Bowman Park
Boat ramp · on Willamette River · near Albany · Oregon
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 lanes
- 2
- Managed by
- City of Albany
- Website
- cityofalbany.net
- Coordinates
- 44.64294, -123.08617
Boating rules
- SNW within 200 feet of the boat dock and launching ramps at Bowman Park · a zone at or next to this launch rule
- Designated racing boat testing area: From the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge to the east boundary of Bowman Park. Testing will be limited to Wednesdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon. · a zone at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of 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
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the WILLAMETTE RIVER AT ALBANY, OR gauge · USGS, 1.1 mi away on Willamette River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge WILLAMETTE RIVER AT ALBANY, OR, 1.1 mi from this launch on Willamette River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Willamette River
River in Oregon. All launches on Willamette River.
Community
Where people who use Willamette River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Waverly Park · 0.9 mi · Waverly Lake
- Takena Landing · 1.0 mi · Willamette River
- Monteith Park River Access · 1.3 mi · Willamette River
- Bryant Park River Access · 1.3 mi · Willamette River
- Hyak Park · 3.7 mi · Willamette River
- Freeway Lakes Boat Launch · 3.8 mi · Freeway Lakes
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record 7f6f369e-e3fa-4564-bb86-e46cdb2ee494 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap w161932125 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n1738840069 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.