Boat Ramps Nearby
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The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesBoat ramps in Damascus, OR
Damascus has one public boat ramp or launch on our map. Another 40 are within 25 miles.
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More boat ramps around Damascus
- 4 mi Elmer Feldheimer Boat Landing Estacada Boat ramp
- 4.1 mi Carver Park and Boat Ramp Boat Ramp Clackamas Boat ramp
- 5.1 mi Lower McIver Boat Ramp Estacada Boat ramp
- 6.2 mi Upper McIver Boat Ramp Estacada Boat ramp
- 6.4 mi Timber Park Boat Ramp Estacada Boat ramp
- 6.6 mi Estacada Lake Boat Ramp Estacada Boat ramp
- 9.2 mi Clackamette Park Boat Ramp Gladstone Boat ramp
- 9.3 mi Sportcraft Landing Boat Ramp Gladstone Boat ramp
- 9.5 mi Dahl Beach Gladstone Boat ramp
- 9.9 mi Meldrum Bar Park Gladstone Boat ramp
What Damascus offers on the water
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Lakes, rivers and bays near these launches: Clackamas River.
See every ramp on Clackamas River.
Oregon rules to know
- The Oregon State Marine Board asks boaters not to power load, because it damages ramps.
- Anyone 16 or older needs an Oregon boater education card to run a motorboat or personal watercraft over 10 hp; ages 12-15 need a card for any motorboat and an adult card holder aboard over 10 hp.
- Out-of-state motorboats and sailboats 12 ft+ need a $30 nonresident aquatic invasive species permit; for Oregon motorboats it is included in registration.
Official access sites and closures: Oregon State Marine Board.
Before your first launch in Damascus: what ramps cost, kayak launches and ramp etiquette.
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Illustration Ramp etiquette
12 rules regulars expect you to know
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteBoat ramps in Damascus: questions and answers
Where can you launch a boat in Damascus, OR?
We know of one launch in Damascus: Barton Park Boat Ramp. Within 25 miles there are 40 more.
Where is the nearest kayak launch to Damascus?
Smith & Bybee Lake Canoe Launch in Portland, about 22 miles away. You can also put in at the side of most boat ramps.
Know a launch we don't list yet? Let us know.