Metropolitan Area

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 - Metropolitan Area
Location	Road Access	Parking	Ease of Launching	Shelter	Comments
Adelaide Shores					4 Lane Ramp
Aldinga					Launching from firm sand, beach parking.
Birkenhead [Port River]					North of Tavern Dirt Carpark Excellant ramp but slightly steep Sizable ramp drop off at extreme low tide, but gets you right into the action areas though. Watch for barnacles on lower birkenhead ramp if you lauch barefoot, between pavers. Also watch boat doesn't sit between pavers as if the wind swings the boat around may cause damage. Great ramp for when the mulloway are around, near the good spots.
Christies Beach					Launching from firm sand.
Ethelton [Port River]					South of Jervous bridge in the Background Parking OK but on compact dirt. Launching is best when water is higher as in photo, not 2 hours either way of low as a bit shallow Good for tinnies and older boats. Good spot for the mulloway action as its right there.
Garden Island					4 lanes.
Grange					Most probably need a 4wd if comntemplating this one Soft sand beach launching. Sand bar at low tide Parking OK Usually used for sailing boats
Moana					Launching from firm sand, beach parking.
North Haven					10 lanes.
O'Sullivan Beach					4 lanes. Excellent Car/Trailer Park Facilities Good De-rigging/cleaning facilities Shop/Tacke Available Take note of Exclusion Zones around refinery.
Outer Harbour					2 lanes. Ramp badly congested at peak periods.
Port Noarlunga					Launching from firm sand.
Seacliff					Launching from firm sand. Trailors left on beach.
Sellicks Beach					Launching from firm sand. Beach parking.
Semaphore Park					Sometimes blocked by seaweed and channels. Beach launching.
Snowdens [Port River]					South of Jervous bridge in the Background Parking OK but on compact dirt. Launching is best when water is higher as in photo, not 2 hours either way of low as a bit shallow Good for tinnies and older boats. Good spot for the mulloway action as its right there. Beach ramp is very rocky at low tide and can cause hazards to bigger boats and also a drive on trailer cannot be used here.
St. Kilda					Excavated channel. Caution required at low tide.
West Beach					4 lane ramp