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Oregon Boat Launches
49 public boat ramps and launches on 12 Oregon lakes in our guide. Open a lake for its full map, bait shops and what's biting.
Detroit Lake 5 launches
- Detroit Lake State Recreation Area — Two courtesy boat ramps plus reservable moorages
- Mongold Day Use Area — Boat ramp
- Detroit Flats (USFS) — Boat ramp
- USFS Upper Arm — Fishing pier/dock
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Emigrant Lake 2 launches
- North and west ramps (Emigrant Lake Park) — Jackson County Parks lists both ramps; both were marked closed at last check, launching daylight hours, water levels permitting
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Fern Ridge Reservoir 5 launches
- Richardson Park — Boat ramp (ODFW)
- Fern Ridge Shores — Boat ramp (ODFW)
- Perkins Peninsula Park — Boat ramp (ODFW)
- Orchard Point Park — Boat ramp (ODFW)
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Green Peter Reservoir 3 launches
- North shore boat ramps — Two boat ramps on the north shore
- Thistle Creek / Whitcomb Creek parks — Bank access starting points; also via logging and Forest Service roads and Quartzville Dr.
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Hills Creek Reservoir 3 launches
- Packard Creek Campground — Boat ramp listed by ODFW
- C.T. Beach Picnic Area — Boat ramp listed by ODFW
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lake Billy Chinook 3 launches
- Perry South Campground — Accessible boat ramp and dock; tribal fishing permit required
- Crooked River / Upper Deschutes / Lower Deschutes day use areas — Shore access in the state park
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lookout Point Lake 4 launches
- Meridian Park — At the dam; ramp usually usable May-Sept; dock available
- Signal Point — About 5 mi upstream of dam; open all year
- Hampton — South side off Hwy 58; only usable when reservoir is full
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Lost Creek Lake 4 launches
- Joseph H. Stewart State Recreation Area — Boat ramp with courtesy docks (USACE/ODFW)
- Takelma Park — Boat ramp (courtesy dock reported out of service by USACE)
- Lost Creek Marina — Boat ramp (ODFW)
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Owyhee Reservoir 5 launches
- Gordon Gulch Day-use Area — Boat ramp (Lake Owyhee State Park)
- McCormack Campground — Boat ramp
- Indian Creek Campground — Boat ramp, water level permitting
- Leslie Gulch — Ramp near south end; gravel access road can get muddy when wet
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Prineville Reservoir 5 launches
- Jasper Point — Boat ramp; closed for the season due to low water per State Parks advisory
- Powderhouse Cove — Boat ramp (ODFW); closed per State Parks advisory
- Roberts Bay — Unimproved ramp, open per State Parks advisory
- County boat ramp — Unimproved ramp, open per State Parks advisory
- More public access — See the state agency or lake website for all ramps and fees
Upper Klamath Lake 5 launches
- Moore Park Boat Ramp — City park in Klamath Falls on Lakeshore Dr at the south end; paved ramps, docks, restrooms
- Wocus Bay Boat Launch — Klamath County park, 16551 Hwy 140 W, 13 miles west of Klamath Falls; dock, day use, open year round
- Eagle Ridge Park — Klamath County park, 17300 Eagle Ridge Rd off Hwy 140; boat launch, no trailers past the launch
- Rocky Point Day Use — Launch on the northwest shore near Rocky Point Resort
- More public access — See Oregon Fish & Wildlife or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees
Wickiup Reservoir 5 launches
- North Wickiup Boating Site — Forest Service site off County Rd 43; two paved ramps and dock; $5 day use, buy pass ahead; may be dry in fall
- Gull Point Day Use — Forest Service area on the north shore; two day-use launches and fish cleaning stations
- Reservoir Campground Boating Site — Forest Service boat ramp on the west shore
- Sheep Bridge Campground — Forest Service ramp on the Deschutes arm above the reservoir
- More public access — See Oregon Fish & Wildlife or the lake manager's website for all ramps and fees