Boat Ramps Nearby
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Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteKayak & canoe launches in Dover, NH
We list 12 kayak launches within 16 miles of Dover. A kayak launch gets you on the water without backing a trailer down a ramp. Expect a low floating dock, rollers or a soft shoreline.
- 1.2 mi
Dover Landing
Dover - 1.2 mi
- 3.4 mi
Bicentenial Park Boat Ramp
Rollinsford - 3.4 mi
Willand Pond Boat Launch
Somersworth - 5.1 mi
Hilton Park Boat Launch
Eliot - 5.2 mi
Jackson's Landing Boat Ramp
Durham - 5.2 mi
Cocheco River Canoe Launch
Madbury - 6.2 mi
Eliot Boat Basin Launch
74 Hammond Lane, Eliot - 7.3 mi
Scotland Bridge Boat Ramp
York Harbor - 8.7 mi
Piscassic Park Boat Launch
Newmarket - 9.2 mi
Traip Academy Boat Launch
Kittery - 9.6 mi
Pierce Island Boat Launch
Portsmouth
Boat ramps near Dover
- Bellamy Reservoir Madbury, 5.5 mi
- Pleasant Street Public Boat Launch Eliot, 7 mi
- Swains Lake Boat Launch Barrington, 10 mi
- Goat Island Saltwater Fishing Access New Castle, 10 mi
- Chapmans Landing (Downtown 2) Stratham Station, 11 mi
- Odiorne Point State Park Boat Ramp New Castle, 12 mi
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Life jacket rulesKayak & canoe launches in Dover: questions and answers
Is there kayak & canoe launches in Dover?
Within 16 miles of Dover we list 12 kayak launches: Dover Landing, William A. Bray Memorial Park Boat Ramp, Bicentenial Park Boat Ramp, Willand Pond Boat Launch, Hilton Park Boat Launch, Jackson's Landing Boat Ramp, Cocheco River Canoe Launch, Eliot Boat Basin Launch, Scotland Bridge Boat Ramp, Piscassic Park Boat Launch, Traip Academy Boat Launch and Pierce Island Boat Launch.
If you're new to this, read how to launch a kayak or canoe, or widen the search on the map around Dover. All launches in the city: Boat ramps in Dover, NH.