entrance to Alewife Cove and to moorings in New London. No boats within 350 feet of bathing beach.
Dock
Floating Wood (Seasonal)
Parking surface
Paved
Access road
Paved
Address
1 State Pier Road, New London
Directions
I-95 North, Exit 83, left at end onto Williams Street. Turn east onto State Pier Road. Launch is at end under I-95 bridge. I-95 South, Exit 84E, bear right at end onto Williams Street. Follow as above.
Wheelchair access
Yes
Managed by
Connecticut DEEP
Website
portal.ct.gov
Site sketch
PDF from the agency
Coordinates
41.36350, -72.09091

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On Thames River

The Thames River is a short river and tidal estuary in eastern Connecticut. It flows south for 15 miles from the junction of the Yantic and Shetucket rivers at Norwich to New London and Groton, which sit on either side of its mouth at Long Island Sound. The river is between about 377 and 4,348 feet wide. Its watershed includes the 80-mile Quinebaug River, which rises in southern Massachusetts and joins the Shetucket about four miles northeast of Norwich. The river was first known as the Pequot River. It was renamed Thames after the river in London, England, once the town was officially named New London in 1658. More about Thames River.

Boating rules on Thames River

  • 6 mph limit within 200 feet of any dock, pier or wharf on the Thames River source
  • Boats under power may not operate within 200 feet of a bathing beach, bathing area, bathing raft or float in New London source
  • Dead slow speed allowed through the entrance to Alewife Cove and to moorings in New London; no boats within 350 feet of a bathing beach source

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Why it is listed as public: listed by Connecticut DEEP state boat launches (trailered). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.