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.

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 1 April to 31 October 2026:

Monday – Friday
09.00 – 12.00 / 13.30 – 18.00
Saturday 04.04 and Monday 06.04 (Easter)
09.00 – 13.00 / 14.00 – 17.00
May to September – Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
09.00 – 13.00 / 14.00 – 17.00
(except Saturday 9 and 30 May: open from 09.00 to 13.00)
Saturdays in October
09.00 – 13.00

https://www.ascona-locarno.com/it/contatti
(Tenero and Verzasca Valley counter)