Nevada

Nevada Boat Removal and Disposal

Twenty years of hauling junk boats out of driveways, marinas, and backyards. Firm quote before the truck rolls.

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Title rules

Nevada titles every motorized boat that needs registration, through the Department of Wildlife (NDOW), not the DMV.

Legal path

There is a legal path. The paperwork is on you.

Coverage

17 counties, 133 cities we pick up from

Pricing

See how pricing works

Reservoir weekends explain how a lot of these boats got bought. What follows is usually a trailer parked at the side of the house for a few summers after that, sometimes because the motor died, sometimes because nobody wanted to deal with selling it. Every so often the boat came with a property somebody inherited and never used. The result looks the same in the yard.

Boat removal from my crew means pickup, transport, and disposal, all in one trip. We deal with junk boats on trailers, on blocks, or sitting in a storage lot. You do not need paperwork sorted out to get rid of an old boat. No title yet is fine, more on that further down the page.

How much does boat removal cost?

Starting from

$250

Junk boat on a trailer that rolls, with room for the truck to reach it. From there, four things move the number.

I will tell you which ones apply to yours before we schedule anything.

Size and type

A 14-foot aluminum fishing boat is one job. A 30-foot cabin cruiser is a different one. Length, beam, and weight decide the crew and the equipment.

Where it sits

Driveway on a trailer is the cheapest boat removal there is. On blocks in the backyard takes more work. In a slip, it needs a haul-out. Sunken, it needs recovery.

Condition

Engine already out is cheaper. Fuel still aboard, a hull full of rainwater, a trailer that will not roll: each adds handling.

Distance

Miles to the processing yard are part of the quote. Boat hauling cost scales with them.

Not sure which factors apply to your boat?

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Can it be free?

People ask about free junk boat removal. Sometimes the boat has enough going for it, a running outboard, decent aluminum, and we take it for nothing. Sometimes it does not, and there is a fee. We will tell you which one you have.

Our guarantee

The number is firm before the truck rolls.

Twenty years in, nobody has heard a different price at the curb.

Local read

What pricing looks like in Nevada

When I get a call out of Nevada, it's almost always for a boat sitting in a driveway, a barn, or a storage lot, since water pulls are rare out here. These jobs usually mean a long drive back to our yard, and that distance shapes part of the quote. Spring cleanouts bring the busiest stretch, but the calls keep coming steady the rest of the year. I give you a firm number before my crew ever shows up with the trailer, and that's the number that sticks.

Junk boats we hauled out

Real crew snapshots from recent Nevada pickups. Watermarked photos are placeholders while we swap in the real jobs.

junk boat removal, 24 ft Bayliner cabin cruiser on a dead trailer — 24 ft Bayliner cabin cruiser, hauled from a side yard

junk boat removal crew loading a 20 ft bowrider onto a trailer — 20 ft bowrider winched out of a driveway

junk boat removal, 26 ft cabin cruiser on stands in a storage yard — 26 ft cabin cruiser off jack stands at a storage lot

Junk boat pickup, salvage, and old boat removal

One boat, a whole yard, or an emergency. Old boat removal from a driveway or an estate. Junk boat pickup for the one that never sold. Marinas and boat yards call us to clear a season of abandoned slips in one visit. Insurance adjusters call after storms. My crew has floated sunken boats, hauled sailboats out of backyards, and moved a 40-footer through a neighborhood that was not built for it. One call covers removal, transport, and disposal. If it floats, floated, or was supposed to float, we haul it.

Getting rid of a boat legally in Nevada

State legal briefNevada

Reviewed August 25, 2026

Nevada titles every motorized boat that needs registration, through the Department of Wildlife (NDOW), not the DMV. Non-motorized boats like canoes, kayaks, and sail-only boats are neither titled nor registered.

Transferring a Nevada-titled boat needs an endorsed Certificate of Ownership, proof of tax paid where it applies, and a Social Security number. A Nevada-titled boat can transfer by mail; anything new, untitled, or from out of state needs an in-person visit, for a $20 fee. Missing the manufacturer's statement, coming from a non-titling state, or a handwritten HIN means NDOW requires an in-person inspection first.

Nevada has no funded removal program, but NRS 488.293 gives police, game wardens, and NDOW a statutory process. An officer can remove a boat from a public waterway if it is drifting, moored, docked, aground, or dangerous. Unclaimed after 180 days of notice, ownership rights lapse and NDOW can hand it to law enforcement to use, sell, or destroy. Costs sit with whoever abandoned it.

If the boat is not yours. Under NRS 488.293, you can give a sworn statement of why you believe the boat is abandoned; the known owner gets 5 days notice before removal, or it goes immediately if the owner is unknown. It works, but you file the affidavit and wait it out. If you would rather skip the paperwork, removal is the shorter road. We take Nevada boats without a title.

Skip the paperwork.We take Nevada boats with or without titles. One call, one price.

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Counties We Serve in Nevada

We pick up boats across all 17 counties in Nevada. Cities below are the ones we reach most often; if yours is not listed, call and we will confirm coverage.

Carson City

Churchill County

Fallon, Fallon Station

Clark County

Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Enterprise, Spring Valley, Sunrise Manor, Paradise, Whitney, Winchester, Summerlin South, Mesquite, Boulder City, Laughlin, Moapa Valley, Nellis AFB, Sandy Valley, Bunkerville, Indian Springs, Moapa Town, Mount Charleston, Searchlight, Cal-Nev-Ari, Blue Diamond, Goodsprings, Nelson

Douglas County

Gardnerville Ranchos, Johnson Lane, Gardnerville, Indian Hills, Minden, Kingsbury, Topaz Ranch Estates, Ruhenstroth, East Valley, Genoa, Stateline, Round Hill Village, Zephyr Cove, Fish Springs, Carter Springs, Skyland, Lakeridge, Double Spring, Glenbrook, Topaz Lake, Logan Creek

Elko County

Elko, Spring Creek, West Wendover, Carlin, Wells, Jackpot, Osino, Owyhee, Lamoille, Montello, Mountain City, Oasis

Esmeralda County

Dyer, Silver Peak, Goldfield

Eureka County

Crescent Valley, Eureka

Humboldt County

Winnemucca, Fort McDermitt, Golconda, Paradise Valley, Orovada, McDermitt, Valmy, Denio

Lander County

Battle Mountain, Kingston, Austin

Lincoln County

Pioche, Panaca, Alamo, Caliente, Bennett Springs, Rachel, Beaverdam, Hiko, Ursine, Mount Wilson, Dry Valley

Lyon County

Fernley, Dayton, Silver Springs, Yerington, Stagecoach, Smith Valley, Silver City

Mineral County

Hawthorne, Schurz, Walker Lake, Mina

Nye County

Pahrump, Tonopah, Amargosa Valley, Beatty, Gabbs

Pershing County

Lovelock, Grass Valley, Humboldt River Ranch, Imlay, Unionville

Storey County

Virginia City

Washoe County

Reno, Sparks, Sun Valley, Spanish Springs, Cold Springs, Incline Village, Lemmon Valley, Washoe Valley, Mogul, Golden Valley, Verdi, Wadsworth, Nixon, Sutcliffe, Crystal Bay, Empire, Gerlach

White Pine County

Ely, McGill, Preston, Ruth, Lund, Baker

Boat removal across Nevada

Top 16 cities by population. 133 cities covered across Nevada.

Las Vegas Henderson North Las Vegas Reno Enterprise Spring Valley Sunrise Manor Paradise Sparks Carson City Whitney Winchester Summerlin South Fernley Sun Valley Mesquite

Boat removal in Nevada: what owners ask

How do I get rid of an old boat in Nevada?

Most people land on four choices: sell it, donate it, drive it to a salvage yard, or let a removal service handle it. That boat sits in a driveway, a barn, or a storage lot, and the long trip out is what we manage.

How much does boat disposal cost in Nevada?

Size, location, condition, and distance push the figure in the pricing section above up or down for your specific boat. Nevada's wide open spaces mean distance often carries more weight here than in a smaller state.

Where can I dispose of a boat in Nevada?

Landfills across Nevada refuse hulls outright, so you're choosing between a salvage yard, a marine recycler, and a removal service. There's no boat dump anywhere in the state, which is why most owners call a removal service after selling or donating falls through.

Can I get free junk boat removal in Nevada?

I check two things first, whether the outboard runs and whether the aluminum is worth anything, and if either checks out we take the boat free and say so right away. If neither applies, there's a fee, and I tell you which before booking.

Are there boat salvage yards near me in Nevada?

Several boat junkyards operate around the state, but most insist on a trailer delivery and won't send a truck to load the hull themselves. A boat sitting behind a barn for years is rarely trailer ready, so boat removers like us bridge that gap.

How do I dispose of a fiberglass boat in Nevada?

No landfill anywhere in Nevada accepts fiberglass, so the hull gets sectioned before it leaves your property. We handle that cutting as part of the job and truck what's left to a facility built for it, same for an unwanted boat pulled from a barn.

Can you remove a boat without a title in Nevada?

Nevada titles every motorized boat that needs registration. We still handle abandoned boat removal whether the paperwork exists or not. The legal section above covers what actually applies to your boat.