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Boat Ramps

Boat Ramp Locations

Townsville has a number of boat ramps available for launching your boat.

Townsville City Council is the managing authority for all of the boat ramps on this page, with the exception of the boat ramps on Sir Leslie Thiess Drive which are managed by Port of Townsville Limited.

Balgal Beach, Marlin Street

Located on the south bank of Rollingstone Creek, at the end of Marlin Street and Tooth Street. This boat ramp has access to toilets and a water tap.

Location

Address: 1A Tooth Street, Balgal Beach
GPS coordinates: 19.00997° S 146.40460° E
Access to: Rollingstone Creek

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 1
Pontoons: 1
Slope: 10°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 30
Additional parking: 20
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Bluewater Beach, Bluewater Road

Located on the north bank of Althaus Creek. Across the other side of the creek is the Saunders Beach Boat Ramp.

Location

Address: 78 Jaloonda Road, Bluewater
Access to: Althaus Creek
GPS coordinates: 19.15709° S 146.59856° E

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 1
Slope: 7°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 15
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Bushland Beach, Marina Drive

Located in Bushland Beach (Mount Low) on Bohle River at the end of Marina Drive.

Location

Address: Marina Drive, Bushland Beach
GPS coordinates: 19.19950° S 146.70067° E
Access to: Stony Creek off Bohle River

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 1
Slope: 8°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 30
Additional parking: 20
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Magnetic Island, Horseshoe Bay

Located at the end of Horseshoe Bay Road. This boat ramp is tide limited, and has access to toilets and a water tap.

Location

Address: 1A Pacific Drive, Horseshoe Bay
GPS coordinates: 19.19950° S 146.70067° E

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 2
Slope: 9°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 6
Additional parking: 15 (car only)
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Magnetic Island, Nelly Bay Harbour

Located off The Esplanade.

Location

Address: 0 Esplanade, Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island.
GPS coordinates: 19.160662° S 146.8523° E
Access to: Ocean

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 2
Slope: 9°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 48
Additional parking: 27 (car only)
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Magnetic Island, Picnic Bay

Located off Yule Street adjacent to the Picnic Bay jetty. This boat ramp is tide limited, and has access to toilets and a water tap.

Location

Address: 2-10 Yule Street, Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island.
GPS coordinates: 19.18036° S 146.83799° E
Access to: Ocean

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 1
Slope: 10°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 50
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Pallarenda, Marlow Street

Located at the northern end of Cape Pallarenda Road along The Esplanade, before Pallarenda Park. This boat ramp is tide limited, and has access to toilets and a water tap.

Location

Address: 0 The Esplanade, Pallarenda
GPS coordinates: 19.19726° S 146.77433° E
Access to: Ocean

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 3
Pontoons: 1
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 30
Additional parking: 20
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Railway Estate, Barnicle Street

Located at the end of Barnicle Street. These boat ramps have access to toilets.

Location

Address: 2 Barnicle Street, Railway Estate
GPS coordinates:
- Upstream: 19.281808° S 146.824916° E
- Downstream: 19.280247° S 146.825733° E
Access to: Ross River

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 2 upstream, 4 downstream
Slope: 10° upstream, 8° downstream
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 48
Additional parking: 20
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Rasmussen, Loam Island, Illuta Street

Located in Loam Island Park which is across from the intersection of Illuta Street and Riverway Drive.

Location

Address: Loam Island Park, 0 Riverway Drive (at Illuta Street), Rasmussen
GPS coordinates: 19.34909° S 146.73140° E
Access to: Ross River

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 1
Slope: 8°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 10
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Saunders Beach, Boat Ramp Road

Located on the south bank of Althaus Creek at the end of Saunders Beach Boat Ramp Road, which comes off Saunders Beach Road past Atoll Street. Across the other side of the creek is the Bluewater Boat Ramp. This boat ramp is tide limited.

Location

Address: 0 The Esplanade, Saunders Beach
GPS coordinates: 19.15696° S 146.59904° E
Access to: Althaus Creek

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 1
Pontoons: 1
Slope: 10°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 15
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Toomulla, Herald Street

Located in Toomulla Park.

Location

Address: 1A Herald Street, Toomulla
GPS coordinates: 19.08354° S 146.47659° E
Access to: Saltwater Creek

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 1
Slope: 9°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 10
Additional parking: 20
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.

Townsville City, Sir Leslie Thiess Drive

These boat ramps have access to toilets and a water tap.

Location

Address: Off 25 Sir Leslie Thiess Drive, Townsville City
GPS coordinates:
- Upstream: 19.25403° S 146.82661° E
- Downstream: 19.25305° S 146.82719° E
Access to: Ross Creek

Facilities

Ramp lanes: 3 each
Pontoons: 1
Slope:
- Upstream: 10°
- Downstream: 9°
Load: 5t
Parking for cars with trailers: 87
Managing Authority: Port of Townsville Limited.

Townsville Recreational Boating Park

Located at the end of Fifth Avenue, Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. The Townsville Recreational Boating Park (TRBP) contains ample parking along with 4 boat ramps each with 2 lanes. These boat ramps have access to toilets and a water tap.

Location

Address: 30-34 Seventh Avenue, South Townsville
GPS coordinates:
- Ramp A: 19.27474° S 146.83089° E
- Ramp B: 19.27378° S 146.83129° E
- Ramp C: 19.27306° S 146.83224° E
- Ramp D: 19.27233° S 146.83264° E
Access to: Ross River

Facilities

Boat ramps: 4
Ramp lanes: 2 each
Pontoons: 2
Slope: 4°
Load: 8t
Parking: 200 shared
Managing Authority: Townsville City Council.