Boat Landing Accesses on Rainy Lake

Map of northern Minnesota highlighting highways, rivers, Rainy Lake, Rainy River, and key sites like International Falls, visitor centers, boat launches, and memorials along scenic routes near the US-Canada border. | Rainy Lake, MN
  1. Pat Roche Landing

Located along the Rainy River in International Falls, Pat Roche Landing sits behind the Voyageurs National Park Headquarters (this is not the Rainy Lake Visitor Center) and provides convenient access to Rainy Lake, making it an easy launch point for boating and fishing. It’s also a great spot to view the river and Canada across the water, take a walk, relax, or enjoy a picnic.

A maroon pickup truck with an empty boat trailer is parked near a lakeside boat launch on Rainy Lake, Minnesota, surrounded by tall pine trees under a blue sky with scattered clouds. | Rainy Lake, MN

2. Duluth St. Dock & Boat Landing – Ranier, MN

Located at the west end of Duluth Street in downtown Ranier, this public boat landing provides easy access to Rainy Lake & Rainy River for boating and fishing.

A concrete dock leads to a small boat with people on it, floating on Minnesota’s Rainy Lake under a blue sky with some clouds. Trees line the horizon in the background. | Rainy Lake, MN

3. Tilson Bay Landing

Public boat landing with access to Rainy Lake, featuring a fishing pier for shore anglers. Public parking is located across the highway, where you’ll also find the Tilson Creek Bog Walk

A wooden dock extends over a calm Minnesota lake under a cloudy sky, with another dock visible in the background. Bare trees line the shore near Rainy Lake, and cracked pavement is seen in the foreground. | Rainy Lake, MN

4. Bohman Landing

Public boat landing with two concrete ramps, parking, and an on-site outhouse for convenience.

A scenic lakeside view of Rainy Lake in Minnesota, with a partly cloudy sky, trees and greenery along the shore, and a parking lot with several cars in the foreground. | Rainy Lake, MN

5. Rainy Lake Visitor Center – Voyageurs National Park

Public boat launch at VNP’s Visitor Center on Black Bay offers free access to Rainy Lake and free public parking.

A small dock area with wooden railings surrounds calm water on Rainy Lake, bordered by green trees and shrubs. A red boat is moored at the dock, and a few cars are visible in the distance under Minnesota’s overcast sky. | Rainy Lake, MN

6. Dove Island Access

Smaller public landing near Island View Lodge and Sha Sha Resort