Baugo Bay
Boat ramp · on St. Joseph River · near Osceola · Indiana
Zebra mussels (latest report 1996) reported in St. Joseph River 490 m from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Indiana DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 41.67168, -86.07174
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the ST. JOSEPH RIVER AT ELKHART, IN gauge · USGS, 5.2 mi away on St. Joseph River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge ST. JOSEPH RIVER AT ELKHART, IN, 5.2 mi from this launch on St. Joseph River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 19.2 on St. Joseph River · Indiana DNR river miles, placed between its mile markers
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, 3.3 mi downstream: Twin Branch Dam, 23.2 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 6.4 mi downstream: Ball Band Dam (In-Channel), 10 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Indiana DNR river miles, Indiana DNR low-head dams.
On St. Joseph River
River in Indiana. All launches on St. Joseph River.
Community
Where people who use St. Joseph River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Prickett Landing · 2.6 mi · St. Joseph River
- Twin Branch Dam · 3.2 mi · St. Joseph River
- Frank Zappia · 3.4 mi · St. Joseph River
- Edgewater Park · 3.8 mi · St. Joseph River
- McNaughton Park · 3.9 mi · St. Joseph River
- Miami Island (Mishawaka) · 4.3 mi · St. Joseph River
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 305 · Public data (IndianaMap / IDNR DFW), disclaimer; IDNR must be acknowledged as the source
- OpenStreetMap n12389037831 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.