Navigation permission for private boats on Lake Maggiore

Swiss tourists

Swiss tourists should contact the Traffic Section in Camorino: https://www4.ti.ch/di/sc/navigazione/turisti/contrassegno-per-natanti-immatricolati-in-altri-cantoni/

- Temporary authorization request form for Swiss tourists

Foreign tourists

Foreign tourists wishing to sail on Lake Maggiore with their private motor- or sailing boats need an official permission and the related temporary number plates, which are released at the information desk of the Ascona-Locarno Tourism in Tenero.

Foreign tourists wishing to sail on Lake Maggiore with their private motor- or sailing boats need an official permission and the related temporary number plates, which are released at the information desk of the Ascona-Locarno Tourism in Tenero.

To download:

- Navigation permissions for private boats on Lago Maggiore - Permission fees

- Prescriptions about water and boats (in Italian and German only).

- Notices (NL)

- Equipent and Safety

- Letter with informations

- Boat cleaning certification (DE)

- Data sheet for boat owners (DE)

- List of shipyards authorised to carry out boat cleaning

- Harbours and shipyards
Schedule for Plate Issuance – Tenero Counter
Hours valid from 01.06.2026 to 27.09.2026:
Monday – Friday: 09:00 - 12:00 / 13:30 – 18:00
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 09:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 17:00
(Holidays: 04.06 / 29.06 / 01.08 / 15.08)

For opening hours before 01.06 and after 27.09, please consult the following link:
https://www.ascona-locarno.com/it/contatti
(Tenero and Verzasca Valley counter)

 

VENUES

• Sailing

TRANSPORTS

• Navigation
• Boat and speedboats rental