Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay mainland
67 boat ramps and 94 photographs.
Boat ramps
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Alberton, Alberton Road
A wide single ramp with a floating pontoon on the south bank of the Logan River at Alberton – secluded, with toilets, water and 17 bays, and room to drive around with a big rig. The quiet way onto the lower Logan and the southern bay.
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Albion, Beaumont Street
The Breakfast Creek ramp at Albion – a single lane with a pontoon on the north bank of the creek near its mouth, a tap, seven bays, and the Brisbane River a few hundred metres away. Tide-limited in the creek.
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Bald Hills, Barungwarra Reserve
A single lane into the South Pine River at Barungwarra Bushland Reserve, Bald Hills – unmarked parking for about 16, no facilities, and an eight-tonne load limit. A quiet bushland launch on the upper Pine.
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Bald Hills, Wyampa Road
Deep Water Bend at Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, Bald Hills – two lanes with a pontoon and floating walkway on the Pine River, toilets, water, 55 bays, and picnic areas and a playground in the reserve. The main launch for the Pine and Bramble Bay.
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Beachmere, Saint Smith Road
Beachmere's Saint Smith Road ramps on the Caboolture River – two lanes and a floating walkway at the upstream ramp, toilets, water and 28 shared bays, with the downstream ramp rebuilt by Maritime Safety Queensland in early 2026.
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Bethania, Federation Drive
A single lane on the south bank of the Logan at Federation Drive, Bethania – four parks, a water tap, no toilets. A quiet upriver launch for tinnies and kayaks on the freshwater-influenced reach.
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Burpengary, Uhlmann Road
The Uhlmann Road ramp at Burpengary East – two lanes with a floating walkway on the south bank of the Caboolture River, a tap and 21 bays. The mid-river launch between Caboolture and Beachmere.
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Caloundra, Tripcony Lane
The Maloja jetty and ramp at Tripcony Lane, Caloundra – a single lane with a pontoon on the northern Pumicestone Passage, a fish cleaning table and water, but only a handful of trailer bays. Tide-limited across the Caloundra flats.
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Carbrook, Reidel Road
The Riedel Road ramp at Carbrook – a ramp and floating walkway on the Logan, listed by the state with no lane or parking data, beside a privately run launch with a bait shop, licensing centre and cable park that charges entry.
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Carbrook, Skinners Road
Skinners Park at Carbrook – a single lane on the north bank of the Logan with toilets, water and 12 bays, in a riverside park on the Logan River trail. Sheltered water and a straightforward run to the bay.
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Chuwar, Mount Crosby Road
Colleges Crossing on the Brisbane River at Chuwar – the concrete ramp was replaced by a natural water-entry point when Ipswich rebuilt the flood-wrecked reserve in 2024. Canoes, kayaks and fishing from the bank; not a trailer-boat launch any more.
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Cleveland, Emmet Street (Toondah Harbour)
The public ramps at Toondah Harbour, Cleveland – two lanes and 49 bays beside the Straddie ferry terminal, toilets and water, no pontoon. Busy with ferry traffic, and the subject of a long-running redevelopment plan.
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Cleveland, Shore Street
A single lane at Cleveland Point, with toilets and water and eight bays, under the lighthouse at the end of Shore Street. Tide-limited across the flats, but a fine spot on the top of the tide.
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Cleveland, William Street
The William Street boat haven at Raby Bay – the largest recreational marine facility in the Redlands, with public ramps, a floating walkway, the Marine Rescue ramp and the boat club, 127 shared bays, and a channel dredged to two metres below low water.
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Clontarf, Pelican Park, Thomas Street
Pelican Park at Clontarf – four lanes with a floating walkway on the western side of the Redcliffe peninsula, toilets, water and 60 bays, beside the Hornibrook bridge. Sheltered from the south-easterly; flagged tide-limited over the Hays Inlet flats.
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Colmslie, Lytton Road
Colmslie Reserve on Lytton Road – two lanes with a pontoon and floating walkway on the south bank of the Brisbane River, a tap and 21 bays, and a fishing platform. The east-side river ramp.
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Coochin Creek, Roys Road
The Roys Road ramp on Coochin Creek – a single lane with 15 bays and no facilities at the end of a long road through the pine plantations, launching into the creek that feeds the middle Pumicestone Passage.
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Donnybrook, Grant Lane
The Grant Lane ramp at Donnybrook, opposite the caravan park – two lanes onto the upper Pumicestone Passage with toilets, water and 15 bays. A bit muddy at low tide, and the launch for the quiet northern end of the Passage.
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Eagleby, Logan Boat Ramp Lane
Logan River Parklands at Eagleby – two lanes beside the Pacific Motorway bridge with 45 bays, on the tidal Logan below Beenleigh. No toilets, water or pontoon; flagged tide-limited by the state.
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Fig Tree Pocket, Fig Tree Pocket Road
A single lane on the north bank of the Brisbane River at Fig Tree Pocket – five bays, a tap, no toilets, in the quiet western reaches below the Mandalay bend. Small boats and kayaks.
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Golden Beach, Churchill Street
Woorim Park at Golden Beach – four lanes onto the Pumicestone Channel with toilets and water, but only 16 marked bays. The main Caloundra launch, used by the jet ski hire and the boat-licence school.
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Golden Beach, Short Street
The Short Street ramp at Leach Park, Golden Beach – two lanes onto the Passage with a tap and unmarked parking, tide-limited over the banks. The quieter of Golden Beach's ramps.
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Goodna, Noel Kelly Drive
Richardson Park at Goodna – a single lane on the south bank of the Brisbane River with on-road parking for about four and no facilities. The lowest of the Ipswich ramps, on a quiet reach above the Moggill ferry.
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Griffin, Dohles Rocks Road
Dohles Rocks at Griffin – two lanes with a floating walkway on the north bank of the Pine River, toilets and 23 bays, in a riverside reserve popular for fishing and picnics. Room for two trailers on the ramp at a time.
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Hemmant, Aquarium Passage
The Aquarium Passage ramp at Hemmant – a single lane with a pontoon on Bulimba Creek where it joins the Brisbane River, five bays, no facilities. A small east-side launch for the lower river.
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Hilliards Creek, Bligh St
A small council ramp on Hilliards Creek at Bligh Street, Wellington Point – a single lane into a mangrove creek with no facilities and no state data beyond its existence. Tinnies and kayaks on the top of the tide.
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Indooroopilly, Meiers Road
Sir John Chandler Park at Long Pocket, Indooroopilly – a single lane with a pontoon on the north bank of the Brisbane River, toilets and water, unmarked parking. One of council's river hubs, flagged tide-limited.
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Jacobs Well, Pimpama Jacobs Well Road
Jacobs Well – four 4-metre lanes with a floating walkway, a relocated pontoon and a new jetty at Lions Park since the 2021 upgrade, toilets, water, a bait shop and 105 bays. The best ramp in the southern bay, and it still fills.
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Jindalee, Noolinga Street
Located along Brisbane River's western reaches – perfect for fishing and peaceful river cruising.
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Karalee, Park Road
The Park Road ramp at Karalee, on the south side of the Brisbane River at Barellan Point – a single lane with six bays and a water tap, on the quiet upper river near the Bremer junction.
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Karana Downs, Caringal Drive
Kookaburra Park at Karana Downs – a single lane on the north bank of the Brisbane River with 15 bays and no facilities, the highest trailer-boat ramp on the tidal river now that Colleges Crossing is a kayak put-in.
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Kings Beach, Margaret Street
A single ramp at Margaret Street, Kings Beach – four bays, a tap, and the Caloundra bar and headland at the door. A small-boat ramp on the ocean side of town, tide-limited.
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Logan Reserve, Henderson Road
Henderson Park at Logan Reserve – a single lane on the upper Logan with unmarked parking and no facilities, flagged tide-limited. The highest public ramp on the river, for tinnies and kayaks.
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Lota. Cobar Street
The Lota ramp on the Esplanade – a single lane onto the Waterloo Bay flats between Manly and Wynnum Creek, unmarked parking and no facilities. Dries out on the low; a top-of-the-tide launch for small boats.
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Manly Boat Harbour, Fairlead Crescent
The northern ramp in Manly State Boat Harbour – four lanes with a floating walkway inside the breakwaters on Fairlead Crescent, 112 secure bays, water, and the Coast Guard next door. All-tide, sheltered, and the busiest launch on Brisbane's bayside.
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Manly Boat Harbour, South
The southern ramp in Manly State Boat Harbour – three lanes with a floating walkway, toilets, water and 115 bays at the harbour's southern end. The quieter of Manly's two all-tide ramps.
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Margate, Eveline Street
The Margate beach ramp on the eastern side of the Redcliffe peninsula – a single lane onto Margate Beach with toilets and water and six bays. Open to the easterly, small boats only.
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Meldale, Way Street
The Way Street ramp at Meldale on Elimbah Creek – two lanes with toilets and water and unmarked parking, in a tiny rural locality on the creek that feeds the southern Pumicestone Passage.
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Nudgee Beach, Nudgee Road
Tuckeroo Park at Nudgee Beach – four lanes with pontoons and a floating walkway on the Kedron Brook Floodway, toilets, water and 46 bays. Brisbane's northern bay ramp, widened in 2016; the floodway is shallow on a low.
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Pelican Waters, June Street
The Bells Creek ramp at Jensen Park, June Street – three lanes onto the northern Pumicestone Passage at the Golden Beach and Pelican Waters boundary, toilets, water and 25 bays, with sandy beach either side and yabby banks beside it.
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Pelican Waters, Raleigh Street
The Military Jetty ramp at Raleigh Street, Pelican Waters – a single lane with a pontoon at the end of Keith Hill Park, toilets, water and eight bays. Very open to the weather, and with a three-tonne limit.
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Pinkenba, Kirra Street
The Kirra Street ramp at Pinkenba – a plain concrete ramp into deep water on the north bank of the lower Brisbane River, in the industrial estate off Tingira Street, with 26 bays and no facilities. The closest launch to the river mouth.
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Port of Brisbane, Port Drive
The Whyte Island ramp on Port Drive – four lanes on the Boat Passage at the Port of Brisbane, with lighting, toilets, a picnic area and 30 bays. Closed for reconstruction and a new floating walkway from July to about October 2026.
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Redland Bay, Banana Street
Weinam Creek at Redland Bay – the commuter ramp for the Southern Moreton Bay Islands. Since November 2024 the public launches from a new three-bay ramp with a pontoon and 40 trailer bays linked to the Moores Road car park; the old four-lane Banana Street ramp is now reserved for emergency services.
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Redland Bay, Moores Road
The small Moores Road ramp off the Esplanade at Redland Bay – a single lane with toilets and water and five bays, tide-limited across the flats. The Moores Road car park now also serves the new Weinam Creek ramp next door.
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Sandstone Point, Kal Ma kuta Drive
The Kal Ma Kuta Drive ramp at Sandstone Point – two lanes onto the Pumicestone Passage just north of Spinnaker Sound Marina, toilets, water and 43 bays, with the Bribie bridge alongside. Watch the old oyster lease off the hotel.
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Scarborough, Bird O'Passage Parade
The eastern ramp in Scarborough Boat Harbour – four lanes with a floating walkway inside the state harbour at Bird O'Passage Parade, toilets, water and 76 bays. All-tide, sheltered, and the peninsula's launch for Moreton Island.
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Scarborough, Flinders Parade
The Queens Beach North ramp on Flinders Parade, Scarborough – a single beach lane opposite Griffith Road with toilets, water and six bays. Tide-limited and open to the east; the harbour ramps are five minutes away.
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Scarborough, Thurecht Parade
The western ramp in Scarborough Boat Harbour on Thurecht Parade – three lanes with a floating walkway, lighting, toilets, water and the harbour's biggest car park at 120 bays. All-tide inside the breakwaters.
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Shorncliffe, Jetty Street
The Jetty Street ramp on Cabbage Tree Creek at Shorncliffe – two lanes with a pontoon, toilets and water, but only six bays, upstream of the big Sinbad Street harbour ramp. The small-boat option on the creek.
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Shorncliffe, Sinbad Street
The Cabbage Tree Creek Boat Harbour ramp at Sinbad Street, Shorncliffe – four wide lanes with a central pontoon inside the sheltered creek, fish cleaning, water and about 170 bays. The northside's biggest ramp.
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South Brisbane, Riverside Drive
The Riverside Drive ramp at South Brisbane Riverside Lands Park – a double ramp with a pontoon on the south bank under the William Jolly Bridge, 15 bays, no facilities. The city-centre launch, with all the traffic that implies.
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Steiglitz, Cabbage Tree Point Road
Cabbage Tree Point at Steiglitz – three lanes at Charlie Hammel Park with toilets, a sandy beach, barbecues and a playground, and 18 bays plus the street. The launch for the southern bay islands, and a very busy one.
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Strathpine, Learmonth Street
The Learmonth Street ramp at Strathpine – a single lane into the South Pine River at Bob Bell Park behind the shopping centre, five bays and toilets. A quiet upriver launch for tinnies and kayaks.
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Tanah Merah, Tansey Drive
Tansey Park at Tanah Merah – a single lane on the north bank of the Logan with seven bays and no facilities, between Waterford and Carbrook. A quiet small-boat ramp on sheltered river.
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Thorneside, Helen Street
The Helen Street ramp at Thorneside – a single lane into Tingalpa Creek on Queens Esplanade, with toilets, water and 11 bays. Sheltered creek water, a short run to the bay past the Aquatic Paradise canals.
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Toorbul, First Avenue
The First Avenue ramp on the Toorbul Esplanade – a single lane onto the Pumicestone Passage, toilets and water, sharing 34 bays with the Freeman Road ramp. Tide-limited across the Toorbul flats.
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Toorbul, Freeman Road
Toorbul's main ramp near Freeman Road – two lanes with the floating walkway the state built in 2015, toilets, water and 34 shared bays on the Esplanade. All-tide in the register, with the Passage flats to cross.
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Toorbul, Moffat Esplanade
The Moffat Esplanade ramp on Ningi Creek, south of Toorbul – a single lane with toilets, water and lighting, unmarked parking, and low-tide restricted access up the creek.
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Victoria Point, Colburn Avenue ( North )
The Colburn Avenue ramp on the northern side of the Victoria Point reserve – two lanes with a floating pontoon, toilets, water and 56 bays, and the passenger ferry to Coochiemudlo alongside. The pontoon is due for full replacement.
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Victoria Point, Masters Avenue
The combined barge and boat ramp in the Masters Avenue harbour at Victoria Point – two lanes with a pontoon and toilets, 15 bays, and the Coochiemudlo vehicle barge sharing the water.
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Waterford, Albert Street
Larry Storey Park at Waterford – a single lane on the south bank of the Logan with toilets and seven bays, below the old Waterford bridge. A pleasant upriver ramp for small boats.
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Wellington Point, Main Road
Wellington Point's Main Road ramps – four lanes with a pontoon and jetty on the foreshore, toilets, water and 70 bays, and one of the most popular launches on the bay. Also one of the worst at low tide: the flats dry a long way out.
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Woody Point, Hornibrook Esplanade
The Woody Point ramp at the end of Oxley Avenue near the sailing club – three lanes onto Bramble Bay with toilets, water, lighting and a picnic area, but only 13 bays and a three-tonne limit. Accessible on the upper tide.
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Wyaralong Dam
The Lake Wyaralong ramp at the Meebun day-use area – electric, sail and paddle craft only on Seqwater's newest dam, with toilets, picnic shelters and five bays. Bring your own drinking water.
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Wynnum, Glenora Street
The Glenora Street ramp on Wynnum Creek – two lanes into a sheltered creek with good depth, toilets and water, and plenty of parking. Locals' pick for Mud Island and St Helena without the Manly queues.
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Yatala, Patterson Road
A single council ramp on the Albert River at Patterson Road, Yatala – no facilities, ten parks, and a reputation as the worst-rated ramp on the Gold Coast list. Don't trust the map app: it sends you to the wrong bank.