Oakville Harbour

Oakville Harbour ramp location

Shipyard Park
99 Forsythe Street

Ramp fees

$20 (including HST)

• Ramp fee payable by credit card at the terminal located next to the launch ramp. For pay and display at the Oakville ramp, please display ticket on dashboard of vehicle towing trailer.
• Pay with the HONK mobile app on your phone. Visit honkmobile.com to download the app and then pay for the ramp using zone 2346 for the Oakville ramp.

Seasonal ramp passes

• Seasonal Ramp Pass – Resident of Oakville - $172.89
• Seasonal Ramp Pass – Non-Resident - $217.20
• Seasonal Ramp Pass – Commercial - $413.72

Seasonal Ramp passes are available to purchase after April 15 at the Harbour Office, 2340 Ontario Street, Unit 4.

To purchase a pass you must provide a copy of your driver's licence, the licence plate number of the vehicle towing the trailer (maximum two vehicles) and the licence plate number for the trailer (only one trailer plate number is allowed per permit).

Seasonal pass – $43.25 plus tax

Hours

June, July, August

Wednesday and Friday – 4 to 8 p.m.
Saturday – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday – 5 to 8 p.m.

September to October 23

Wednesday and Friday – 4 to 7 p.m.
Saturday – 9 to 1 p.m.
Sunday – closed

Space is limited

• Storage available for boats up to 30 feet and we can also accommodate boats on trailers
• Storage fee includes power washing of your hull after haul-out, haul-out and spring launch

Winter storage package (haul/bottom wash/storage/launch): $4.85/square foot

Winter storage only (no services): $4.50/square foot

Mast Storage Package (unstepping/storage/stepping): $11 per foot (length of mast)

Space is limited

Storage available for boats up to 30 feet and we can also accommodate boats on trailers

Storage fee includes power washing of your hull after haul-out, haul-out and spring launch

• Winter storage package (haul/bottom wash/storage/launch): $4.85/square foot
• Winter storage only (no services): $4.50/square foot
• Mast Storage Package (unstepping/storage/stepping): $11 per foot (length of mast)

• All slip holders pay an annual TOWARF fee $26 plus an Infrastructure Fee of $5 per foot, plus HST
• Out of town applicants add 10 per cent surcharge to mooring rates
• Administration charge – New Permit Holder: $124

In 1827 Oakville was founded by Colonel William Chisholm, after he purchased 1,000 acres of Crown land at the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek. Chisholm's great dream of building a privately owned harbour for Upper Canada was quickly realized in 1834, when Oakville was declared a Port of Entry into Canada.

Main exports included pine timbers and oak staves. As business prospered, so did other industries including wheat dealers and storage granaries. In the mid-1800s, Oakville was hit by a recession, affecting the price of wheat and Oakville's foundry and harbour business. To offset the depression, fruit growing became a considerable business, and in particular Oakville was actively trading strawberries, spurring a basket manufacturing plant

After a recession and the building of the railroad, the harbour business weakened and Oakville became a holiday destination for many. It became fashionable to summer in Oakville.

Oakville also became a destination for the Royal Canadian Yacht Club Races from Toronto. The Oakville Yacht Club was built in 1907.