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Sugar River access points and trip distances, Wisconsin

15 access points (15 public) along 65.3 river miles of the Sugar River in Wisconsin. 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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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Paddle put-in (south ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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42.94874, -89.54339 2.1
2.1Paddle put-in (south ramp)
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42.92995, -89.53178 9.6
11.7Belleville Boat Ramp
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42.86243, -89.53797 8.9
20.6County X Ramp
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42.79994, -89.48626 4.1
24.7Boat ramp (south ramp)
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42.77020, -89.47908 5.2
29.9Boat Access - CR-EE
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42.73368, -89.44278 2.1
32.0Albany Park
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42.71006, -89.43967 0.2
32.2Boat ramp near Albany Lake
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42.70706, -89.43804 7.2
39.4Boat ramp near Norwegian Creek
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42.64431, -89.39743 5.9
45.4Boat ramp near Sylvester Creek
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42.58614, -89.40565 5.0
50.4Sugar River Carry-in
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42.54999, -89.36640 1.7
52.1Sugar River Access
About 0.24 mi from the mapped river line.
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42.54246, -89.34133 4.4
56.5Sugar River Park Boat Ramp
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42.51879, -89.30577 7.5
64.0Boat ramp (north ramp)
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42.47332, -89.24933 1.3
65.3Boat ramp near Otter Creek
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42.45920, -89.24002 end
Data notes: 1 access point is more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wisconsin DNR Boat Access. 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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