The 3 boat ramps on Watts Bar Lake that work well for kayaks and small craft. These are the ramps with shallow approach, low traffic, or a beach drop, where putting in by hand isn't a fight.
Kingston's downtown waterfront ramp, with city-park amenities wrapped around it.
Kingston's downtown public launch, free and well-maintained, with a double ramp at the main park and a single ramp at the gravel pit nearby. The surrounding park has docks, a kayak launch, and waterfront walking paths.
Rockwood's main public waterfront park, with a real boat ramp and a long fishing dock.
Rockwood's flagship lakefront park, 55 acres on the water with a multi-ramp launch, three floating docks, a fishing pier, restrooms, and a paved greenway that runs out to Gateway Avenue.
The boat-ramp half of Tom Fuller Park, listed separately on Google but the same waterfront.
The ramp itself at Tom Fuller Memorial Park, listed under its own Google entry. Paved, multi-lane, free, with three docks and large parking lot.
Public boat ramps work for kayak launches. The kayak-friendly ramps on this page are the ones where the put-in is easy and traffic is low. Beaches at lakefront parks also work for hand launches.
Last updated: April 30, 2026