Launch your boat like a pro at these Stockton Boat launch ramps / Marinas. Get the scoop and the knowledge before you head out with your family/crew.

Morelli Park Launch Ramp

Downtown Stockton at the west end of Weber St. (Under the I-5 Overpass)
Spacious and marked trailer prep area with well spaced shaded parking.
4 lane launch ramp. Wide and not much debris, most times.
Open 24 hours. Park at your own risk. Do not leave car/trailer past dark, unsafe.
Parking area has safety issues with neighboring homeless population across street.
Summertime water quality is poor. Lime green from the port to Weber Point channel head. Clears up as you head west.
Cross the walkbridge to see the beautiful windmill art.
Bathrooms available. Most of the time, locked.
$13 launch / self-pay at entry booth. Unmanned. FREE Launch once Louis Park Launch Ramp closes for Smith Canal flood gate construction.
$385 annual pass through Westrec Marina Mgt. (209)462-4200

Louis Park Launch Ramp

Central Stockton off west end of Monte Diablo Ave. AKA “Dad's Point”
2 lanes, open 24 hours.
Launching is FREE.
Parking area is small and tight with turnabout at end. Parking is at your own risk. Watch for kids. Busy picnic activity on summer weekends.
No restrooms or drinking water. Porta-potty sometimes available.
One short dock and standby dock toward parking area.
LAUNCH APPROACH: Drive toward parking area, make the last left turn after the small building. Prep near the rock wall till ramp is clear. Make a left and go all the way up then reverse into launch lane.
TAKE-OUT: Pull straight out and wipe down area near single handicapped parking. If busy, pull all the way out of area and drive to shaded parking near Louis Park softball diamonds. Restrooms in Louis Park area.
Many report ramp area always has debris (hyacinth, reeds/Tules) since wind blows it all in.
Launch Ramp will temporary close soon for Smith Canal flood gate construction project. Use Morelli Park Launch Ramp downtown Stockton for free launch. Use Buckley Cove Launch Ramp for fee. Next I-5 northbound exit: March Lane.

$13 M-Th, $15 Fri-Sun / $180 annual pass / Senior or Disabled $121 annual pass

Paradise Point Marina (Two Lanes - One long dock) off Eight Mile Road off Rio Blanco Rd., open 24 hours. steep launch, angled entry/exit, slippery w/algae @ low tide. Trailer scraper at top of levee.

$15 M-Th, $15 Fri-Sun / $225 annual pass / $10 Kayak Launch

King Island Resort/Marina off W, Eight Mile Road before 2nd bridge. 11530 W Eight Mile Rd, open 24 hours. one lane, angled entry/exit. slippery w/algae @ low tide.

$15 self-pay launch