Eyre Peninsula

The following information on boat ramps has been reproduced from the 1991 brochure Boat Ramps in Sth Australia, compiled by the Coastal Management Branch, Department of Environment and Natural Resources South Australia.

Please refer to the Boating Ramp Classifications for a detailed reference of the ratings.

Boating Ramps - Eyre Peninsula
Location	Road Access	Parking	Ease of Launching	Shelter	Comments
Anxious Bay					Turn off Flinders Hwy, approx 30km north of Elliston.
Arno Bay					2 km north of township.
Billy Light					2 lanes.
Ceduna					Midway between Ceduna and Thevenard. 4 lane ramps, all tide launching.
Coffin Bay					Adjacent to Esplanade, 4 lane ramp.
Coffin Bay					Beach Ramp.
Cowell					South side of jetty reserve, dredged channel to sea - use caution at low tide. Cost $2 per launch Weekly pass for $10 Yearly passes also available Good all weather ramp
Elliston					Beach parking.
Farm Beach
Louth Bay					Launching off firm sand. Beach parking.
Lucky Bay					Ramp to beach only. Launching at most tides.
Moores Landing					Good ramp and breakwater.
Nadia Landing					Access may be accross private land.
North Shields
Port Augusta					West side adjacent to old bridge. Provisions are currently free.
Port Davies					Cars vulnerable to vandalism.
Port Lincoln					Adjacent to caravan park.
Port Lincoln					Snapper Rock 200m east of Power Station - slippery rock sometimes.
Port Lincoln					Billy Light.
Port Lincoln					Marina Boat Ramp..
Port Lowly					Seaweed may make ramp slippery. The ramp is free and there are no facilities and no lighting There is a large area set aside for parking It is well protected but could be a bit hairy with winds from the North
Port Neill
Port Pirie					Sand bar on the other side of the channel. There is no toilets at the ramp. There is ample safe well lit parking with long bays for car and trailer. A good wash down bay is available. Easy launching even at low tide.
Sceale Bay
Smokey Bay					Well Protected from wind Fairly long breakwater - good for waiting your turn ! Specialised boats used by professionals Professional Oyster Farming launching Ramp width generous size for 2 lane launchings Huge parking facilities See More of Smokey Bay
Streaky Bay					Shallow water at low tide.
Thevenard					1 lane ramp - all tide launching.
Trinity Haven
Tumby Bay					100m south of main jetty.
Venus Bay					Most launching is from beach east of jetty.
Whyalla					Hummock Hill The ramp has 4 lanes Good at all tides and weather conditions Cost $4.40 to launch (you need correct money at ramp) Parking tickets issued via machine at entrance to marina The carpark now has realtime video surviellance with a direct feed to the Whyalla Police Station The facility has all night lighting, fishcleaning area (undercover) and a washdown area for boats.