Ohio / Cowan Lake /
Cowan Lake State Park - West End Ramp
Boat ramp · on Cowan Lake · near Wilmington · Ohio
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
- Up to 10 hp
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 3
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 40 spaces
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation
- Website
- parks.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.38526, -83.91493
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- No person shall operate or permit the operation of a powercraft propelled by a motor or combination of motors with a horsepower rating in excess of ten horsepower through the waters of the division of parks and watercraft in the following state park areas: … Cowan lake state park · all of Cowan Lake rule
- Horsepower: 10 HP · all of Cowan Lake rule
From the boating rules maps of Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Ohio Administrative Code 1501:47); Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft, 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
On Cowan Lake
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Cowan Lake.
Community
Where people who use Cowan Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Cowan Lake State Park - Campground North Side · 0.8 mi · Cowan Lake
- Cowan Lake State Park - East End Ramp · 1.7 mi · Cowan Lake
- Little Miami State Park - Fort Ancient Access · 10.0 mi · Little Miami River
- Caesar Creek State Park - Wellman Meadows Ramp · 10.1 mi · Caesar Creek Lake
- Caesar Creek State Park - North Pool Hand Launch Ramp · 10.3 mi · Caesar Creek Lake
- Caesar Creek State Park - North Pool Ramp · 10.4 mi · Caesar Creek Lake
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 140002 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 140002 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps record 1018 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w791593242 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w791593241 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n10699678049 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n10699678050 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) and Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.