Oregon / Foster Lake /
Calkins Park
Boat ramp · on Foster Lake · near Sweet Home · 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
- Linn County
- Website
- linnparks.com
- Coordinates
- 44.41343, -122.62590
Boating rules
- slow-no wake within 200 feet of shore, no towed watersports · 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
- Lake level at the FOSTER LAKE AT FOSTER, OR gauge · USGS, 2.2 mi away on Foster Lake
- Lake level at Foster Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Foster Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 637.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
- Calkins Park: bottom of the ramp at 631.0 ft
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Foster Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Ramp elevations from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (source). Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge FOSTER LAKE AT FOSTER, OR, 2.2 mi from this launch on Foster Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Foster Lake
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Foster Lake.
Community
Where people who use Foster Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lewis Creek Park · 0.8 mi · Foster Lake
- Sunnyside Park · 1.1 mi · Foster Lake
- Gedney Creek · 1.4 mi · Foster Lake
- Andrew Wiley Park · 2.4 mi · South Santiam River
- River Bend County Park · 2.9 mi · South Santiam River
- Billings Park · 4.7 mi · Green Peter Lake
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record a0e8a18a-6880-4ea9-ba39-4d338adbbb11 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap w721034618 © 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.