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Boat ramps near Ann Arbor
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Boat ramps near Ann Arbor

12 stops9 watersUpdated Nov 6

71 public boat ramps on published waters near Ann Arbor.

Distances are straight-line from downtown Ann Arbor; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.

Ford Lake

Recorded in Ford Lake: Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Walleye, and Northern Pike.

Surveyed depths in Ford Lake reach 30 ft.

Ford Lake21 min · 12.2 mi
Reservoir

Ford Lake

Washtenaw

18

max 30 ft · surveyed

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  1. 1Ford Lake: boat ramp on Ford Lake, ≈ 10.2 mi from downtown.
  2. 3Canoe & kayak launch — Ford Lake: boat ramp on Ford Lake, ≈ 11 mi from downtown.

Whitmore Lake

Recorded in Whitmore Lake: Redear, Walleye, Northern Pike, and Common Carp.

Surveyed depths in Whitmore Lake reach 69 ft.

Whitmore Lake15 min · 11.6 mi
Lake

Whitmore Lake

Livingston

11

max 69 ft · surveyed

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  1. 2Whitmore Lake: boat ramp on Whitmore Lake, ≈ 10.8 mi from downtown.

Belleville Lake

Recorded in Belleville Lake: Channel Catfish, Walleye, Muskellunge, and Fathead Minnow.

Surveyed depths in Belleville Lake reach 30 ft.

Belleville Lake22 min · 14.1 mi
Reservoir

Belleville Lake

Wayne

4

max 30 ft · surveyed

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  1. 4Belleville Lake West: boat ramp on Belleville Lake, ≈ 11.8 mi from downtown.
  2. 5Belleville Lake East: boat ramp on Belleville Lake, ≈ 14.8 mi from downtown.
  3. 6Canoe & kayak launch — Belleville Lake: boat ramp on Belleville Lake, ≈ 16.4 mi from downtown.

Kent Lake

Recorded in Kent Lake: Northern Pike, Walleye, Bluegill, and Redear.

Surveyed depths in Kent Lake reach 38 ft.

Kent Lake26 min · 20.7 mi
Reservoir

Kent Lake

Oakland

21

max 38 ft · surveyed

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  1. 7Kent Lake Dam Portage: boat ramp on Kent Lake, ≈ 16.4 mi from downtown.

Wolverine Lake

Recorded in Wolverine Lake: Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, and Golden Shiner.

Surveyed depths in Wolverine Lake reach 57 ft.

Wolverine Lake37 min · 28.7 mi
Lake

Wolverine Lake

Oakland

11

max 57 ft · surveyed

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  1. 8Wolverine Lake: boat ramp on Wolverine Lake, ≈ 23.4 mi from downtown.

Wamplers Lake

Recorded in Wamplers Lake: Walleye, Redear, Common Carp, and Largemouth Bass.

Surveyed depths in Wamplers Lake reach 39 ft.

Wamplers Lake45 min · 31.2 mi
Lake

Wamplers Lake

Jackson

4

max 39 ft · surveyed

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  1. 9Wamplers Lake: boat ramp on Wamplers Lake, ≈ 24.7 mi from downtown.

Sand Lake

Recorded in Sand Lake: Walleye, Redear, Northern Pike, and Common Carp.

Surveyed depths in Sand Lake reach 53 ft.

Sand Lake42 min · 29.8 mi
Lake

Sand Lake

Lenawee

9

max 53 ft · surveyed

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  1. 10Sand Lake: boat ramp on Sand Lake, ≈ 25.1 mi from downtown.

Union Lake

Recorded in Union Lake: Redear, Walleye, Rainbow Trout, and Lake Trout.

Surveyed depths in Union Lake reach 110 ft.

Union Lake45 min · 33.6 mi
Reservoir

Union Lake

Oakland

5

max 110 ft · surveyed

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  1. 11Union Lake South: boat ramp on Union Lake, ≈ 27 mi from downtown.

Vineyard Lake

Recorded in Vineyard Lake: Walleye, Northern Pike, Redear, and Common Carp.

Surveyed depths in Vineyard Lake reach 42 ft.

Vineyard Lake48 min · 34 mi
Lake

Vineyard Lake

Jackson

18

max 42 ft · surveyed

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  1. 12Vineyard Lake County Park: boat ramp on Vineyard Lake, ≈ 27 mi from downtown.

When the fish bite here

Northern Pike bites well.

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Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Ann Arbor fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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