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US State Public Boat Launch & Fishing Access Aggregator

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US State Public Boat Launch & Fishing Access Aggregator

Aggregates public boat launch ramps and fishing access sites from state DNR and wildlife agency open-data layers (ArcGIS REST FeatureServer) into one geocoded national dataset.

Returns ramp attributes, amenities, fees, ADA accessibility, parking capacity, and water body for each site. Currently covers Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina — with more states added as official open-data layers are verified.

What You Get

Each result contains:

Field Description
state Two-letter state code
agency State agency publishing the data
site_name Name of the boat launch or fishing access site
water_body Lake, river, reservoir, or other water body
county County location
latitude WGS84 decimal degrees
longitude WGS84 decimal degrees
access_type boat ramp, carry-down, shore access, pier, etc.
ramp_surface concrete, gravel, unspecified
lanes Number of ramp lanes
parking_capacity Trailer and vehicle spaces
amenities restroom, dock, picnic, lighting, bait, etc.
fee free, paid, or fee amount
accessible ADA accessibility (Yes where confirmed)
source_url ArcGIS REST endpoint the record came from
scraped_at Collection timestamp (ISO 8601)

How to Use

Scrape all available states (default)

{
  "maxItems": 10000
}

Filter to specific states

{
  "states": ["FL", "GA", "SC"],
  "maxItems": 5000
}

Supported state codes

State Agency Approximate sites
AK Alaska Department of Fish & Game ~450
FL Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ~2,060
GA Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division ~900
MA Massachusetts Office of Fishing & Boating Access ~280
MI Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation Division ~1,170
PA Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission ~1,150
SC South Carolina DNR ~125

Notes

  • Data is sourced from official state GIS open-data layers — no authentication required.
  • ArcGIS endpoints are key-free public REST services with resultOffset pagination.
  • Field availability varies by state (some agencies publish more detail than others).
  • Coordinates are in WGS84 decimal degrees where published by the agency.
  • Covers state access points only — federal sites (USACE, USFS, NPS) are served by separate recreation.gov / RIDB datasets.
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