Agate Lake Ramp
Boat ramp · on Agate Reservoir · near Medford · Oregon
Oregon Health Authority has a harmful algae precaution for this water (August 21, 2026). Precaution issued due to cyanobacteria detection and visible bloom (see image below). Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
Oregon Health Authority · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- Electric motors only
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Hours
- Daylight Hours Only
- Managed by
- Jackson County
- Website
- jacksoncountyor.org
- Coordinates
- 42.41313, -122.77542
Boating rules
- Electric motors only · all of Agate Reservoir rule
- Electric motors only (entire lake) · all of Agate Reservoir rule
From the boating rules maps of Oregon State Marine Board (rules joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB); Oregon State Marine Board (rules zones joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB), read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Agate Reservoir and Dam · Reclamation
Lake level: Agate Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (Agate Reservoir and Dam), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Agate Reservoir
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Agate Reservoir.
Nearby launches
- TouVelle State Park · 6.4 mi · Rogue River
- Expo Ponds · 7.3 mi · Bear Creek
- Dodge Bridge · 8.5 mi · Rogue River
- Fishers Ferry · 11.5 mi · Rogue River
- Takelma · 11.7 mi · Rogue River
- Hardy Riffle · 12.5 mi · Rogue River
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record 924f3703-2ac0-4d14-95fc-b0ce59b6c155 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.