26 public boat ramps on published waters near Grand Rapids.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Grand Rapids; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Green Lake
Recorded in Green Lake: Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Cisco, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Green Lake reach 60 ft.
- 1Green Lake: boat ramp on Green Lake, ≈ 15 mi from downtown.
Murray Lake
Recorded in Murray Lake: Muskellunge, Cisco, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Murray Lake reach 60 ft.
- 2Murray Lake West: boat ramp on Murray Lake, ≈ 15.1 mi from downtown.
- 3Murray Lake East: boat ramp on Murray Lake, ≈ 15.2 mi from downtown.
Wabasis Lake
Recorded in Wabasis Lake: Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Wabasis Lake reach 50 ft.
- 4Wabasis Lake Park: boat ramp on Wabasis Lake, ≈ 18.3 mi from downtown.
Gun Lake
Recorded in Gun Lake: Walleye, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, and Flathead Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Gun Lake reach 68 ft.
- 5Yankee Springs Recreation Area Campground: boat ramp on Gun Lake, ≈ 25.1 mi from downtown.
- 6Yankee Springs Recreation Area Day Use: boat ramp on Gun Lake, ≈ 25.8 mi from downtown.
- 7Gun Lake County Park: boat ramp on Gun Lake, ≈ 26.2 mi from downtown.
Lake Macatawa
Recorded in Lake Macatawa: Walleye, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, and Lake Trout.
Surveyed depths in Lake Macatawa reach 40 ft.
- 8Kollen Park: boat ramp on Lake Macatawa, ≈ 26.2 mi from downtown.
- 10Canoe & kayak launch — Lake Macatawa: boat ramp on Lake Macatawa, ≈ 28.5 mi from downtown.
- 11Lake Macatawa: boat ramp on Lake Macatawa, ≈ 28.8 mi from downtown.
Spring Lake
Recorded in Spring Lake: White Perch, Common Carp, Gizzard Shad, and Shortnose Gar.
Surveyed depths in Spring Lake reach 42 ft.
- 9Petty's Bayou: boat ramp on Spring Lake, ≈ 27 mi from downtown.
Long Lake
Recorded in Long Lake: Channel Catfish, Rock Bass, Tadpole Madtom, and Banded Killifish.
Surveyed depths in Long Lake reach 57 ft.
- 12Long Lake: boat ramp on Long Lake, ≈ 29.1 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
Yellow Perch bites well.
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowMuskellunge
Esox masquinongy
Esocidae
60 in80 lb20 yr144 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowWalleye
Sander vitreus
Percidae
30 in18 lb10 yr758 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowFlathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Ictaluridae
48 in120 lb20 yr90 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodYellow Perch
Perca flavescens
Percidae
15 in3 lb7 yr703 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr797 watersGame fish














