What do you want to do/access?

id say point walter, i learnt on it or theres a really good ramp across the river from the freo water police station i forgot what its called my bad, its really good to launch nice and deep and they have jetties there aswell

Nickk you are thinking of the leeuwin boat ramp. You're right it is very good for beginners. Good access to the lower half of the Swan too.

And bloody expensive, last time was about $12 a day for parking or more, sure its got finger jetties but I reckon Point walter is a bit easier for a beginners with a couple of launching spots, no finger jetties but can be a bit quieter and I think its $6-8 a day for parking.  What size boat are you launching?

deep water point in mount pleasant would be pretty quiet this time of year, no jetty from memory

The leeuwin can have a strong current drifting across it from tidal movememnts at times and is bloody expensive.

a bit further up but Maylands has a nice floating jetty and also the ramp at belmont is very good

there is one in mosman bay without a jetty that can be very shallow at times and only suitable for ali boats if the sandbar is there plus 4wd is also needed at times if the sand builds up

Point Walter is good, but can be a bit difficult sometimes when all the big boats fly coming back from rottnest- the waves build up on the shallow water constantly. But make sure you know how to get out, its not very well marked although there is a map on a sign at the boat prep area. Launched there yesterday, saw about 3 people take no notice of the sign, and go over the extremely shallow sand bar. Didn't get to far, one bloke had to get out and walk his boat to deeper water. Paid $4 for 4 hours. Plenty of parking

Deep Water Point is ok in winter with not too many people. Very slippery ramp. Packed in summer. Cafe there too. Pay for parking but it's not ridiculous. Rig is correct- no jetty. Also there is a sand ramp opposite Mt Pleasant on the Kwinana Freeway side. Pretty quiet most of the time.

Leuwin (East Fremantle) very expensive as Sarcasm0 said. Limited parking too. Packed in summer because it's the closest ramp to the ocean along the river. 2 finger jetties. See's a lot of boat traffic.

has anyone got any infor on that ramp I think the jetskiers use on the south west side of the narrows and also the one further up the river in south perth?

Yeah that's the jet ski area. Why not try Coode st South Perth. Very easy ramp and good little beach there to park up the boat.

yep that was the other one I was talking about, its a decent ramp

point walter is cheap but watch out as one of the ramps has about a 20cm drop half way down it, needs fixing

Leuwin is better but cost more and can be very busy

near UWA is a ripper,two fingers $1 an hour for parking easy to get up or down stream from

Whats the water depth 4 m into the water at matida bay on say a mid tide ? As i struggle with enough depth in most swan ramps !

Cheers yeh not that big just with skids and a drawbar thats 2ft too short makes it hard with out drenching a new car haha!! Will have to go give it a go !

Yeh i struggled at deep water point ( mainly due to my drawbar being too short ) and possibly just the tide was low or whatever but it wasnt nice on the slippery ramp, and after that i couldnt be bothered going in the river anyway haha

 on Saturday Vinnie I'll take note for you. I know by the time you get to the end of the pens it's about 4m

That's the river for you. Even where i launch at Coode it's slippery usually chuck it into low range to drive out normally.