Half the summer calls out here start at a boat ramp. Eight public ones across Turkeyfoot, East Reservoir, Long Lake and Nimisila, and wet concrete is one of the few places a driver gets in trouble at two miles an hour. Tow vehicle spinning, trailer sliding sideways. We winch those out, and the trailer usually needs handling too.
Roads are the other half of it. Manchester Road runs fine past the state park, but turn toward Turkeyfoot Lake Road and the lanes get tight fast — old cottages converted to year-round homes, packed on small lots, plenty of streets that just stop at somebody's dock. Tell us the street name up front. A flatbed's the wrong truck for a lane you can't turn around in, and we'd rather know before we're 300 feet down it. Breakdowns, lockouts, jump starts, accident recovery and impound release run all year regardless.
Ramps, tight lanes, and what that changes
Can a wrecker get down to my lakefront street?
Usually, but say whether it dead-ends. Some lanes off Turkeyfoot Lake Road won't turn a full-size truck, so we'll send a smaller unit or winch the car out to a wider spot.
Do you tow boat trailers as well as the vehicle?
Yes. Blown trailer tire, seized bearing, a rig that slid off the ramp edge — tell us which ramp and whether the boat's on it, since access varies between SR 93 and the SR 224 side.