Boating Access Areas

 

With more than 300,000 registered vessels in North Carolina, boating is one of the state’s most popular activities year-round.  The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission provides more than 200 free Boating Access Areas (BAA) to 80 different bodies of water. Check out the interactive BAA locator below to find an area by address, waterbody, or accessibility for disabled.

Interactive Boating Access Area Locator
 Disabled Access Identified

Striped Bass Fishing Access Areas on Roanoke River, NC

 
Coastal Boating Guide 

BAA Cautions and/or Closings

CLOSINGS

Access Area

County

Body of Water

Date Closed

Reason for Closure
 Hampstead BAA   Pender  Intracoastal Waterway  April 23, 2012 - May 31, 2012  Renovation.
 Ledge Rock  Wake  Falls Lake  May 16, 2012 - evening  Repair.
 Sneads Ferry BAA  Onslow  New River  Jan. 5, 2012 until late spring  Renovation.


BAA Features

 

BAA Courtesies

1) Prepare your vessel for the water or the drive home well away from the ramp.

2) Do not block the ramp with an unattended vehicle or vessel.

3) Lines are formed by vehicles with trailers, keep your vessel out of the ramp area until ready to trailer.

4) Practice backing your trailer at home so that you will look like a pro at the ramp.

5) Do not power load your vessel, this causes erosion beyond the ramp.