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Washougal Waterfront Park Non-Motorized Boat Launch

Washougal Waterfront Park Non-Motorized Boat Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Columbia River near Camas, Washington.

Aerial view of the wide ramp surface running into the water, with a paved park path beside it, July 2017
Aerial view of the wide ramp surface running into the water, with a paved park path beside it, July 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
New Zealand mudsnails

Washington State Department of Ecology lists this water as likely to contain New Zealand mudsnails; extra decontamination is advised when leaving it. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

Washington State Department of Ecology · 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 surface
unpaved
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
45.57736, -122.37676

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Portland District; the one nearest this launch is of August 25, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Washougal station, 0.2 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 12:36 am 1.4 ft · Low 8:54 am 0.2 ft · High 2:30 pm 1.0 ft · Low 9:00 pm 0.5 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 1:42 am 1.3 ft · Low 9:42 am 0.2 ft · High 3:30 pm 1.1 ft · Low 10:18 pm 0.5 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 2:36 am 1.1 ft · Low 10:30 am 0.2 ft · High 4:36 pm 1.3 ft · Low 11:24 pm 0.4 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 3:24 am 1.0 ft · Low 11:12 am 0.2 ft · High 5:36 pm 1.4 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 12:18 am 0.3 ft · High 4:24 am 0.9 ft · Low 11:54 am 0.2 ft · High 6:24 pm 1.6 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 1:06 am 0.2 ft · High 6:12 am 0.8 ft · Low 12:24 pm 0.2 ft · High 6:54 pm 1.7 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 1:54 am 0.2 ft · High 6:54 am 0.8 ft · Low 1:00 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:18 pm 1.7 ft

On the river

River mile 121.9 on Columbia River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Washougal Ranges · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of August 25, 2026 by the Portland District. Least depth in the channel (Washougal Turning Basin): 18 ft; project depth 17 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Columbia River

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Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: portcw.com: Along the trail, there is a non-motorized launch. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.