Merrimack River access points and trip distances, Massachusetts
19 access points (19 public) along 60.4 river miles of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.
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Access points in river order
| River mile | Access | Latitude, longitude | To next (river mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Depot St./Reeds Ferry Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.88105, -71.47263 | 2.9 |
| 2.9 | Thorntons Ferry Boat Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.84306, -71.48412 | 4.6 |
| 7.5 | Greeley Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.78374, -71.45782 | 1.8 |
| 9.3 | Boat ramp (Independence Rowing Club) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.76136, -71.44403 | 10.6 |
| 20.0 | Merrimack River near Deep Brook Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.64164, -71.37802 | 0.5 |
| 20.5 | Merrimack River near Stony Brook Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.63876, -71.36923 | 0.9 |
| 21.3 | Boat ramp near Black Brook Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.64037, -71.35305 | 10.1 |
| 31.5 | Merrimack River (Methuen) About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.70317, -71.21360 | 0.6 |
| 32.1 | Merrimack River (Riverside Park) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.69994, -71.20207 | 1.4 |
| 33.5 | Boat ramp near Merrimack River Reservoir Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.69243, -71.17610 | 0.4 |
| 33.9 | Merrimack River (Riley Park) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.69662, -71.16964 | 10.8 |
| 44.7 | Merrimack River near Little River Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.77274, -71.07240 | 3.0 |
| 47.7 | Boat ramp near East Meadow River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.76848, -71.02942 | 8.9 |
| 56.5 | Amesbury Public Boat Launch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.83999, -70.92579 | 0.5 |
| 57.0 | Boat ramp near Powwow River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.84256, -70.91436 | 2.2 |
| 59.2 | Boat ramp near Back River (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.82319, -70.88499 | 0.6 |
| 59.9 | Merrimack River (Cashman Park) About 0.15 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.81698, -70.87781 | 0.3 |
| 60.1 | Boat ramp near Back River (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.81680, -70.87101 | 0.3 |
| 60.4 | Boat ramp near Back River (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 42.81551, -70.86581 | end |
Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from MA Office of Fishing & Boating Access, NH Access Sites to Public Waters, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.
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