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Boat ramps near Olympia

12 stops10 watersUpdated Nov 6

25 public boat ramps on published waters near Olympia.

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

Long Lake

Recorded in Long Lake: Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Bluegill.

Surveyed depths in Long Lake reach 20 ft.

Long Lake15 min · 6.8 mi
Lake

Long Lake

Thurston

15

max 20 ft · surveyed

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  1. 1Long Lake: boat ramp on Long Lake, ≈ 5.6 mi from downtown.
  2. 9Long Lake: boat ramp on Long Lake, ≈ 33.5 mi from downtown.

Black Lake

Recorded in Black Lake: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Black Crappie, and Walleye.

Surveyed depths in Black Lake reach 28 ft.

Black Lake12 min · 5.9 mi
Lake

Black Lake

Thurston

11

max 28 ft · surveyed

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  1. 2Black Lake: boat ramp on Black Lake, ≈ 5.7 mi from downtown.

Pattison Lake

Recorded in Pattison Lake: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, and Cutthroat Trout.

Surveyed depths in Pattison Lake reach 20 ft.

Pattison Lake20 min · 9.2 mi
Lake

Pattison Lake

Thurston

10

max 20 ft · surveyed

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  1. 3Pattison Lake: boat ramp on Pattison Lake, ≈ 6.8 mi from downtown.

Lake Saint Clair

Recorded in Lake Saint Clair: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Trout, and Channel Catfish.

Surveyed depths in Lake Saint Clair reach 110 ft.

Lake Saint Clair23 min · 12.1 mi
Lake

Lake Saint Clair

Thurston

14

max 110 ft · surveyed

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  1. 4Lake Saint Clair: boat ramp on Lake Saint Clair, ≈ 8.9 mi from downtown.

Summit Lake

Recorded in Summit Lake: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Brown Bullhead, and Yellow Perch.

Surveyed depths in Summit Lake reach 100 ft.

Summit Lake22 min · 13 mi
Reservoir

Summit Lake

Thurston

6

max 100 ft · surveyed

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  1. 5Summit Lake: boat ramp on Summit Lake, ≈ 10.4 mi from downtown.

American Lake

Recorded in American Lake: Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, and Rock Bass.

Surveyed depths in American Lake reach 90 ft.

American Lake24 min · 18.6 mi
Lake

American Lake

Pierce

8

max 90 ft · surveyed

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  1. 6American Lake: boat ramp on American Lake, ≈ 16.3 mi from downtown.

Lake Lawrence

Recorded in Lake Lawrence: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, and Cutthroat Trout.

Surveyed depths in Lake Lawrence reach 25 ft.

Lake Lawrence41 min · 24.8 mi
Lake

Lake Lawrence

Thurston

8

max 25 ft · surveyed

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  1. 7Lake Lawrence: boat ramp on Lake Lawrence, ≈ 20.3 mi from downtown.

Lake Kapowsin

Recorded in Lake Kapowsin: Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, Rock Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Surveyed depths in Lake Kapowsin reach 25 ft.

Lake Kapowsin63 min · 39.8 mi
Lake

Lake Kapowsin

Pierce

8

max 25 ft · surveyed

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  1. 8Lake Kapowsin: boat ramp on Lake Kapowsin, ≈ 32.1 mi from downtown.

Lake Tapps

Recorded in Lake Tapps: Rainbow Trout, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, and Rock Bass.

Surveyed depths in Lake Tapps reach 80 ft.

Lake Tapps51 min · 42 mi
Reservoir

Lake Tapps

Pierce

8

max 80 ft · surveyed

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  1. 10Allan Yorke Park: boat ramp on Lake Tapps, ≈ 35.8 mi from downtown.

Puget Sound

Recorded in Puget Sound: Shiner Perch, Prickly Sculpin, and Sand Sole.

Surveyed depths in Puget Sound reach 244 ft.

Puget Sound68 min · 52.2 mi
EstuarySaltwater

Puget Sound

Kitsap

3

max 244 ft · surveyed

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  1. 11Evergreen Park - Bremerton: boat ramp on Puget Sound, ≈ 38.6 mi from downtown.
  2. 12Canoe & kayak launch — Puget Sound: boat ramp on Puget Sound, ≈ 40.9 mi from downtown.

When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Olympia in November. Rock Bass, Cutthroat Trout, and Yellow Perch bite well.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Olympia 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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