Pennsylvania / Cocalico Creek /

Autumn Hills Park boat launch

Boat ramp · on Cocalico Creek · near Ephrata · Pennsylvania

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
Managed by
Local government
Website
google.com
Coordinates
40.18921, -76.16869

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Conditions

On the river

River hazards

Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.

  • Low-head dam, 1.1 mi downstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
  • Low-head dam, 1.6 mi away (straight line; direction not known). Deaths have been recorded at this dam (Low Head Dam Inventory). · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
  • Low-head dam, 2.8 mi downstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
  • Low-head dam, 3.3 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
  • Low-head dam, 4.9 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)

Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.

Sources: Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).

On Cocalico Creek

River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Cocalico Creek.

Community

Where people who use Cocalico Creek talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.