Boat Ramp and Boat Trailer Parking Fees
Going boating? Use our new QR code payment system
If you're heading out on the water, we've launched a new, easy-to-use payment system to pay for boat ramp and trailer parking fees – right at the ramp. Council Boat Ramp Passes can be used at any Council-operated boat ramp.
Simply scan the QR code with your mobile, using your QR scanner app, camera or Google Lens, open the browser link, then follow the steps to make your payment on the spot, using your credit card, Google Pay or Apple Pay.
We have signage in place at all ten ramps with a unique QR code for each ramp, and easy-to-follow instructions for scanning, paying and downloading your receipt.
If you don't have a smartphone, you can still pay in person at our Council offices and participating retail outlets (scroll down to see the full list).
Our Council compliance officers will have an app to scan and enter licence plates to check that there’s a valid pass. For the next 12 months, we’ll also be checking for valid permits on drawbars. All your current permits will remain valid until they expire.
The new system replaces physical ramp permits at the nine Council ramps below.
Boat ramp QR links
Click on your preferred boat ramp if you want to pay now via QR code. You will need a credit card to pay this way.
Kōpū Boat Ramp | Te Ariki Tahi/Sugarloaf Boat Ramp | Matarangi Boat Ramp | Pūrangi Boat Ramp | Robinson Rd Boat Ramp | Royal Billy Boat Ramp | Tairua Wharf Boat Ramp | Whangamatā Boat Ramp | Whangapoua Boat Ramp | Whitianga Esplanade Boat Ramp
Types of passes
There are two types of passes available that can be used at the fee-applicable boat ramps. These passes are available as daily passes, or annual passes.
- Payments can be made at the ramp by scanning a QR code with your smartphone. Note: you will need a credit card, Google Pay or Apple Pay to do so.
- Alternatively you can purchase a pass from one of the sellers listed below or via the below link.
Combo Passes (Launch and Parking)
This allows you to launch and retrieve your vessel, park your vehicle and trailer in a parking space designated for boat trailer parking. Please note our Council cannot guarantee the availability of parking spaces on any given day.
Cost
- $30 per day
- $115 per year
Launch Only Pass
This allows you to launch and retrieve only. Ideal if you plan to take your trailer home or have an amphibious vehicle e.g. SeaLegs
Cost
Which boat ramps do these fees apply to?
Coromandel-Colville |
Fees apply? |
Te Ariki Tahi/Sugarloaf Ramp |
Te Kōuma Road, Te Kōuma |
Yes |
Amodeo Bay Boat Ramp |
Colville Road, Amodeo Bay |
No |
Jacks Point/ Furey’s Creek Ramp |
Wharf Road, Coromandel Town |
No |
Long Bay Boat Ramp |
Long Bay Road, Coromandel Town |
No |
Ōāmaru Bay Boat Ramp |
Colville Road, Ōāmaru Bay |
No |
Wyuna Bay Road Ramps |
Woodroofe Road & Wyuna Bay Road, Coromandel Town |
No |
Mercury Bay |
|
Matarangi Boat Ramp |
Boat Ramp Road, Matarangi (off Harbour Drive) |
Yes |
Pūrangi Boat Ramp |
Captain Cook Road, Cooks Beach |
Yes |
Robinson Road Boat Ramp |
Robinson Road, Whitianga |
Yes |
Whitianga Esplanade Boat Ramp |
The Esplanade, Whitianga |
Yes |
Whangapoua Boat Ramp |
Whangapoua Road, Whangapoua |
Yes |
Brophy's Beach Ramp |
Buffalo Beach Road, Whitianga |
No |
Cooks Beach Ramp |
Marine Parade, Cooks Beach
|
No |
Dundas Boat Ramp |
Dundas Street, Whitianga |
No |
Flaxmill Bay Beach Ramp |
Pūrangi Rd, Flaxmill Bay |
No
|
Hei Reserve Boat Ramp |
Hei Esplanade, Whitianga |
No |
Ōpito Bay Beach Ramp |
Skippers Crescent & Moore Crescent
|
No |
Quarry Point Boat Ramp |
Kūaotunu-Wharekaho Rd (SH25), Kūaotunu |
No |
Tairua-Pāuanui |
|
Tairua Wharf Boat Ramp |
Wharf Road, Tairua |
Yes |
Royal Billy Boat Ramp |
Vista Paku, Pāuanui |
Yes |
Paku Ramp, Boat Ramp, Tairua |
The Esplanade, Tairua |
No |
Pleasant Point Boat Ramp |
Pleasant Place, Pāuanui |
No |
Tangiteroria Lane Boat Ramp |
Tangiteroria Lane, Pāuanui |
No |
Whangamatā |
|
Beach Road Boat Ramp |
Beach Road, Whangamatā |
Yes |
Kotuku Boat Ramp |
Kotuku Road, Whangamatā |
No |
Thames |
|
Kōpū Boat Ramp |
King Street, Kōpū |
Yes |
Ruamāhunga Boat Ramp |
Thames Coast Road, Ruamahunga |
No |
Waiomu Boat Ramp |
Thames Coast Road, Waiomu |
No |
Outlets that sell passes
Passes can be obtained from District Council offices at Thames, Coromandel Town, Whitianga and Whangamatā during normal working hours or from the following outlets:
Coromandel BP |
50 Tiki Road, Coromandel |
07 8668059 |
Matarangi General Store |
197 Matarangi Drive, Matarangi |
07 8665396 |
GAS Whangapoua |
376 Tangiora Avenue, Whangapoua |
07 8668274 |
Cooks Beach Resort |
874 Purangi Road, Cooks Beach |
07 8665469 |
Longshore Marine |
3/1 Blacksmith Lane, Whitianga |
07 8664607 |
Gull Whitianga |
5 Monk Street, Whitianga |
07 8665485 |
Mobil Whitianga |
200 Joan Gaskell Drive, Whitianga |
07 2800062 |
Stunned Mullet |
71B Cook Drive, Whitianga |
07 8664853 |
Z Whitianga |
83-85 Albert Street, Whitianga |
07 8671260 |
Tairua Information Centre |
2 Manaia Rd, Tairua |
07 8647575 |
Dutchys Tairua |
12 The Marina, Tairua |
07 8647001 |
Pāuanui Information Centre |
23 Centreway Rd, Pāuanui |
07 8647101 |
Challenge Whangamatā |
522 Port Road, Whangamatā |
07 8647575 |
Bubbas Fishing and Outdoors |
321 Casement Road, Whangamatā |
07 8657464 |
JCD Customs & Marine |
205 Aickin Road, Whangamatā |
07 8659073 |
Thames Council office |
515 Mackay Street, Thames |
07 8680200 |
Coromandel Council office |
355 Kapanga Road, Coromandel |
07 8661001 |
Whangamatā Council office |
620 Port Road, Whangamatā |
07 8650060 |
Whitianga Council office |
10 Monk Street, Whitianga |
07 8672010 |
Non-Council managed facilities
There are also many other boat ramps provided by various clubs and community groups including:
Why have these fees changed? As a result of the Annual Plan consultation process and the feedback we received, our Council adopted new boat ramp and trailer parking fees that places more of the cost of maintaining these facilities on the users rather than general ratepayers. Read about the rationale for this decision here.