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Birdsall Hand Launch
Birdsall Hand Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on the North Fork American River near Auburn, California, run by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
- 1 lane
Harmful algal blooms reported on North Fork American River 1.8 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2019 and 2021.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Managed by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
- Coordinates
- 38.87940, -121.06048
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the NF AMERICAN R A NORTH FORK DAM CA gauge · USGS, 4.3 mi away on North Fork American River
Water level
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USGS gauge NF AMERICAN R A NORTH FORK DAM CA, 4.3 mi from this launch on North Fork American River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On North Fork American River
River in California. All launches on North Fork American River.
Community
Where people who use North Fork American River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Oregon Bar Hand Launch · 1.1 mi · Folsom Lake
- Auburn SRA (Lake Clementine Boat Launch Facility) · 4.3 mi · Lake Clementine
- Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (Rattlesnake Ramp) · 4.4 mi · Folsom Lake
- Skunk Hollow - Ramp - Raft Take Out · 7.5 mi · Folsom Lake
- Salmon Falls Raft Take-out · 7.5 mi · Folsom Lake
- Upper Lake Clementine BTAF · 7.6 mi · Lake Clementine
Sources
- Bureau of Reclamation boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record -121.06048,38.87940 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, Bureau of Reclamation submittal)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Bureau of Reclamation boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.