Boat launches on Kootenay Lake

This site tracks 7 public and public-access boat launches around Kootenay Lake, each read from a municipality, BC Parks, or the operator’s own site for a marina or harbour. The table below lists all 7 by shore; the sections after it give each launch’s own full note.

“Not stated” means the launch’s own source, linked in the table, gives no figure for that column.

• Lakeside Park boat launch

  The City of Nelson's own parks page lists "a boat launch" among Lakeside Park's features, with no ramp type or fee stated.

  Type: not stated. Fee: not stated. Owner: City of Nelson.

  Source: www.nelson.ca/320/Parks. Verified 2026-09-22.

• Kokanee Park Marina

  5110 Hwy 3A, beside Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. The marina's own site mentions coffee and ice cream "by our boat launch" but states no ramp type or launch fee; it lists mooring, boat repairs, fishing gear and watercraft rentals.

  Type: marina. Fee: not stated. Owner: Private (Kokanee Park Marina).

  Source: www.kokaneeparkmarina.com/aboutus. Verified 2026-09-22.

• Woodbury Resort & Marina

  4112 BC-31, Ainsworth Hot Springs. Full-service marina with a fuel dock, boat rentals and a boathouse; ramp type is not stated on the operator's own rates page.

  Type: marina. Fee: $20 self-launch / $30 tractor in-and-out. Owner: Private (Woodbury Resort & Marina).

  Source: woodburyresort.com/marina-services. Verified 2026-09-22.

• Lost Ledge boat launch (Kootenay Lake Park)

  BC Parks describes "a single wide, concrete boat launch at Lost Ledge located at the north end of the park," designed for full-size boats, with a 40-vehicle parking lot for vehicles and trailers.

  Type: concrete ramp. Fee: not stated. Owner: BC Parks.

  Source: bcparks.ca/kootenay-lake-park. Verified 2026-09-22.

• Riondel public boat launch

  309 Aspen Road, Riondel. The Riondel Boat Club operates a private members-only marina (75 slips) but the boat launch itself and the upper parking lot are open to the public with a purchased pass, from the Riondel Store or Campground or the honour box at the launch. An emergency slip is always available.

  Type: marina. Fee: $5/day or $60/year. Owner: Riondel Boat Club.

  Source: riondelboatclub.com. Verified 2026-09-22.

• Kuskanook Harbour

  9353 Highway 3A, Kuskanook. Annual memberships for the marina, and annual and one-time launch passes, are sold at the harbour office or at Wynndel Foods; the site has a picnic area, rest area, outhouses and garbage bins. No specific pricing or ramp type is given on this page. Operator site kuskanookharbour.com, not reachable over https on 2026-09-22.

  Type: not stated. Fee: not stated. Owner: Kuskanook Harbour Society.

  Source: www.explorecrestonvalley.com/post/kuskanook-harbour-boat-launch-and-marina. Verified 2026-09-22.

• Kootenay Bay public boat launch

  16940 Pilot Bay Rd, Crawford Bay — just south of the Kootenay Bay ferry terminal. Well sheltered from north and south winds. No rdck.ca or BC Parks/Ministry page describes this launch, so it reads from this tourism-board listing instead, used here as a named secondary source.

  Type: not stated. Fee: free (donations to the Crawford Bay Hall and Parks Association, who maintain the launch, are recommended). Owner: Crawford Bay Hall and Parks Association. Open year-round; does not close.

  Source: www.nelsonkootenaylake.com/listing/kootenay-bay-boat-launch. Verified 2026-09-22.

3 of the launches above are marinas, per their own type in this site’s data: Kokanee Park Marina, Woodbury Resort & Marina and Riondel public boat launch. Of those, only Woodbury Resort & Marina states a fuel dock on its own site.

This site’s launches data file has no separate ramp entry for Nelson RV Park & Marina, though its own site also describes itself as a marina — see its own page, linked above, for what it states about launching there.

The Water Survey of Canada gauge at Queens Bay reads 531.34 m, read 40 min ago. None of the sources behind the launches above states a minimum water level or a low-water closure for its ramp, so this page states none rather than guessing at one.

See water level for a full day of readings. Lake level from the Water Survey of Canada, station 08NH064 Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay, under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

This site cannot confirm whether Kuskanook Harbour runs a live camera of its own: the operator’s site, kuskanookharbour.com, does not answer over https, so this build has not been able to read it. Explore Creston Valley’s own page for the harbour is the source this page reads instead, with no live image of its own.

Kuskanook Harbour: 9353 Highway 3A, Kuskanook. Annual memberships for the marina, and annual and one-time launch passes, are sold at the harbour office or at Wynndel Foods; the site has a picnic area, rest area, outhouses and garbage bins. No specific pricing or ramp type is given on this page. Operator site kuskanookharbour.com, not reachable over https on 2026-09-22.