Free Boat Launches

Hello everyone,

Are there any free boat launches in Southeastern Wisconsin? For example, I hear that the launch on Okauchee Lake is free, but it fills up quickly. Just wondering. If not, what are some of the less expensive ones?

If you don't utilize the state park, then the sticker is your launch fee.

Long Lake and Auburn Lake in the Northern Kettle Moraine are free is you have a State Park Sticker.  There are also a number of smaller lakes with fee free launches that just require a State Park sticker.  

Someone commented that Wind Lake and Lake Denoon are free. Wind is, Denoon isn't. Denoon has a steel box that you must put in, I believe it was $6.00 or so. Plus Wind Lake's launch is much better than Denoon's which is a joke. Hard to get a deep V in at Denoon. Plus it has no pier which Wind does.

Some launch prices in Wisconsin are insane $12+ a bit much for me haven't fished se Wisconsin in a while even though I live in Milwaukee county. With all the $ that goes into fishing in a boat like registration, license, bait, gas , tackle, and a ton more then to have to pay a launch fees what ajoke. Perfect scenario we go to onalaska alot fish the Mississippi river we use to launch on the Wisconsin side but now you have to pay so like us we camp on the islands so I have to pay for each day but solved that problem we launch on the Minnesota side it's free. I've fished Minnesota 100' s of other lakes and all launches are free and launches are better kept. Only launch h in se Wisconsin I've launched that was free was okauchee. Plus who carries cash anymore. 

ok prop tell me why all boat launches should be pay to use. It is proven that these fees aint used right. Here in Sheboygan county we pay to launch but the money goes to the plank road trail for upkeep on that. Its all B.S. if you ask me. Then lets charge for all roads in the state. Maybe a fee to hunt anything on public land. How about a parking permit to park on the road in front of my house. You wont get me to agree on this. I once had a year pass to launch on Random lake and once they tried to tell me I couldnt launch because they were full. That didnt work out to good for that guy at the launch.

Every boat launch should have a fee.

 Permanent ice shacks should pay a fee too.

I think wind lake and denoon lake were free when I lived down there.