Cove Palisades - Upper Deschutes
Boat ramp · on Lake Billy Chinook · near Culver · Oregon
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015, 2017 to 2019 and 2024 to 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Managed by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
- Website
- oregon.gov
- Coordinates
- 44.53263, -121.29129
Boating rules
- SNW within 200 feet of the Upper Deschutes Day Use Area · a zone at or next to this launch rule
- Beaching, anchoring or mooring prohibited within 200 feet of shore between 10 pm and 5 am on the Deschutes Arm between a point approximately 2,000 feet north of the northernmost boat launch, as marked, and the Deschutes River Bridge · 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 LAKE BILLY CHINOOK NEAR CULVER, OR gauge · USGS, 2.4 mi away on Lake Billy Chinook
Lake level
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USGS gauge LAKE BILLY CHINOOK NEAR CULVER, OR, 2.4 mi from this launch on Lake Billy Chinook: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Lake Billy Chinook
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Lake Billy Chinook.
Community
Where people who use Lake Billy Chinook talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Cove Palisades - Lower Deschutes · 1.2 mi · Lake Billy Chinook
- Cove Palisades - Crooked River · 2.1 mi · Lake Billy Chinook
- West Shore Ramp · 7.0 mi · Haystack Reservoir
- Indian Park Campground · 7.6 mi · Lake Simtustus
- Haystack Campground Day Use · 7.8 mi · Haystack Reservoir
- Perry South Day Use · 8.5 mi · Lake Billy Chinook
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record a0382934-913a-4391-b813-17f0ad7256b5 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap n4223048525 © 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.