Salem - Danvers River Boat Ramp

[Mark Cahill]

Need info from those who use this ramp.

Click here for the Map (http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/pab/pabpdfs/PAB-83.PDF)

[BigBoatDog]

Salem ramp at the Kernwood bridge Salem side in Danvers River. Little rough at the bottom, extreme low tides will cause the ramp to be closed till the tide fills back in. $5 great parking can seem like a long walk in hot weather. Can be busy at times.
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[NHAngler]

"Little rough at the bottom"

Ha ha. I have seen the bottom of that ramp many times and it is awful. I waited 3 hours from dead low on a minus tide one day to use it. She claimed that all the ramps in the area that day were like that. (#$119) I used it as an excuse to do more fishing and glad I did as I found a nice pod of bass out in the sound that day.

I think the fee went up to $15 for non-res there. I stopped using it after that. Really wish there was a better alternative in the area that is accessible early and late in the day. Winter island is the best in the area for access but the hours are annoying.

In fact it would be great to have more membership offerings to public access. I would easily pay up to $100 a year to be able to use a ramp anytime I wanted to.