Boat Bay Boat Ramp, Peterborough

The Boat Bay Boat Ramp is located off the Great Ocean Road, approximately 4.3 kilometres west of Peterborough, inside Boat Bay within the Bay of Islands Coastal Park. The infrastructure consists of a single-lane concrete ramp that terminates at a narrow beach gorge. No floating pontoons or staging jetties are available, with pedestrian access provided via beach stairs alongside the bluffs. The ramp is famously steep and narrow, posing a major navigational and traction hazard; local guidelines advise against driving standard trailered vehicles down due to traction failure risks on the steep incline and the difficulty of vehicle recovery. Additionally, the ocean waters drop off rapidly at the toe of the ramp, especially during high tides. Amenities are non-existent within the ramp precinct, with no fish cleaning tables or public toilets, and boaters must utilize informal, wide cliff-top parking spaces. A targeted $17,000 concrete replacement project was executed under the 24-25 structural program to repair cracked slabs at the lower end of the ramp.