Pennsylvania / Swatara Creek /
Boathouse Park
Boat ramp · on Swatara Creek · near Derry Township · 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
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 40.30884, -76.66568
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA gauge · USGS, 0.7 mi away on Swatara Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Swatara Creek near Hershey, PA, 0.7 mi from this launch on Swatara Creek: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
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, 1.4 mi downstream: Swatara Dam, 10 ft. · 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 Swatara Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Swatara Creek.
Community
Where people who use Swatara Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Swatara Park · 1.6 mi · Swatara Creek
- Hanover Street Bridge · 3.4 mi · Swatara Creek
- Access at Keller Fields · 3.8 mi · Swatara Creek
- Hummel Nature Trail · 4.4 mi · Swatara Creek
- Swatara Watershed Park · 5.4 mi · Swatara Creek
- Clifton Bridge · 6.3 mi · Swatara Creek
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {7781B159-64F0-4F44-8A77-19065ECE717B} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
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.