Melville Bay Boat Ramp (Nhulunbuy / Gove)

Located at Melville Bay Road on the Gove Peninsula foreshore, Nhulunbuy NT 0880. Managed by the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics (DIPL) Northern Territory and Gove Yacht Club. Features a high-capacity triple-lane concrete boat launch ramp facility (consisting of a double ramp and a separate deeper single ramp) equipped with a central floating universal access pontoon jetty. Positioned inside protected Melville Bay, providing safe deep-water launching into the Arafura Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria across all tidal conditions. Facilities include a bitumen car-and-trailer carpark, public restrooms, stainless-steel fish cleaning station, vessel wash-down bay, Gove Yacht Club dining, marine fuel wharf, and 24-hour lighting. Free public access; Dhimurru permit required for land access.